Misdemeanor jury trial set May 3 in Romulus for VBT vs. Delaney
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter It is yet to be decided whether hours of video clips will be allowed to be presented at the jury trial of John Delaney[…]
District Library Board turns down proposed term limits for offices
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer On a 4-3 vote, the Belleville Area District Library Board turned down a proposed bylaws change to limit a board member to holding the[…]
Belleville DDA approves 30% in matching funds for $172,400 project
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The proposed Horizon Park lakeside upgrade project now is expected to cost about $172,400. At its Feb. 20 meeting the Belleville Downtown Development Authority[…]
Belleville City Council opens four sealed bids for pipe-lining project
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At the Feb. 4 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, City Clerk / Treasurer Lisa Long publicly opened four sealed bids for the[…]
Sumpter Township Board promotes Joe Januszyk to Fire Chief
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Last September, Joe Januszyk was named interim fire chief for Sumpter Township after the sudden resignation of his brother-in-law, longtime Fire Chief Leslie Powell.[…]
Romulus Farmers Market informational meeting set for March 9
A Romulus Farmers Market planning meeting is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at the Romulus Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins St. Any interested vendors and volunteers are asked[…]
Learn how to teach adults to read at special session March 5
Would you like to help an adult learn to read or write? The Belleville-Area District Library is starting a literacy tutoring program and is looking for volunteers. Those interested are[…]
VBT LDFA gets reports on Visteon, Zoo/DIA millage capture law suit
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer The Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) met Feb. 12 and spent most of its 40-minute meeting talking about the upcoming Visteon[…]
BHS swimmers, divers win league champsionship, undefeated for the season
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville High School Varsity boys’ swimmers and divers won the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship on Feb. 22, going undefeated, 7-0, for the[…]
VB School Board gives Supt. Van Tassel rating of ‘highly effective’
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Feb. 25 after a closed-door session to evaluate the performance of School Supt. Michael Van Tassel, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of[…]
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