After nearly drowning outside her home in the Waterstone subdivision on May 14, 3-year-old Emily Borst is still traveling the long road to recovery – and family friends are asking for help to get her there. “It’s extremely horrible,” said Emily’s aunt Leina Johnson. “It’s so easy for an accident to happen. This one happened […]
After financially supporting land development for many years, the Addison Township Board of Trustees voted during the August 4 regular meeting to finally begin bringing the Land Development Fee Schedule (Ordinance 91) more in line with costs and what other municipalities are charging. “The township has been subsidizing development and planning for some time now,” […]
“Zarina has a smile that lights her up and completely warms your heart.” Oxford area resident Diane Best said she will miss the extremely happy and active little girl she has had the privilege of knowing for the past four weeks – and hopes there is still time during her short visit for a “summer […]
Oxford Area Community Schools has announced that the district will not be publishing this year’s bus schedules in the local newspaper or online. “We’ve had a parent request not to publish that list in the newspaper for safety reasons,” Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro informed school board members during a regular meeting. She added that with the […]
After two years on the run and months in the court system, Oxford resident Patrick Andrew LaFleur, 31, has been found by an Oakland County Circuit Court jury to be guilty of attacking and maiming an Oakland Township woman, including biting off her ear. “We got exactly what we figured would come back,” said Oakland […]
Residents near the intersection of Chirco and Drahner roads received a surprise from above when a hot air balloon landed on Brookfield Court around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 10. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, Deputy John Neph actually saw the balloon falling onto Brookfield Court and arrived shortly afterwards to find the […]
The Addison Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denying the rezoning of Pat and Glenn Eisenhardt’s 53.55-acre parcel, located on the southwest corner of Rochester and Army roads, from suburban farms (2-acre) to residential (1-acre). According to a motion presented by Gene Louwaert and seconded by Jeanette Brown, the following were presented as the […]
Once again that special time of year has arrived. The streets begin to empty a little, the parks seem to quiet down and the children GO BACK TO SCHOOL! Yes, a new school year is dawning for Oxford Area Community Schools – and with the start of every school year comes lots of changes and […]
Oxford Area Community Schools is pleased to welcome two new administrators – high school assistant principal Ken Weaver and middle school assistant principal Jeffery Beane. Weaver, 37, grew up in Hale, near West Branch, and graduated from Hale High School. He received his bachelors of science in history, with economics and political science minors, from […]
Sometimes what you want and want you can afford are not the same thing. Officials in Addison Township learned this lesson when going over plans for the new fire hall to be stationed just inside the Village of Leonard on Rochester Rd. After creating a needs assessment and a “wish list,” officials had architects draw […]