Citizens speak against highly debated rezoning

A group of concerned residents have stepped forward to voice their concerns on a rezoning proposal currently before the Addison Township planning commission. Lakeville Lake Property Owners Association President John Elsarelli attended the June 10 planning commission meeting in order to present the organization’s viewpoint on the proposed rezoning of Pat and Glenn Eisenhardt’s 54-acre […]

Zimmer drops suit against township

A year and a half after closing its doors, the debates and lawsuits surrounding Oxford’s infamous Zim’s Diner and Irish Tavern have finally come to an end. On June 13, Oxford Township officials received word that a lawsuit filed almost a year ago by Family Restaurants of America, Inc., the corporation under which Susan Zimmer […]

Flannery chosen for All Star East Football Team

Oxford High School 2003 grad Patrick Flannery has been selected by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association to play in the 2003 Michigan High School East-West All Star Football Game on July 26. ‘I was surprised I got chosen,? said Flannery, ‘because it’s a lot of the best athletes in Michigan and I never […]

Park and rec committee moves forward with playground

After a special meeting on June 23, the Oxford Village park and rec committee supported a motion to seek approval from the village counsel for the purchase of playground equipment for Scripter Park not to exceed $25,000. The committee decided to move forward with the motion after listening to a presentation from Tim Doyle, a […]

Oxford woman awaits army husband’s return

Families across the United States are rejoicing as members of the military begin the slow return home from overseas. One Oxford family has recently been able to join these joyous ranks and welcome home a dad they have had little communication with for several months. Richard Bennett, 44, a staff sergeant in the Air National […]

Village manor crime spree ends in two arrests

Two men have been arraigned in district court after confessing to a crime spree at the Village Manor Apartments on Crawford St. on Saturday, July 28. Nicholas Dissmore, 24, of Oxford, and Anthony Puckett, 19, of Clarkston, were each arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on three counts of larceny from a motor vehicle, […]

Special Assessment Districts get OK’d in Addison

The Addison Township Board of Trustees approved three special assessment district resolutions during their last regular meeting after notifying all residents and holding a public hearing. The first special assessment was for Lena Hill and Burnshill. The district calls for $295 per parcel for each of the next three years to cover maintenance and a […]

Special Olympians win medals

‘It was the greatest experience ? it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.? Those were the words Oxford resident Dolly Travis, 53, repeated over and over when asked to describe winning two medals with her daughter, Stacey, 29, in Ireland at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The lifelong Oxford residents were two […]

Oxford childcare providers become nationally accredited

Cindy Winther and Roxann Ewald, both Oxford child care providers, have worked hard to be two of the only 10 providers in Oakland County to achieve national standards of quality through the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) Accreditation this year. “It was quite a process to go through,” said Winther, who runs Sunny […]

Playground proposal under budget

When considering new playground equipment for Addison Township’s Labodie Park, park and recreation committee members decided they needed to go back to the basics. “We weren’t interested in eyeball things that just looked pretty,” said committee member Joe Schnur, “we wanted things the kids can do.” The committee was charged by the Addison Township board […]

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