Imagine walking down the street one day and a stranger approaches you. He asks you to give him a dollar. You think to yourself, ‘Oh, what the hell! It’s only a stinkin? buck. It’s not going to break me. What’s the big deal?? So, you give him a crisp George Washington and go merrily on […]
A group of concerned residents from the Oxford Woods subdivision came to last week’s township board meeting with one request ? adopt an ordinance to deal with properties where the growth of grass and weeds is not being controlled by the owner. ‘I was very surprised when I heard that there was no ordinance,? said […]
Downtown Oxford’s popular Concerts in the Park series returned last week with the cowboy rock-n-roll band Bob Marshall and Marshal Law. Concerts are scheduled in Centennial Park from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 28. Admission is free. The rest of the schedule is as follows: June 19 ? Groove Council June 26 ? Lake […]
Students at Oxford and Daniel Axford elementary schools celebrated the end of another year with Field Day celebrations. They played wacky games and ran around enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. It was lots of fun and a good time was had by all. See you in fall, kids!
Good news for the Village of Oxford. Standard & Poor’s affirmed the village’s long-term ‘A? credit (or bond) rating ? the third highest rating available ? and revised the municipality’s financial outlook from ‘negative? to ‘stable.? ‘The stable outlook reflects our view that the village’s finances have stabilized since fiscal (year) 2011 . . . […]
Jerry Cremin has got a lot on his plate. In less than two weeks, he’s expecting to open an authentic Irish pub in downtown Oxford’s northwest quadrant. On top of that, he was recently appointed to the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) Board of Directors. But Cremin doesn’t mind all the activity because he’s passionate about […]
What started out as a garage sale item is on its way to becoming an artifact at downtown Oxford’s Northeast Oakland Historical Museum where it will be preserved for and viewed by future generations. Addison Township resident Rob Guzanek plans to donate a program from Oxford High School’s May 31, 1945 commencement exercises to the […]
Two individuals and one business were honored June 6 by Oxford-Orion FISH for their on-going efforts to help provide free food to the local men, women and children who depend upon it for their survival. Randy Gower, Joe Ferrari and the Oxford Meijer store all received Advocate of the Needy Awards from FISH at the […]
While supplies last, Oxford and Addison residents are invited to obtain free gun safety locks from their local law enforcement agency. Project ChildSafe, a nationwide program that promotes the safe handling and storage of firearms, donated 2,000 gun safety locks to be distributed to the public through the Oakland County Sheriff’s 16 substations along with […]
There’s nothing inaccurate about the language on Oxford Township’s Aug. 5 primary ballot, but Clerk Curtis Wright wants to make sure voters understand exactly what they’re being asked to decide. Wright is concerned because the two ballot questions pertaining to the proposed township community center are simply titled, ‘Bond Proposal? and ‘Millage Proposal.? The headings […]