Elk View Estates? property owners received their final warning from the Oxford Township Board last week. They either agree to help pay for road and drainage fixes in their subdivision or their unapproved roads will be reported to the Oakland County Register of Deeds, making refinancing or selling properties there virtually impossible. ‘These homes are […]
It’s a subject with the potential to quickly ignite a heated and emotional debate within the community. But that’s not stopping Oxford Village Councilman Tony Albensi from wanting to discuss the idea of possibly of contracting with another entity to provide police and dispatch services to the village. ‘I know it’s not politically correct to […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor If you ask defense attorney James L. Galen, Jr., he’ll tell you his client, Robert Brian Kelly, blacked out and has no recollection of allegedly beating his daughter with an aluminum baseball bat while she slept on the morning of May 9. ‘He came to with a metal baseball bat […]
Japan is more than 6,000 miles away, but that great distance doesn’t lessen Oxford’s willingness to help those in need. Just ask the Peel family. So far, the Oxford family has collected almost $3,000 in donations for the Red Cross to help victims of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated parts of Japan […]
It appears the company responsible for drilling a faulty municipal well for Oxford Township is going to get an opportunity to literally straighten out the problem. Last week, Supervisor Bill Dunn reported to the board that in an effort to avoid potential legal action, Stearns Drilling Co., based near Grand Rapids, wishes to attempt fixing […]
Oxford Village is looking for some additional revenue to help beef up its 2011-12 budget, so officials are considering asking voters for permission to sell some public properties. It’s by no means a sure thing, but last week council indicated it would like its attorney to draft some ballot language seeking voters? permission to sell […]
As I listened to the Oxford Village Council’s budget discussion last week, I couldn’t help but wonder why they kept debating a lot of nickel-and-dime stuff that really wasn’t going to make a huge difference in the long run. Finally, Councilman Tony Albensi said something that smacked of common sense. Being it was at a […]
What was once advertised as a ‘retreat in the country, just minutes from shopping and amenities? is now a collection of charred and crumbling ruins thanks to a devastating fire and possible explosion. Located at 1897 Man-A-Lee Lane in Oxford Twp., a 6,230-square-foot luxury home was consumed by flames late Friday afternoon. The cause of […]
A 20-year-old Oxford woman was hospitalized Monday morning after she was allegedly brutally beaten by her father with a baseball bat while she was sleeping at 77 S. Glaspie St. The father, Robert Brian Kelly, 52, of Oxford, was arrested after turning himself in and confessing to the assault, according to village police. Kelly was […]
Oxford Township’s development drought is finally coming to an end. Tractor Supply Company (TSC) is expected to submit preliminary plans later this month for building a new 20,000-square-foot store (not including outdoor sales space) on the east side of M-24, just south of Meijer, on approximately 3.5 to 4 acres owned by the Clinton Township-based […]