Although they’ve been up and operating for months now, it seems some folks still have questions and concerns regarding the pedestrian crossing signals located where the Polly Ann Trail intersects W. Burdick and W. Drahner roads in Oxford. ‘We have received complaints . . . both from pedestrians and from motorists,? said Craig Bryson, spokesman […]
For those folks who love art and love the town of Oxford, ArtCapsule Gallery & Frame has got a special multimedia exhibit running now through Saturday, Nov. 26. ‘We challenged local artists to showcase what Oxford means to them,? said Robb Leland, proprietor of the 5 S. Washington St. gallery. ‘This whole show is an […]
Winter seems to last a long time in Michigan. But it lasts even longer for a child without a proper coat to fend off the bitter cold and mountains of snow. But thanks to the good folks at the Rochester Hills-based Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, 69 students from Lakeville Elementary and 43 from Leonard […]
No doubt the late Budd Lester was looking down from heaven Saturday night and smiling with pride. That’s because his wife Barbara and daughter Lauri (Hoffman), both of Addison Township, earned first place at the first annual rib-cooking competition held at Louie’s Food & Spirits in Lakeville. ‘I can’t believe that we won,? Lauri said. […]
Some days it’s good to get out of the stuffy, old classroom and experience learning in an environment that’s fun, fresh and unique. That’s exactly what Oxford Middle School sixth-graders did last week when they took an exciting field trip to the Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium in Flint. The trip certainly offered a diverse […]
Electricity is in the air this week as the Addison Township Public Library prepares to conduct the grand opening of its new facility on Saturday, Oct. 15. ‘I think it’s fantastic,? said Kara King, a recent addition to the library board of trustees. ‘I think it will be a gathering place for the community, not […]
A motion to dismiss or reduce the murder charge against an Oxford father who allegedly bludgeoned his daughter with a baseball bat on May 9 was denied last week by a judge. Robert Brian Kelly, 52, is charged with the first-degree, premeditated murder of his 20-year-old daughter, Megan Roberts. He allegedly struck her head with […]
The word ‘can’t? simply doesn’t exist in Katie Champagne’s vocabulary. ‘I think saying can’t is basically saying won’t,? said the 17-year-old Metamora Township resident, who was born without hands. ‘There’s no such thing as you can’t; it’s just you won’t.? If Katie believed in the word can’t, she wouldn’t be drawing, texting, playing the piano, […]
‘You are the cream of the crop.? That’s how Oxford High School Principal Todd Dunckley repeatedly described the 34 junior and senior students who were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) on Monday evening. These students were selected because they demonstrated the ‘four pillars? of the NHS ? scholarship, leadership, character and community service. […]
Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski is working on a proposal to basically cut out the middle man when it comes to collecting fines for parking violations. The chief is proposing the institution of a ‘parking violations bureau,? which would allow the village, as opposed to the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills, to collect […]