‘How can (a man) be free if the fruits of his labor are not his to dispose of, but are treated, instead, as part of a common pool of public wealth? Property and freedom are inseparable: to the extent government takes one in the form of taxes, it intrudes on the other.? ? ‘The Conscience […]
10 years ago June 30, 1993 Ground was broke this week for the 50-unit Hope Senior Apartments on West Drahner Road. More than 180 people have applied for the units. Two 17-year-old Addison youths confessed to damaging nine mail boxes in two townships. A sheriff deputy caught them. Oakland County reimbursed Oxford Township $75,000 for […]
Families across the United States are rejoicing as members of the military begin the slow return home from overseas. One Oxford family has recently been able to join these joyous ranks and welcome home a dad they have had little communication with for several months. Richard Bennett, 44, a staff sergeant in the Air National […]
The Oxford Fire Department will not become a union shop thanks to increased cooperation and communication between full-time personnel and members of the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. Oxford’s three full-time firefighters recently decided to discontinue their efforts to unionize. In a June 20 letter to OPFEC Chairman Bill Dunn, the firefighters wrote, ‘This […]
Two men have been arraigned in district court after confessing to a crime spree at the Village Manor Apartments on Crawford St. on Saturday, July 28. Nicholas Dissmore, 24, of Oxford, and Anthony Puckett, 19, of Clarkston, were each arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on three counts of larceny from a motor vehicle, […]
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On Monday, June 30, the Addison Township Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire at 385 Baywood. Firefighters arrived in five minutes to find an attached garage heavily involved in fire threatening the house and other outdoor structures in the yard. The fire was brought under control within 13 minutes with no […]
Lindsey Kushner, of Harrison Township takes a ride in a tube on Bald Eagle Lake in Brandon Township on Sunday. Recent warm temperatures have prompted many summer activities. More pictures in this week’s print edition!
Scott Constable is excited. Constable, a local builder and developer has sold all the property he had available for new construction this year. ‘It’s going be a record year for me,? said Constable, a Brandon Township resident. ‘People like the two and a half and five acre parcels,? he added, regarding the lot size minimums […]
Firefighter Aaron Culloty from the Brandon Fire Department practices his foam application skills on a car fire near M-15 in Brandon Township on Monday. Foam is used to keep the gasoline vapors from re-igniting and aids in the process of extinguishment. The training is an annual refresher for all fire department members.