The Oxford Garden Club is offering residents the opportunity to adopt a plant that needs a home and donate money to a local worthy cause. On Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the club is hosting a ‘Landscapers Sale? at 2710 Mann Road in Clarkston ? the home of professional landscaper Nan […]
You don’t have to be rich or part of the avant-garde to own and appreciate an original piece of art. You just have to be willing to find what you like and make it your own. Oxford area residents will soon have an opportunity to view and purchase pieces of original art by well-known artist […]
An Oxford man and his son were transported Tuesday night to POH Medical Center in Pontiac with minor injuries after their sports utility vehicle rolled over at the intersection of W. Drahner Rd and Augusta Blvd. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the 31-year-old Oxford man and his 12-year-old son were westbound on W. […]
A $37,100 grant to help extend the W. Drahner Road safety path all the way to M-24 was recently awarded to Oxford Township. The grant is from the GreenWays Initiative Predevelopment Grants program of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan. It will cover the design and engineer costs associated with extending the safety path from […]
It appears Oxford Village President Steve Allen is in violation of state tax law and not paying all the property taxes he’s legally required to. According to Oxford Township tax records, the two properties Allen owns in the village – 31 Moyer St. and 40 Burdick Woods Ct. – are both exempted as homestead properties. […]
In a 4-3 vote, the Oxford Township Board Wednesday night extended the Sept. 30 deadline for its withdrawal from the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission until it receives a ruling from the court as to whether or not its pullout will precipitate the dissolution or termination of the safety authority. Voting for the extension […]
To many people, the one-room country schoolhouse is a relic of the past – a traditional institution rendered obsolete by the insatiable forces of progress, modernity and technology. But the indomitable spirit, timeless values and proven ideas underlying the one-room country schoolhouse live on today in Addison Township at a little place called Kingsbury School. […]
If nothing changes between now and Dec. 25, the old fire hall will no longer be insured by the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. A motion to continue insuring the vacant structure on W. Burdick St. (behind the township and village offices) was defeated last Wednesday night by village members of OPFEC. Voting against […]
Numerous “deficiencies” in Oxford Township’s Zoning Ordinance prompted officials Thursday to form a committee to “look at the implications of revising” it and the Master Plan. The “Plan to Plan Committee” – which consists of planning commissioners George Herring, Don Silvester and Sam Liberto, township trustee Pat Fitchena and Zoning Administrator Mike Darling – was […]
Residents living near the Stringy Lakes in Oxford Township were able to openly voice their opinions about marine safety and lake conditions at a public forum held by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Sept. 16. The public hearing was spurred by residents in the community who are concerned about watercraft safety issues […]