“Convenience.” That’s the word Dr. Robert Aranosian used to sum up the main reason why the POH Medical Center in Oxford expanded its hours and services to become an “Urgent Care” facility and is working toward becoming a 24-hour Emergency Room by July 2004. “If somebody fractures their wrist at 10 p.m. on a Sunday, […]
Tuesday, March 11 An Oxford Township man reported that several of his work vehicles, parked at a construction site in Waterstone, were “peppered with white paint” by another contractor. Fire personnel responded to an alarm on Frick Road. A 45-year-old Baldwin Road resident accused his 18-year-old nephew of steeling his snow blower and power washer […]
A 55-year-old Oxford woman committed suicide Monday night at her home on West Drahner and Penny Lane, just east of Sanders Road. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Lt. Al Whitefield, prior to the suicide, the woman had a minor argument with her husband of 37 years. The husband then went next door to visit with […]
The Oakland County Drain Commission will be flushing water mains across the Oxford area April 28 – May 1, 2003. The following local streets and communities will be effected on these dates: n April 28 – Oxford Woods, Oxford Meadows, Chirco, Spezia, Tanview, Drahner, Paint Creek Estates and Lakes of Indianwood. n April 29 – […]
If your son or daughter will be five years old on or before December 1, 2003, you can register for kindergarten at your neighborhood elementary school on Thursday, April 10. Registration and parent orientation begins at 7 p.m. at Clear Lake, Daniel Axford, Lakeville and Leonard Elementary schools. Please bring your child’s birth certificate, immunization […]
Oxford Area Community Schools will be holding a third public forum on the district’s area attendance adjustment this Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in Lakeville Elementary. Since holding two public forums earlier this month, the attendance adjustment committee has met three times and decided to revamp their original proposal. According to Edie Paradowski, Oxford […]
For those Oxford and Addison residents wondering why they heard the weather sirens go off at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, it was just a test, according to the Oakland County Office of Emergency Preparedness. The county’s 213 sirens were activated as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which began Sunday and lasts through Saturday. Given the […]
Addison Township resident Tom Vos, Director of Safety Systems Technology for TRW Automotive, was recently named 2003 “Engineer of the Year” by the readers of Design News magazine. Vos, who has lived in the area with his wife Sharon for eight years, holds 13 patents in restraint design and manufacturing innovation. He has been active […]
Sometime within the next few weeks representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be in downtown Oxford counting pedestrians and vehicles to see if further study of possibly putting a traffic signal at M-24 and Broadway is warranted. “The whole idea is to determine whether or not to recommend a full-blown study based […]
Mark Schlusler was appointed to the Leonard Village Council Monday night to fill the seat vacated by outgoing Councilman Wesley Douglas. Douglas, who served on the council for about 20 years, chose not to seek re-election. “It’s always been a pleasure to serve,” he told the council as he bid them farewell. Since there were […]