Nine vocalists, groups perform at Gospel Fest in Sumpter Township
The SICAIA Ypsilanti Youth Choir led off the Sept. 11 Gospel Fest at the Sumpter Township Community Center Pavilion. The event was sponsored by the Belleville Area Council for the[…]
Update on site activities at Woodland Meadows landfill in Van Buren Twp.
Waste Management contractors are working on the excavation of cells 13 and 15 directly south of the existing Woodland Meadows Landfill on the east side of the site, near Hannan[…]
VBT DDA considers shovel-ready project for federal funds
Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Susan Ireland said she was asked to prepare a conceptual cost estimate for a shovel-ready project to construct a center left turn[…]
Editorial: Local event to mark 9/11, heroes
On Saturday the community will mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on America that killed about 3,000. The somber morning of remembrances and prayers is the[…]
Protest held against mandatory school maskings
On Aug. 31 during the Belleville High School open house, a small group gathered at the entry to the school property to protest the recent mask mandate for the schools.[…]
Court Watching: VBT charges dismissed against BYC
Angela Mannarino, prosecuting attorney for Van Buren Township, on July 15, told 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin that the township has come to a resolution with the Belleville Yacht[…]
Van Buren Township Board approves 2020 annual financial audit
At the beginning of its July 20 zoom meeting, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees heard a presentation from Plante Moran on its 2020 financial audit. “This was a[…]
Belleville Area Museum reopens with exhibits, October events
The Belleville Area Museum at 405 Main St. in Belleville, reopened at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and are subject to[…]
Burial expenses, and more, provided for family of Blake Smith
A GoFundMe page was put out last week asking the public to help bury Blake Smith of Ypsilanti, the 11-year-old boy who died after being hit by a truck on[…]
Wayne County issues mandate for masking everyone in the schools
Wayne County health officials on Friday, Aug. 27, issued an order mandating local school districts to require students and school staff to wear a face mask while in school and[…]
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