Preliminary count on students in district better than expected
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The official fall student count day is Oct. 2, but at Monday’s regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education a[…]
BHS Marching Band to appear in Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit
For the first time in a long while, the Belleville High School Marching Band will participate in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit this year. Pam Johnson, assistant to School[…]
Mistake at art show gives artist $150 prize in wrong age category
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor An artist won $150 for first place in the 13-17 teenage category at the Community Art Show last week end. The problem is she[…]
Elden, Lorincz, Godrey win first places in Community Art Show
Tim Elden, Alisha Lorincz, and Lily Godfrey won first places in three age categories in the fourth-annual Community Art Show held Friday and Saturday at St. Anthony’s Father Folta building.[…]
Belleville City Council offers parcels to library for $250,000
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s meeting, the Belleville City Council approved making two parcels the city owns available to the Belleville Area District Library at a total[…]
District Library sets public forum to discuss 5 sites
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Sept. 10, after another closed-door session that lasted more than an hour, the Belleville Area District Library Board announced five proposed sites for[…]
Thomas White’s preliminary exam adjourned until Oct. 16
34th District Court Judge David Parrott adjourned for four weeks the preliminary exam scheduled for the morning of Sept. 18 for dis-barred attorney Thomas A. White on five felony charges.[…]
Ex-attorney White arraigned Sept. 6 on five felony charges
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor and Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer Disbarred Belleville attorney Thomas A. White was arraigned at 34th District Court just after noon Friday, Sept. 6,[…]
Entries sought for Harvest Fest Parade on Oct. 12 in Belleville
The Belleville Central Business Community will host a parade honoring area Boy and Girl Scouts during the annual Harvest Fest scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12. Janet Millard of the CBC[…]
Van Buren Township Board adopts new fire code ordinances
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its regular meeting on Sept. 3, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the second reading of a new fire ordinance to[…]
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