Not that it matters much in the dead of winter, but Oxford Township’s six-month moratorium on using lake water to irrigate lawns was allowed to expire last week. But that doesn’t mean the township board is finished dealing with the issue ? far from it. Treasurer Joe Ferrari and Trustee Joe Bunting were directed to […]
Loyalty to a friend is certainly an admirable trait. But when that loyalty leads a government official to betray the public’s trust in favor of helping a friend cover-up an alleged crime, a serious line has been crossed. The penalty for crossing that line should be either resignation or recall. To me, those are the […]
For once, Oxford Township and Village agree ? neither municipality wants to independently maintain its section of the 14.6-mile Polly Ann Trail. ‘Personally, I don’t think it’s a good idea,? said township Trustee Buck Cryderman. By a vote of 5-2, the township board last week failed a motion directing Trustee Sue Bellairs to investigate outsourcing […]
An Oxford Village employee under investigation and on suspension was demoted to her original position last week. By a 3-2 vote, the village council approved a motion made by Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth to remove M. Patricia Paad as acting village clerk and return her to her original position of deputy clerk. Paad will remain suspended […]
It’s nice to know that one of Virginia Hubbard’s last memories of Oxford was her proudly riding up Washington St. in a convertible, waving to a cheering crowd as Grand Marshal of the town’s Christmas parade. ‘She thought that was just so much fun,? said her daughter Nancy Kraft. ‘She couldn’t believe they asked her […]
Laptop users and techno-geeks rejoice for free wireless internet service is coming to downtown Oxford this fall. In his State of the County address last week, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced that three downtowns ? Oxford, Clarkston and Holly ? would be the very first beneficiaries of free Wi-Fi services as part of […]
Oxford’s fast-acting firefighters prevented the home at 201 Spezia Drive from going up in flames Monday after a structure fire was reported there at 8:39 a.m. ‘It was a good stop,? said Fire Chief Pete Scholz. It took firefighters about 15 minutes to get a hose in the attic and extinguish the flames before they […]
It’s every little kid’s fantasy, but for 5-year-old Faith Aisthorpe, it was a fun-filled reality. The Clear Lake Elementary kindergartner and her family recently visited Disney World in Florida, courtesy of the Kids Wish Network. ‘I was speechless half the time just watching her smile,? said her mother Susan Aisthorpe. ‘She was so happy to […]
It’s raining federal dollars for the Oxford, Addison and Brandon fire departments. Last week, it was announced the three township departments would be receiving a total of $225,359 in grant money through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. This money will be used to replace and upgrade each department’s communications […]
Ask, and ye shall receive. Oxford parent Jan Matsumoto e-mailed this newspaper a question last week that we felt deserved an answer. ‘If two students with identical qualifications apply to the same university in Michigan, would it matter to the university that one has an (International Baccalaureate) diploma and the other has a regular diploma […]