Former Belleville resident comes ‘full circle’ to Ann Arbor Art Fair
By Amanda McLenon BHS class of 1994 When I tell folks my story about exhibiting in the Ann Arbor Art Fair this summer, their response is inevitably, 100% of the[…]
Belleville Moose joins Shielded Souls Motorcycle Club to get cereal to hungry children
Belleville Moose Lodge #934 and Shielded Souls Motorcycle Club in New Boston worked together on a cereal drive. Dillon Marshall organized the cereal drive to help local food banks with[…]
School Board OKs VBEST contract, 80/20 language of PA 152
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education met in a 15-minute special session Friday with a bare quorum to tend to two items removed from the Monday meeting agenda[…]
VBT DDA approves more funds for the Placemaking project
At its regular meeting June 24, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority approved spending $33,826.10 more for the Placemaking project, now under construction behind the Remerica business at 10151[…]
Court Watching: Ryan McLaughlin bound over to circuit court on assault charges
Ryan Dean McLaughlin, 30, waived his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley on June 26 and Judge Oakley bound him over to circuit court for an[…]
Environmental Commission gets details on draw-down cancel
There will be no drawdown of the water in Belleville Lake this fall. Matthew Best, Van Buren Township director of public services, told the Environmental Commission at its June 19[…]
VBT audit discussion centers on retiree healthcare liabilities
Plante Moran presented the 2018 annual audit of all governmental funds to the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees at its regular meeting June 18. The audit received the highest[…]
Belleville High School Alumni Reunion set for Saturday, Sept. 21
The Belleville High School Alumni Reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, in the BHS Commons, 501 W. Columbia Ave., Belleville. The reunion is for all BHS classes and faculty[…]
Editorial: Rural area of Sumpter peaceful — except for gun shots
Adrian Slaughter loves rural, peaceful, Sumpter Township where her family has owned property since 1947. She’s been there ten years. But now, the gunshots at night in the south end[…]
Dewitt residents shoot down new hotel on South I-94 Service Dr.
A group of about 40 residents from Dewitt Street and surrounding area attended a neighborhood meeting at Van Buren Township Hall last Thursday with the developer of a proposed hotel[…]
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