School Board’s meeting at BHS Auditorium to consider school closings
A large crowd is expected for the 7 p.m., Feb. 27, meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, so the meeting place has been changed from Rawsonville[…]
Nephew arrested for stealing items from his uncle’s garage in Denton
The neighbors in the Denton community thought police finally had apprehended the person who has been breaking into their homes, but the suspect turned out to be someone else. Darryl[…]
Belleville woman dies after crash on I-275
Frances McCoy, 58, of Belleville died Saturday, Feb. 11, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital where she was taken following an accident on southbound I-275 in Canton. According to Canton Police, she[…]
Picture book on history of Metro Airport out in time for Christmas
Arcadia Publishing has published a new book by Daniel W. Mason that tells the history of Detroit Metro Airport in 200 old photographs. It’s a perfect Christmas gift for local[…]
VBT Police charge four suspects in armed robbery on Victoria
As of Saturday, March 24, five suspects were located and taken into custody in connection with a Home Invasion/Armed Robbery that occurred in the 6000 block of Victoria in the[…]
Group home worker bound over on two charges after death of resident
Bruce Odell Williams, 34, of Detroit has been bound over for trial at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice on two charges arising from the death of a group home[…]
Detroit Police Sergeant rescus man crawling along Van Buren St.
Thomas Clayton, 69, went out for his routine morning walk on Saturday, Jan. 28, leaving Van Buren Street and heading across Tyler Road for the sidewalk to get to Haggerty.[…]
VBT revises 2011 budget figures in last-minute, special meeting
After an 85-minute, special meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amendment to the amendment of the 2011 general fund budget, approved just six[…]
VBT Clerk Wright invites BHS students to be Election Inspectors
The 11th-grade students in Marc Miloser’s fifth-hour government class at Belleville High School were very interested in what Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright had to say last Thursday –[…]
Sumpter OKs upgrades to PNA Hall parking for use as location for voting
Now that Elwell Elementary School will no longer be available as a site for Sumpter Township voters to cast ballots, that polling precinct is being moved to the PNA Hall[…]
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