SOUP Project selects ‘Blessing Bags’ as winner
Winner of the Belleville SOUP competition on March 29 was the New Tech team made up of Belleville High School sophomores presenting a plan for Blessing Bags. Team members were[…]
Girlstown can benefit from Art Van Challenge
Guiding Harbor/Girlstown is participating in the on-line Art Van Charity Challenge April 4-25. The Challenge will donate $180,000 in grants to charities that focus on women, children and human services.[…]
State Rep. Joe Bellino reads to students at Keystone Academy
State Rep. Joe Bellino, R-Monroe, visited schools throughout Monroe and Wayne counties last month in celebration of March is Reading Month. Rep. Bellino read to students in several school districts,[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board OKs lower insurance premium of $131,440
Burnham Flowers Insurance Group presented a premium of $131,440 to the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees for township insurance coverage for its new fiscal year that begins April 1. At[…]
Editorial: Speedway needs land from DDA to satisfy county
At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority on March 28, Speedway LLC had four representatives present to request a 27’ sliver of land along Belleville[…]
School Board votes 6-1 to keep Haggerty School up for another year
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted, 6-1, to keep Haggerty School up and running for another school year, but the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) is to[…]
VBT Supervisor threatens to close down meeting over arguing
There was only one item on the March 20 agenda for the Van Buren Township Board of Trustee’s work/study session: “Discussion on Township Employee Travel and Training.” But that discussion[…]
Van Buren Township approves new coal tar ordinance with teeth
When Van Buren Township was the first municipality in the state to enact a coal tar ban in December 2015, the ordinance was educational in nature and had no penalties.[…]
Public invited to Democratic Club Chili Cook-off on April 27
The Southwestern Wayne County Democratic Club invites the public to a Chili Cook-Off from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, April 27, at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, 10871 Quirk Road, Van[…]
Sumpter Board decides not to give extra pay to two board members
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees decided it wasn’t a good idea to pay two board members $500 more a month because they were working harder. At the Feb. 14[…]
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