By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Sumpter Township Supervisor Johnny Vawters had a stroke in October and has been on medical leave since then. At the March 11 of the[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting, the council approved hiring interim employees to fill the vacancies left by DPW Director Keith Boc, who retired[…]

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It’s that time again: St. Patrick’s Day weekend! The Belleville Lake Water Ski Club is putting on its annual Frozen Leprechaun Charity Party at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 15, on[…]

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The Belleville Community Chorus will present its sixth-annual Cabaret performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at Open Arms Lutheran Church, 7865 Belleville Road. The program features chorus members in[…]

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Four, four-year terms on the Belleville Area District Library Board will be filled at the General Election Nov. 4. Expiring are the terms currently held by Christina Brasil, Mary Jane[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its March 10 regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved four contracts for $1.18 million in Sinking Funds to[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor There were three township ordinances on the agenda of the March 4 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees. Two were[…]

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By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer At its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 25 the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority discussed the mysterious agenda item “Consider approval to investigate[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Members of the Belleville Area District Library Board’s Building Committee met last Friday and then again Wednesday to try to whittle down a $21.8[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Belleville and Van Buren Township Police worked together to arrest a Dearborn man who police believe abducted his girlfriend from her home in Detroit[…]

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