A woman accused of embezzling more than $250,000 from CAM Logic in downtown Oxford is in custody. Shavon Westley, 35, turned herself in Friday night at the Oxford Village Police Station on W. Burdick St., according to Chief Mike Neymanowski. Westley was arraigned Sunday morning in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on one count of […]
Sylvia Marie Majewska was deemed unfit to stand trial, at least for now, for allegedly murdering her 29-year-old son, Daryne Gailey, and 7-month-old granddaughter, Charley Lillian Hendrick, in Oxford last November. That was the outcome of the 65-year-old Addison Township resident’s competency hearing held Feb. 12 before Judge Lisa Asadoorian in Rochester Hills 52-3 District […]
Based on his myriad of Old West adventures, it seems like the Lone Ranger can do almost anything. But not even the legendary masked lawman can shut down a state highway for a day. Last week, the Oxford Village Council rejected a request to ask the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to close M-24 (Washington […]
Liliya Rettger has a new life, a new home and a new family in the United States, but she doesn’t want to forget her roots or turn her back on the people in her homeland. That’s why the 16-year-old Oakland Township resident is organizing a fund-raiser to aid the orphanage she came from in Ukraine […]
With a single vote last week, the Oxford Township Board saved sewer customers more than $150,000 by avoiding the bonding process. Officials voted 7-0 to prepay the township’s portion of two bonds meant to fund improvements to the Oakland-Macomb Interceptor (OMI) rather than pay debt principal and interest over the next 20 years. Oxford’s sewage […]
Opposition remains strong to rezoning a piece of property in the southwest corner of Oxford Township so as to allow for a residential development with smaller lot sizes. ‘You turn it into a subdivision, I might as well move back to Troy,? said Jim Cavellier, Sr., who noted he was originally attracted to Oxford by […]
UPDATE: According to Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski, Shavon Westley turned herself in at the station on W. Burdick St. around 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13. She was arraigned on Sunday morning in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court. Her bond was set at $50,000. A woman accused of embezzling more than $250,000 from […]
A trapper’s services are being utilized in an attempt to eliminate the coyote problem plaguing a horse farm in northern Oxford Township. The Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association (MTPCA) sent one of its members, Goodrich resident Trent Masterson, to the 22-acre farm at the northeast corner of Delano and Oakwood roads where, according to […]
Richard Stone doesn’t own the Polly Ann Trail nor does he get paid to maintain it, but he takes great pride in his efforts to keep it clean, attractive and accessible year-round. ‘It makes me feel good,? said the 80-year-old Oxford Village resident. ‘It gives me something to do.? For his efforts, Stone was recently […]
All of the men and women who work hard to keep Oxford safe and secure on a daily basis were recognized for their efforts Sunday afternoon during a special awards ceremony hosted by Oxford American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 108. Following a delicious buffet dinner, 86 certificates of appreciation were handed out to all the […]