Tuesday, April 22 Cross Roads for Youth reported a 17-year-old male runaway. He was last seen around 6:00 p.m. and was wearing a maroon shirt and blue pants. Addison Township firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Haven Rd. Wednesday, April 23 A resident on Hovey St. complained for a second time about the garbage […]
Oxford and Addison residents and officials who believed the ice storms of April 4 through 7 caused an emergency or a disaster in their communities were apparently wrong. The State of Michigan said so. Those who believed the affected communities should receive state financial assistance in light of the damage the storms caused were also […]
The 31-year-old Oxford man accused of attacking and maiming an Oakland Township woman, including biting off her ear, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Kelley Kostin in the 52-3 District Court on April 25. Patrick Andrew LaFleur was arraigned on one account each of kidnapping, maiming, felonious assault and assault with intent to do great bodily […]
Pull over Ponch and Jon, there’s a new motorcycle cop patrolling the mean streets of Oxford. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is in the process of adding a motorcycle patrol to the township’s substation. Substation commander Lt. Al Whitefield said this new patrol is being provided to the community at no additional cost thanks to […]
Craving the exotic flavors of the Orient, but don’t feel like flying thousands of miles to China? Now Oxford area residents can hop on M-24 and within a matter of minutes enjoy an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet featuring more than 80 items that change daily. The place ? Empire Wok Chinese Restaurant, located at 1350 S. […]
Beginning Monday, May 5, East St. will be closed to through traffic for approximately one month as DTE Energy workers upgrade the electrical infrastructure running beneath the road. During that same month, motorists will be allowed ‘limited access? to Louck St. while DTE workers upgrade the infrastructure under that street as well. Apparently, one of […]
A total of 11,300 yards of brush resulting from the April 4-7 ice storms was recently removed from Oxford Township parks and cemeteries for a grand total of $41,100, according to Supervisor Bill Dunn. The largest amount of debris was at Seymour Lake Park as township residents deposited approximately 9,000 yards of tree limbs, branches […]
ADDISON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF APPEALS Public Notice: Pursuant to the provisions of Act. Number 184, Public Act of 1943, as amended, a public hearing will be held by the Addison Township Board of Appeals, beginning at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 8, 2003 at the Township Complex, located in Lakeville, 1440 Rochester Road, Leonard, MI 48367, […]
Enthusiastic, excitable, generous, dedicated and very likeable – Jack Magee. Jack had three homes. One was, of course, his residence. Another was his Oxford Barber Shop in the house behind the red and white striped ‘pole? on East Burdick Street. The third home would be whatever golf course he was on at the time. Jack […]
Dear Editor, I have attended the Planning Commission and Board of Trustees meetings for many years. The normal procedure was and is for the public to participate in the deliberations. During the public hearing part, the public spoke first, and the commissioners commented and asked questions thereafter. Then the Commissioner’s part started. The process is […]