Editorial: Audience scolds school board for anti-ICE antics
A bag of trash picked up from the yard of St. Anthony Catholic Church was left on the floor before the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at its[…]
School Board honors Cooper Mears as National Merit Finalist
At the Feb. 23 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, Belleville High School senior Connor Mears was honored for his recently announced National Merit Scholarship Finalist[…]
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Van Buren Eagles set St. Patty’s Day Dinner on March 17
The Van Buren Eagles, 9961 Beck Rd., Van Buren Township, will present a St. Patty’s Day Dinner from 5 until 8 p.m. or until gone on Tuesday, March 17. Cost[…]
SEMCOG to present check to Belleville at new city hall March 2
The Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) will present a check for $552,890 for pedestrian safety to the city of Belleville at the city council’s first official meeting at its[…]
Trial group being set up to teach young people to talk to peers on suicide
At the Feb. 18 meeting of the Belleville Downtown Development Authority, DDA member Valerie Kelley-Bonner said her 13-year-old cousin Ry’Ann had shot and killed herself the day before. It was[…]
Editorial: Keep the legal notices where the public notices
We are alerted, once again, to a movement in the state legislature to allow municipalities to post their legal notices and public notices on their own websites. Currently the state[…]
Belleville planners approve site plan for Johnny’s rebuilding
The Belleville Planning Commission, at its regular meeting Feb. 12, approved the site plan for the rebuilding of Johnny’s on the Lake restaurant at 146 High St. Interim city manager[…]
VBT planners approve first step for data center on 5-2 vote
After almost five hours of discussion in front of a roomful of visitors at its Feb. 11 regular meeting, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission approved, on a 5-2 vote,[…]
Library board selects John Juriga to fill seat of Alma Hughes-Grubbs
After a report from the bylaws committee, the Belleville Area District Library Board at its regular meeting on Feb. 10 passed a resolution to fill the vacancy created by the[…]
Four BHS Alumni Athletic Awards presented
At halftime during the Feb. 13 Belleville High School boys’ basketball game, four Alumni Athletic Awards were presented. They went to Diajah Ruffin, class of 2012; Sam Villa, Sr., class[…]
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