Seven vie for four trustee seats in Addison

Addison Township’s top officials – Supervisor Robert Koski, Clerk Pauline Bennett and Treasurer Dan Alberty – currently stand uncontested for their offices in the August 3 Republican Primary; however, the trustee seats for the board will see some tight competition. The deadline to file nominating petitions for the primary election passed at 4 p.m. on […]

School Board member Miller resigns

Believing the fight on the football field is more productive than the fight in the political and legal arena, Tony Miller has decided to resign from the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education. The resignation, effective July 1, was delivered via a May 2 letter to board President Karen Foyteck, and was announced at Monday’s […]

Independence board aims for $1.4 million senior center

The Independence Township Board is looking to Clarkston Community Schools for help in making a new senior center a reality. The board hopes to build a new senior center on land near the Independence Township Library, but that land is owned by the school district. The board will attempt to obtain an extension of their […]

Child porn deputy to serve jail time

It will be jail time, but not prison time, for a former Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy who became involved in viewing and distributing child pornography. John Gomez, 43, was sentenced to one year in a county jail, an additional year of house arrest with electronic tether, three years probation and 500 hours of community service […]

Independence Board delays decision on sound ordinance

Concerned about moving too quickly on a complicated manner, the Independence Township Board of Trustees tabled revisions to their sound ordinance after discussion at their May 4 meeting. The board is reacting to complaints of noisy dirt bikes and off-road vehicles in the Deer Valley and Cranberry Lake subdivisions. ‘I don’t think it is the […]

Gargaro’s World

It is amazing what can get accomplished in an election year. After years of debate and study, a new Senior Center looks like it is on the fast track to getting done. The Independence board approved the concept of having the new center built on land near the library and even hired local company Design […]

Letter to the Editor

Wow, what a cold day Mother Nature decided to throw upon us on Sunday, May 2. Aside from the rain and cold weather, we had a tremendous amount of support. From the workers, volunteers, and walkers, to the sponsors, pets and SCAMPers, everyone was gracious enough to bundle up in their mittens and gloves to […]

From The Oxford Leader

Tuesday, May 4 Resident on Thornehill Trail called in a suspicious circumstance after noticing their neighbor’s garage and car doors open in the middle of the night. An employee at Jeff’s Tire called police because he ‘was just verbally threatened? by a customer. Possible overdose on E. Burdick St. Wednesday, May 5 Resident on W. […]

OHS senior survives severe crash

An 18-year-old Addison man is ‘lucky to be alive? following a head-on collision with a tree on Lakeville Road, between Lake George and Hosner roads, at about 2:30 p.m. Friday. Mark Elsarelli, a senior at Oxford High School, was travelling westbound on Lakeville Road at a speed of between 50 and 55 miles per hour […]

Gala brings world to Oxford

‘Books are a magic carpet. They can take you anywhere you want to go.? It was this quote from Oxford Public Library Friends member Jane Harlow which inspired the theme of ‘Travel!? for the 8th Annual Storybook Gala held Friday at Devil’s Ridge Golf Club. More than 80 tourists booked first-class passage aboard this year’s […]