M-24 crash kills Waterford man

A collision with a utility pole in Oxford Village early Monday morning instantly killed a 25-year-old Waterford man and left a 26-year-old Rochester man critically injured. According to Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski, the men were headed south on M-24 when their 2001 black Chevrolet Blazer left the road near First St. (north of […]

Remembering Irene and David

Two longtime Oxford residents were fondly remembered in Centennial Park Oct. 26 with kind words and a couple of magnolia trees. Approximately 50 people gathered in the park to remember the lives of the late Mrs. Irene Awrey and the late Dr. David Jennings. Tears, laughs, stories and hugs were exchanged as a small town […]

Posters teach Clear Lake kids their CDVs

Elementary school is a time for kids for learn their ABCs, but once they’ve mastered those, it’s time to learn their CDVs. CDV stands for ‘Core Democratic Values? ? the ideals upon which our democratic Republic was founded. They include Popular Sovereignty; the Common Good; Justice; Equality; Diversity, Truth; Patriotism; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit […]

My Way

Show of hands ? how many people got this sleazy piece of garbage (right) in their mail last week? I did. Wide-eyed, innocent-looking children literally wrapped in the American flag with the slogan, ‘Their future is in our hands.? This ad makes me want to vomit ? and I’m a registered Republican (who’s extremely glad […]

1,800 lose power in Oxford due to high winds

High winds Saturday caused about 1,800 Oxford Twp. customers of DTE Energy to lose electricity as a result of widespread downed power lines, according to Len Singer, spokesman for DTE Energy. Power was restored to all Oxford customers by late Sunday, Singer said. Addison was ‘almost unaffected? by the outages with a maximum of 40 […]

Sota Technology builds new facility on X-Celsior Drive

After about 14 years of being based in northern Oxford Township, Sota Technology Inc. is moving ? to the other side of M-24. By mid-December, the automotive supplier hopes to move into a brand new 60,000-square-foot facility currently being constructed for it on X-Celsior Drive, off Metamora Road, west of M-24, according to Keith Chudy, […]

Big bucks bocce rolls into Orion

Growing up in an Italian family, I remember bocce as a game the old-timers played in the backyard while they smoked their Parodi cigars, drank homemade red wine and waited for the sausage and peppers to fiinish cooking on the grill. But bocce was around long before the sons of Italy emmigrated to America. As […]

New curfew hours proposed

New curfew hours for minors in the Village of Oxford were proposed last week in an ordinance amendment drafted by Councilman Steve Allen. ‘The big thing here for me was to try to come up with something that didn’t turn kids into criminals, but placed the responsibility for kids and their actions with the kids […]

Addison voters asked to renew fire millage

Whether or not the Addison Twp. Fire Department continues to receive roughly one third of its operating revenue will be decided by voters Nov. 2. Addison voters are being asked to reauthorize (or renew) one of the department’s three operating millages at a rate of 0.75 mill for six years, beginning with the December 2005 […]

Oxford scarecrow winners

A total of 60 residential and commercial scarecrows entered the 2004 Oxford Scarecrow Festival decorating contest. On Saturday, Oct. 23, five residential winners were selected along with five business winners. But only the first place business received the coveted ‘Crow Award.? Here are this year’s winners: Business Category 1st place ? ‘The Lesson? created by […]