District Library to hold public forum
The Belleville Area District Library Board invites the public to breakfast at the library at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 30, to talk about building a new library. The menu will[…]
Officers of the Southwestern Wayne Democratic Club
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mark Slavens, far right, swore in officers of the Southwestern Wayne Democratic Club during a meeting featuring a Chili Cook-Off at the Moose Lodge in[…]
A three-vehicle collision
A three-vehicle collision took place just outside Belleville City Hall on March 21, as people were gathering for the city council meeting. At right, Fire Fighter Brian Blackburn, who is[…]
Roger Mayfield agrees to retire
Roger Mayfield, who has been a police officer in Sumpter Township since 1994, left the police department as of March 22. Mayfield, who suffers from a medical condition, is seeking[…]
Community forum in Sumpter explains 1-mill tax
Sumpter Township Police Lt. Eric Luke led a community forum last Thursday to explain the reason the township is seeking an additional one mill of taxes for police operations. The[…]
VBT lacks authority to approve BYC marina
Because of a 1987 license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for French Landing Dam, Van Buren Township doesn’t have the authority to approve a marina project on Belleville Lake,[…]
Fire destroys Belleville Coin Laundry
Belleville fire fighters called for help from Van Buren, Pittsfield, and Sumpter townships and the City of Romulus to fight a fire Monday night, March 21, at Belleville Coin Laundry on[…]
Belleville DDA going out for bids on Gateway sign
The Belleville Downtown Develop-ment Authority voted unanimously to go out for bids for a new Gateway sign for the front door of the city. At the March 16 DDA[…]
Confrontation erupts after VBT board meeting
A challenge to Van Buren Township Board Trustee Philip Hart by resident Charles Tackett caused Hart to lose his cool after the March 15 board meeting and charge into the[…]
Ramone Crowe elected chairman of VBT Public Safety Comm.
The Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee elected Ramone Crowe as its new chairman on a 3-2 vote at the group’s monthly meeting on March 2. The former chairman Michael[…]
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