Oxford Township and Village Residents Annual Metals & White Goods Collection Saturday, May 1 5th from 8: 30 a m. to 3: 00 p. m. Drop-off Site: Stony Lake Park, 1395 Lapeer Road YES! YES! YES! We can accept: Metal Appliances such as washers, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, stoves, hot water tanks, freezers, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, and […]
The Oxford/Lake Orion Optimist Club honored 20 local students at its annual ‘Youth Appreciation Breakfast? yesterday morning. The purpose of the event is to recognize those students who strive to make a difference in their school and have demonstrated leadership qualities both in and out of the classroom. The honorees from the Oxford school district […]
Oxford Township’s longtime incumbent clerk and treasurer will definitely face competition in the Aug. 3 Republican primary election. However, it’s unclear at this time whether the supervisor will also face a challenger and whether the trustee race will include four or five candidates. May 11 was the deadline for township board candidates to file nominating […]
Addison Township’s top officials – Supervisor Robert Koski, Clerk Pauline Bennett and Treasurer Dan Alberty – currently stand uncontested for their offices in the August 3 Republican Primary; however, the trustee seats for the board will see some tight competition. The deadline to file nominating petitions for the primary election passed at 4 p.m. on […]
Believing the fight on the football field is more productive than the fight in the political and legal arena, Tony Miller has decided to resign from the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education. The resignation, effective July 1, was delivered via a May 2 letter to board President Karen Foyteck, and was announced at Monday’s […]
The Independence Township Board is looking to Clarkston Community Schools for help in making a new senior center a reality. The board hopes to build a new senior center on land near the Independence Township Library, but that land is owned by the school district. The board will attempt to obtain an extension of their […]
It will be jail time, but not prison time, for a former Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy who became involved in viewing and distributing child pornography. John Gomez, 43, was sentenced to one year in a county jail, an additional year of house arrest with electronic tether, three years probation and 500 hours of community service […]
Concerned about moving too quickly on a complicated manner, the Independence Township Board of Trustees tabled revisions to their sound ordinance after discussion at their May 4 meeting. The board is reacting to complaints of noisy dirt bikes and off-road vehicles in the Deer Valley and Cranberry Lake subdivisions. ‘I don’t think it is the […]
It is amazing what can get accomplished in an election year. After years of debate and study, a new Senior Center looks like it is on the fast track to getting done. The Independence board approved the concept of having the new center built on land near the library and even hired local company Design […]
Wow, what a cold day Mother Nature decided to throw upon us on Sunday, May 2. Aside from the rain and cold weather, we had a tremendous amount of support. From the workers, volunteers, and walkers, to the sponsors, pets and SCAMPers, everyone was gracious enough to bundle up in their mittens and gloves to […]