VBT Board appoints McClanahan interim public safety director
After more than six hours of raucous discussion, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to name Carl McClanahan as interim public safety director for a period not[…]
Residents grill council on problems with Mears’ credentials
A standing-room-only crowd attended Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting – some wishing answers to the problems with Strawberry Festival last weekend and some wanting to know what the council was[…]
JB’s supporters flood Belleville City Council meeting — again
Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting was moved from the small council chambers to the larger high school cafeteria to make room for some 60 or so supporters of J.B.’s Place.[…]
School Board reduces expulsion to suspension for Albert McGee
After another seven-hour rehearing on the expulsion of a Belleville High School student, the Van Burn Public Schools Board of Education on Monday reduced Albert McGee’s expulsion to suspension for[…]
City attorney will recommend city go to court if proposal passes
The Belleville City attorney will recommend that the City Council file a challenge in Circuit Court if the citizens’ petition on the Nov. 6 ballot should pass. He called the[…]
School Board expels Anthony Allen, again, after 7-hour meeting
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously expelled Belleville High School senior Anthony Allen, again, following a seven-and-a-half-hour marathon re-hearing last Thursday. Allen, 17, and four 16 year[…]
Charter One asst. mgr. pushes VBT recall, bans Independent
Nicole Laurain, daughter of Van Buren Township Police Captain Greg Laurain, got up at the rowdy June 2 meeting of the VBT board to blast Supervisor Paul White for taking[…]
Wayne County Election Commission OKs recall language
At its meeting on Monday, July 27, 2009, the Wayne County Election Commission approved the language of a recall petition aimed at unseating four Van Buren Township officials. The charge[…]
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