By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer During an 11-minute special meeting on March 27, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend the recently approved AFSCME contract[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Sumpter Township Planning Commission worked for a year and a half on the first completely revised zoning ordinance since 1977 before sending it[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor In the late afternoon on Thursday, April 4, Van Buren Township Fire Fighters were dispatched to a fire in the 49700 block of Martz[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A “victim” who came to the Van Buren Township Police station to report a robbery at Ecorse Mobil gas station, decided to drop the[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Angelina Perry, 39, and Ray Hunt, 34, failed to show up for their court date last Thursday at Third Circuit Court in the Frank[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville Planning Commission decided that 50% could be the cap for the number of offices on a block in the city, but those[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor David Champagne, who was fired as a Van Buren Township Police Officer Feb. 6, 2012, was put back to work in January 2013 following[…]
When a Van Buren Township fire fighter developed MRSA after treating a patient with the communicable disease, VBT issued a warning to the public who received emergency medical services from[…]
On Monday, April 1, Van Buren Township Fire Fighters were dispatched at 10:03 p.m. to battle a possible house fire in the 6400 block of Florence Lane in Homestead Subdivision,[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Arthur F. Mullen, who has been serving as Interim Director of Planning and Economic Development since Feb. 11, finally had his employment agreement approved[…]