Sumpter Township board gives finance director $5,000 raise
A proposal to extend Finance Director Scott Holtz’s contract for two years and give him a $5,000 raise each of those two years was considered by the Sumpter Township Board[…]
Sheldon Futernick sues Sumpter Twp. for over-billings on water, sewer
Sheldon Futernick, owner of two mobile home parks in Sumpter Township — Holiday West at 50333 Willis Rd. and Holiday Woods at 20749 Martinsville Rd. — has filed suit against[…]
Sumpter Twp. resident appeals jury conviction on ordinance violation
Ronald Barrington Robinson, a Sumpter Township activist who ran unsuccessfully for trustee in 2016 and treasurer in 2018, is appealing a district court jury conviction of an ordinance violation, claiming,[…]
VBT Board to consider spending $161,120 to upgrade private dance studio
A proposal to spend $161,120 to upgrade a private dance studio housed in township hall was pulled from the Feb. 5 Van Buren Township board meeting agenda after questions arose[…]
Editorial: Ex-treasurer to go bankrupt because of Sumpter board vote
Former Sumpter Township Treasurer Peggy Morgan told the board on Feb. 12 that she will be filing for bankruptcy because of board action last year. She said when she was[…]
Wayne County Polar Plunge at BYC earns $31,353 — and counting
Hundreds of volunteers, some dressed in costumes, jumped into frigid Belleville Lake beginning at noon on Saturday, Feb. 9, in 20-degree temperatures, to raise money for Michigan Special Olympics. This[…]
BHS wrestlers win MHSAA Team District Championship
Belleville High School Wrestlers won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Team District Championship in wrestling Feb. 7 against Ypsilanti Community and Ypsilanti Lincoln High Schools. The wrestlers were then[…]
VBT Lake Workshop set Feb. 28 to educate public on the lake
Although permits for a proposed September or October drawdown of Belleville Lake this fall are yet to be approved, Van Buren Township is setting up a Lake Workshop on Feb.[…]
Jennifer Dales named chief development officer at CNS in Novi
Jennifer Lynn Dale of Belleville has been named chief development officer for the Center for Neurological Studies (CNS) in Novi. CNS is advancing scientific research of neurovascular disease through the[…]
Canadian trucker dies in accident at Carleton Farms landfill
At about 8:20 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, Sumpter Township Police responded to a fatal accident at the top of the Carleton Farms Landfill, located at 28800 Clark Road. Sumpter[…]
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