The “Big Auction” benefit held on Oct. 16 at Kalloway’s Restaurant raised $6,720 for tile flooring in the new chapel at St. Augustine’s. To date, the monastery has received $3,145 in monetary gifts for a grand total of $9,865 towards the new flooring. A company has already committed to doing to job for $12,000, so […]
For 100 years the little church at the corner of Lakeville and Hosner roads has stood as a silent testament to the faith of a community. Since 1903, generations upon generations of Christians of various denominations have called the Addison Township Community Church their spiritual home – a simple gathering place where humble folks can […]
Things just didn’t add up for a 23-year-old Oxford man who was trying to sell his 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The man had listed his Jeep for sale in state-wide automobile trader magazine for $9,500 and was contacted via e-mail by a man from Dublin, Ireland by the name of “John Peter.” “Mr. Peter” said […]
A century-old building is more than just a collection of wood and nails that’s managed to remain standing. It’s a piece of living history that can be seen and touched. It’s story that’s been told and is waiting to be told again and again. This is the story of the Addison township Community Church, located […]
A 61-year-old Oxford man and a 45-year-old Rochester man were both cited for disorderly conduct after rolling around in the gravel on Sanders Road. According to reports by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, the men got into a fight in Oxford Township after following each other in their respective vehicles from Baldwin Road at the […]
Oxford Village resident Terry Murray saw a problem and took action. As a result, children on and near Pleasant St. will hopefully be able to play in a safer environment. The village council last week unanimously approved the placement of traffic control signs on Pleasant St. warning drivers to go slow because children are playing […]
Signage prohibiting motorcycles from traveling and parking on the sidewalk in the southwest parking quadrant was unanimously approved by the Oxford Village Council last week. The action was prompted by complaints from Third Wave Seafood and Chop House that motorcycles were “riding up on the sidewalk and traveling in front of their (rear) entrance way,” […]
Oxford Township wants everybody to keep their clothes on – at least while they’re inside places that serve liquor. The second reading and possible adoption of a revised “Charter Township of Oxford Liquor Control Ordinance” will occur at Wednesday night’s township board meeting. Among the proposed revisions is a section clearly defining and prohibiting nudity […]
Brandon Twp – On Oct. 20, the Brandon Township Board overwhelmingly rejected an Off Road Vehicle ordinance that had spurred the ire of residents for nearly two years. Shrouded by the threat of recall after heated debate regarding the ordinance, and before the last “nay” was cast, Township Supervisor Ron Lapp said the nuisance control […]
Sometimes the road to making a point is up and down, rough and bumpy. Officials with Addison Township know this, so they decided to drive home their support of local control over zoning regulations by participating in the Northern Oakland County Natural Features Bus Tour. The event, held on Oct. 13, took environmentalists, lobbyists, business […]