Two Oxford veterans received an early Christmas present from a group of local classic car enthusiasts. The cruisers who gather every Thursday at The Burning Oak Smokehouse (595 N. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township recently gave $300 each to a couple of veterans of the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Cruiser Earl Caron said they’re free […]
Attending an exhibit on work was anything but a chore for all the folks who turned out Friday evening for an opening gala to celebrate the arrival of a piece of the Smithsonian Institute at the Oxford Public Library. ‘I’m really impressed,? said Oxford resident Ray McNally. ‘The graphics are great. The photographs are great. […]
It looks like Oxford Township is going into the real estate business. Last week, the township board voted to set the asking prices for two pieces of publicly-owned property. Officials are listing the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center (28 N. Washington St.) and the parking lot behind it for $600,000. Even though they’re being marketed […]
Everybody needs a hero from time to time. Fortunately, this area has a hefty supply of them as once again public safety personnel played Santa Claus during the ‘Shop with a Hero? event held Dec. 9 at the Oxford Meijer. Approximately 70 children from Oxford, Addison and surrounding communities went shopping with uniformed men and […]
Downtown Oxford was brimming with the Christmas spirit Saturday as the annual holiday parade rolled along Washington Street. Scouts, dancers, musicians, animals, floats, big trucks and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus were all part of the fun-filled event. What a fantastic time!
Sylvia Marie Majewska had a plan ‘and the plan had a conclusion that wasn’t good,? according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard. ‘For whatever reason, she came to the conclusion that (her) son and (his) child would be better off if they weren’t alive,? he said during a Dec. 8 press conference at the sheriff’s […]
‘I love it. It brings back a lot of memories.? That was Oxford resident Jan Hopper’s assessment of ‘The Way We Worked,? a Smithsonsian Institute traveling exhibition that opened Saturday at the Oxford Public Library (530 Pontiac Rd.). Using lots of photographs, songs, video clips, artifacts, facts, quotes, statistics and interactive elements, the exhibit chronicles […]
Looking around the commons area at Oxford Middle School on Saturday, it’s hard to believe there was anyone who didn’t know Daryne Andrew Gailey. An estimated 400 to 450 people attended a memorial service for Gailey, who was slain in his Oxford Township home the weekend before Thanksgiving. ‘We know Daryne would be thrilled to […]
An Oxford couple’s questioning of their sewer bills led to a discovery that has township and village officials attempting to straighten out a mess that could potentially go all the way back to the 1970s. ‘We’ll get to the bottom of it,? said township Supervisor Bill Dunn. It appears five single family homes and one […]
Lifelong Oxford resident Donna Miller is warning area residents to beware of threatening phone calls from individuals claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She received one on Tuesday, Dec. 2. ‘It sounded very much like a scam,? said the 74-year-old. ‘As far as I know, the IRS sends you a letter. They […]