Two men arrested July 24 in Oxford Township while protesting against the Canada-based Enbridge company are contesting the charges against them. ‘Their position is that they were lawfully and peacefully protesting,? said Ann Arbor attorney Denise Heberle, who’s representing the men through the Michigan Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. ‘They came to the site […]
Does Addison Township wish to continue being part of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA)? That’s what Addison Supervisor Bruce Pearson wants to find out in light of his community’s rejection of the NOTA millage in Aug. 5 primary election. To accomplish this, Pearson is proposing to place the same millage request before Addison voters […]
A 20-year-old Brooklyn, New York man is facing eight felony charges for allegedly blackmailing a 14-year-old Oxford girl into sending him photos of herself in sexually-explicit poses. Johnny Aptkia Tlapanco was arraigned July 23 in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on three counts of child sexually abusive activity (a 20-year felony), four counts of using […]
Virginia ‘Ginny? Schomisch believes one of the keys to creating a prosperous future for downtown Oxford is preserving and promoting its past through historic buildings. ‘There are statistics that show people who visit a downtown are more likely to stay there when it has some sort of historic aspect (to it),? said the 24-year-old Ypsilanti […]
July 24 was certainly a beautiful day to go fishing. But the warmth of the sun shining down on the clear, blue waters of Lake Orion was nothing compared to the warmth of the people that came together to make a dying man’s wish come true. All John Stiller, of Waterford, wanted to do was […]
Two activists protesting against the Canada-based Enbridge company were arrested July 24 in Oxford Township for allegedly blocking the path of vehicles entering and exiting a construction staging area off Lakeville Rd. Alan Smith, 50, of Chesterton, Indiana, and Jacob McGraw, 31, of Milford, were arraigned July 25 in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on […]
Vote NO on community rec. center More taxes. More debt. That’s what the proposed Oxford Township Community Recreation Center boils down to and that is why is we strongly urge residents to vote NO on the $20 million bond proposal (to be financed through a 1.6-mill tax) and its accompanying five-year, 0.05-mill operating tax. Now […]
Oxford Village is suffering from a shortage of candidates. Only four people filed for the five village council seats up for election in November. The filing deadline was July 22. Incumbents Maureen Helmuth, Sue Bossardet and Bryan Cloutier are all running as is retired village Clerk Rose Bejma. Three of the seats carry four-year terms, […]
A Livonia man left his Oxford workplace to go jogging July 23 and ended up being mauled by two large dogs in neighboring Metamora Township. John Sytsma, an employee of Eltro Services, Inc. (3570 Thomas Rd.) in Oxford Township, was hospitalized and died the next day from the injuries he sustained. He was 46. Sytsma […]
(Editor’s Note: Here’s a recap of why the Oxford Public Library is requesting a tax increase from a story we wrote in April.) A 10-year, 0.4518-mill property tax increase is being requested by the Oxford Public Library on the Aug. 5 primary ballot. ‘As difficult as it is to ask anyone to reach into their […]