Before a hostile crowd of paraprofessionals and their teacher supporters, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at Monday’s regular meeting unanimously approved the elimination of 19 K-5 paraprofessional[…]
A special celebration is being planned by the Belleville Downtown Development Authority after the Main Street project is complete. Although a Marketing subcommittee is being closed-mouthed about the plans, in[…]
Diane Madigan, appearing as a private citizen at the Aug. 17 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, urged the board to immediately close the shelter and suspend[…]
At Monday’s meeting of the Belleville City Council, resident Mike Renaud asked if anything was being done about the new water lines that were directionally drilled through sewer lines last[…]
The first Lucky Ducky Rubber Duckie Race on Belleville Lake was held on Thursday in conjunction with the Taste of Belleville, and was deemed a huge success by volunteers. Spectators[…]
Sumpter Police Sgt. Eric B. Luke of Belleville is a new Lieutenant in the township police department, serving as second in command to Chief James Pierce. Chief Pierce’s promotion of[…]
Belleville High School’s new principal Michael Van Tassel told the school board on Monday that his school is in “a crisis mode right now.” BHS was the only school in[…]
Six candidates have filed for four-year terms on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education by the 4 p.m. Aug. 10 deadline. Two seats are open and will be[…]
Sumpter Township voters supported their police department millage renewal in numbers about three to one in Tuesday’s primary election. The unofficial totals were 1,041 to 379 to renew[…]
Members of the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee clashed during the Aug. 4 meeting over alleged problems with animal control and an official investigation, following citizen complaints about a[…]