It was difficult to tell who was having more fun; the dogs or their masters. Table for Eight, a social introduction service based in Royal Oak, held its first every Dog Day Afternoon recently at the Orion Oaks Bark Park in Orion. The event brought together single people and their canine companions for an afternoon […]
In a 4-3 vote, the Oxford Township Board Wednesday night extended the Sept. 30 deadline for its withdrawal from the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission until it receives a ruling from the court as to whether or not its pullout will precipitate the dissolution or termination of the safety authority. Voting for the extension […]
It’s been 20 years since Merolynn (Bernum) Hathaway has seen the young man from Germany who came to live with her family in the early 1980s, but as soon as she laid eyes on him, she knew nothing had changed. “He hasn’t changed a bit,” said the 50-year Oxford village resident, “he’s just grown up […]
To many people, the one-room country schoolhouse is a relic of the past – a traditional institution rendered obsolete by the insatiable forces of progress, modernity and technology. But the indomitable spirit, timeless values and proven ideas underlying the one-room country schoolhouse live on today in Addison Township at a little place called Kingsbury School. […]
If nothing changes between now and Dec. 25, the old fire hall will no longer be insured by the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. A motion to continue insuring the vacant structure on W. Burdick St. (behind the township and village offices) was defeated last Wednesday night by village members of OPFEC. Voting against […]
Numerous “deficiencies” in Oxford Township’s Zoning Ordinance prompted officials Thursday to form a committee to “look at the implications of revising” it and the Master Plan. The “Plan to Plan Committee” – which consists of planning commissioners George Herring, Don Silvester and Sam Liberto, township trustee Pat Fitchena and Zoning Administrator Mike Darling – was […]
Residents living near the Stringy Lakes in Oxford Township were able to openly voice their opinions about marine safety and lake conditions at a public forum held by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Sept. 16. The public hearing was spurred by residents in the community who are concerned about watercraft safety issues […]
When most students hear the words summer class, a shiver runs down their spines. Pictures of hot classrooms, grumpy teachers and mountains of textbooks make their way into the imagination. But Oxford students Bradley and Steven Freeland learned that taking a summer course can be exciting and fun, especially when the subjects include rock climbing, […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department currently has a man in custody for the string of CVS Pharmacy robberies that occurred over this past year – including the Feb. 7 robbery of the Oxford Township CVS Pharmacy in the Oxford Mills strip-mall. Elgin Richard Marion, 31, of Detroit, was arrested after attempting to rob a CVS […]
The standing-room-only crowd at Oxford’s homecoming football game Friday night was treated to a different Wildcat approach in its 31-14 victory over Brandon. Instead of Oxford’s typical punishing ground attack, the Wildcats flew over the Blackhawks, with quarterback Kyle Rowley tossing a career-best four touchdown passes and Eddie Summers booting a school-record 50-yard field goal. […]