One Oxford Village official is staying, while another is leaving. Manager Joe Young decided to reject a $90,000-per-year job offer from Pontiac to become the city’s deputy mayor and finance director — positions he’s already quite familiar with. Young served as Pontiac’s acting deputy mayor from June 1993 to December 1994 and as deputy mayor […]
Six ceremonial shovels purchased for $1,439 were the center of a debate at the Polly Ann Trail Management Council meeting last week. ‘I just think it’s awful that we would spend that much money on shovels. I just think it’s so unnecessary,? said Oxford Township Trustee Sue Bellairs, who sits on the trail council. ‘There’s […]
A huge rent increase has forced the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) to find a new home in Oxford. NOTA will be relocating its dispatch center, administrative offices and fleet of 13 vehicles to the beautiful 320-acre campus of Crossroads for Youth at 930 E. Drahner Road. ‘We’re hoping (to move in) by March 15 […]
Do you love telling people what to do, then laughing at them? If so, head over to Oxford High School and enjoy the comedic stylings of the Drama Club’s ‘Competitive Improv Team.? Once a month from February through April, these talented teens will be using their considerable improvisational skills and quick wits to crack up […]
I’ve often said when Larry Obrecht talks you better have a shovel or two handy. Well, being the wonderful alleged human being he is, Obrecht is trying to sell the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) six, count them six, shovels for only $1,439. What a deal! I’m sure Monty Hall would be proud. (See […]
An offer to settle Oxford Village and Township’s legal wrangling over the fire department’s assets was rejected by the village council last week. ‘It looks to me as though some or all of the township board members are having second thoughts about the arbitration process and they would like to flip the coin again because […]
Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation last week as a power outage left many Oxford residents in the dark and led to fire in a popular downtown restaurant. ‘A circuit-breaker blew? at the Detroit Edison substation on East Street around 10:45 p.m. Friday, according to First Assistant Fire Chief Pete Scholz. ‘That basically […]
Watercolors and photographs lined the walls of the Oxford Public Library Sunday afternoon as part of a student art exhibit sponsored by Oxford Township Parks and Recreation. Nine art and photography students taught by Oxford resident Jennifer Chammas beamed with pride as parents and siblings studied and complimented their creative works. Students included Skyler Buffmyer, […]
‘One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat them well, they are yours. They would shed their blood for you, risk their property, their lives, their sons, so long, as I said above, as danger is remote; but […]
Are you a parent who cares about the quality of your child’s education in Oxford Schools? Are you a taxpayer who cares about how your hard-earned dollars are spent by the Oxford school district? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, this is your lucky day. Potential candidates for the Oxford […]