Belleville to consider public safety assessment
The Belleville City Council will consider a council vote to assess a public safety millage to raise the money needed to provide police and fire services. Based on a taxable[…]
Winners announced for Sumpter Township Cutest Baby Contest
On Memorial Day, May 27, the winners of the Cutest Baby Contest were announced at the annual Sumpter Country Fest. In the cutest baby boy category, 18-month-old Wyatt Bennett, son[…]
BHS Softball Team wins district title
On June 3, the Belleville High School Varsity Softball team beat Ann Arbor Pioneer, 3-1, to clinch the district championship. The team will play Canton on June 8 for the[…]
Grant A. Shepherd earns Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Olivet College
Grant A. Shepherd of Belleville earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Olivet College. Cum laude means a total grade point average of 3.50 to 3.74 on a[…]
Editorial: Lettering on new pedestrian walkway too ‘industrial’?
At the May 28 meeting of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority, there was discussion about the lettering on the new pedestrian walkway along Belleville Road over I-94. (See[…]
Waltz Road Bridge in New Boston to open on Monday, June 3
The Waltz Road Bridge in New Boston will reopen on Monday, June 3, almost exactly two years from the day Wayne County closed the 93-year-old bridge. An 8 a.m. ribbon-cutting[…]
VBT Planners ask for ordinance to make way for senior housing
At its regular meeting May 22, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission heard what other communities are doing to let their senior citizens age in place and then directed their[…]
Sumpter Senior Center gets new 32-foot SMART bus
Before the May 14 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, a ribbon-cutting was held to dedicate the Senior Center’s new 32-foot SMART bus with a 26-passenger capacity. The[…]
Sumpter Township Police Department switches to CLEMIS
At its regular meeting on May 14, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved the request of Public Safety Director/Police Chief Eric Luke to approve an agreement with Oakland County’s[…]
Belleville Rotary scholarship students feted at awards night
On May 21, the Rotary Club of Belleville held its 74th-annual scholarship program at the Wayne County Community College Ted Scott Campus. Six $5,000 scholarships were awarded to Belleville-area-resident graduates.[…]
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