Two BB-gun incidents in Van Buren Township
There were two incidents involving BB guns in Van Buren Township recently. Just after midnight on Feb 4 a 53-year-old VBT resident pointed a pistol BB handgun at a resident[…]
VBT resident reports he was robbed during early-morning walk
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A Van Buren Township resident told police he was robbed while taking his regular morning walk on Morton Taylor Road. VBT Police Captain Greg[…]
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Sumpter parents to go to trial on April 11 for son’s drowning in pool
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter The parents of Oliver Hunt, the 11-month-old child who drowned in a Sumpter Township swimming pool on Aug. 20, returned to court twice last[…]
Gonzalez pleads ‘no contest’ to felony assault, will get 1 year in jail
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter At an appearance on Feb. 1 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, Kara Gonzalez, 43, of Sumpter Township pleaded “no contest”[…]
Van Buren Township ratifies 2-year AFSCME union contract
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A two-year contract with Local 236 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees was unanimously ratified by the Van Buren Township[…]
Belleville City Council approves appointment of Copsey to DDA seat
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Brian Copsey, owner of the Bayou Grill on Main Street in downtown Belleville, was appointed to a seat on the Belleville Downtown Development Authority[…]
Mullen takes over as interim director of VBT Developmental Services
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Terry Carroll, Van Buren Township Director of Planning and Economic Development, left township employment on Friday, Feb. 8, and on Monday, Feb. 11, an[…]
Belleville businessmen bring their concerns to Planning Commission
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Three Belleville businessmen attended the Feb. 14 meeting of the city Planning Commission to express their deep concerns about the Downtown Overlay District rules[…]
Sumpter man bound over to Circuit Court on sex charge
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Patrick Lloyd Sircey, 39, of Wilmot Street in Sumpter Township was bound over to Circuit Court on Feb. 11 by 34th District Court Judge[…]
Sumpter Board ratifies first-ever fire department union contract
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At a special meeting on Feb. 14, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees took three minutes to unanimously ratify the first-ever collective bargaining agreement[…]
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