An Oxford teen who admitted to breaking into two publicly-owned buildings and setting a fire in one of them will not face adult court for his crimes. Joel Mason Thomas, 16, pleaded responsible as a juvenile last week to three counts of breaking and entering along with one count of arson in Oakland County Circuit […]
Bob Knauf isn’t a popular guy these days in certain parts of downtown Oxford. ‘I think he’s a very rude man, I really do. Very selfish,? said Ron Brabo, who owns A&A Flower Shop with his wife Wendy. Business and property owners in the downtown’s northeast quadrant were not pleased Friday when the Knaufs closed […]
Six homes and three businesses in the village were selected last week to receive awards from the Oxford Beautification Commission in October. A total of 64 village properties were nominated as part of the 14th Annual Beautification Awards Program, according to Commission Chairman Joe Bullen. Winners were selected based on their property’s aesthetic contributions ? […]
Drilling a new well for the Oxford Village water system ended up costing more than double the original bid price, leaving council members seeking a legal opinion as to how much, if any, to pay. ‘It’s not our mistake, it was their mistake,? said village President George Del Vigna. ‘I don’t think we should go […]
I sincerely hope Oxford Village will reject any and all plans to allow the developer of the Centennial Commerce Center (see page 5) to use a large chunk of Centennial Park to build and maintain an outdoor patio/plaza area on public property. At this point, no such plans have been approved by either the village […]
When Addison Township voters go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 8 we strongly urge them to vote YES on the fire/EMS millage and YES on the police millage. For Addison’s fire department the eight-year, 0.75-mill tax request represents about one third of the existing $701,415 operating budget. The $244,537 this millage would generate in its […]
A developer whose new downtown building is encroaching on public property was ordered by the Oxford Village Council last week to correct the situation. Council voted unanimously to require the Orion-based Promark Properties to remove the south and west footings for the new Centennial Commerce Center from village property. ‘I would think anybody that was […]
A 42-year-old Clarkston man’s alleged crime spree and run from the law took him through three townships and ended in the Village of Oxford July 26. Thomas Scott Ulch was taken into custody by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in front of the Oxford Barber Shop, 26 E. Burdick St., while the 2004 GMC Envoy he […]
After years of saving, planning and delaying, Oxford Township officials are finally ready to move into their spacious new home later this month. The weekend of Aug. 18 is the tentative move in date for the township’s new administrative offices at 300 Dunlap Road, formerly Granger Road (see sidebar story). The plan is to be […]
A 42-year-old Clarkston man’s alleged crime spree and run from the law took him through three townships and ended in the Village of Oxford July 26. Thomas Scott Ulch was taken into custody by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in front of the Oxford Barber Shop, 26 E. Burdick St., while the 2004 GMC Envoy he […]