Look closely at the screen the next time you go to the movies because you just might spot Oxford’s own Chandler Macocha. The 2008 Oxford High School graduate has been quite busy appearing as an ‘extra? in some well-known movies being filmed right here in Michigan. ‘Film and acting is kind of my passion,? said […]
In last week’s column, I opined on the two options I see facing Oxford Village Councilwoman Maureen ‘Moe? Helmuth as consequences for betraying the public’s trust. To me, she should either resign her seat on council or the public should petition for her recall. I believe she’s no longer fit to serve. Helmuth’s status as […]
Approximately $5,000 in Oxford Village property tax money is missing, according to officials, and paperwork discovered at suspended Deputy Clerk Pat Paad’s desk indicates she could be involved with its disappearance. ‘We discovered (it) while we were investigating records here in the work area that Pat was at,? said village Manager Joe Young. The discovery […]
Documents reveal an Oxford Village Council member not only had knowledge of an alleged embezzlement involving tax dollars, she helped conceal it with her own money and kept silent about it for approximately five years. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, the Leader obtained Jan. 25-26 reports from village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski and […]
It started with a 19-year-old Oxford man claiming a group of Oxford High School students assaulted him Feb. 10 outside his home and that one of them used a baseball bat or stick. But now it appears the incident might have been just a fight between two guys involving only fisticuffs. No charges have been […]
The party’s over for those folks who go to the Oakland County Sheriff’s substation in Oxford Township to take their court-ordered Preliminary Breath Tests. Beginning March 1, the substation will begin charging $10 per test for Oxford residents and $20 for anyone who lives outside of the community. The service had been free, but township […]
Oxford Township is considering prohibiting the discharge of firearms and all forms of hunting in dense residential zoning districts. But before they take any action, township officials want to discuss the idea with the public and garner its input. That’s why the township’s scheduled a public hearing on the topic for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March […]
It’s by no means a done deal, but the process has begun for two Oxford Village manufacturing companies to potentially receive tax abatements lasting up to 12 years. By a 5-0 vote, the village council last week moved that applications for tax breaks for Royal Oak Boring and Royal Oak Medical Devices, both located at […]
Downtown Oxford merchants should dust off their shovels and snowblowers because the party’s over. The village council last week voted 5-0 to discontinue a pilot program in which Department of Public Works employees had been removing snow this winter from the front sidewalks of downtown’s four quadrants. ‘I don’t want to see this continue,? said […]
Valentine’s Day is usually celebrated by giving tons of flowers, candy, teddy bears and mushy heart-shaped greeting cards to the people we love. But the second-graders in teacher Colleen Kazor’s class at Daniel Axford Elementary did something different this year by giving the gift of themselves. To the senior citizens who live at Independence Village […]