Editorial: School Board lays off 14 teachers as budget tumbles
At the Tuesday, May 26, meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board voted to lay off 14 teachers as of June 30 in the first[…]
Belleville Lake boaters present lighted boat parade
A lighted boat parade Sunday night, filled with music and tributes to first responders, delighted the Belleville community. One woman, who lives in a condo on North Liberty Street in[…]
More
Engineers: Local dam has high hazard potential
Although Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says the French Landing Dam is “operating as designed and in good working order,” a study by[…]
Memorial Day ceremony shortened by COVID-19
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Polish League of American Veterans presented an abbreviated Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Belleville on Monday, May 25. They expected a[…]
Girl Scouts of SE MI honor Myranda Ivey with Gold Award
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) has honored Myranda Ivey of Belleville with the highest award in Girl Scouts: the Girl Scout Gold Award. Myranda is among 19 young women[…]
Digital Court Watching: 34th District Court begins showing court appearances via Zoom
On May 21, Kevin Joseph Bonam, 42, now of Inkster, asked 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green for a bench trial on his misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, which[…]
Romulus City Council accepts 34th District Court deficit budget, 5-2
Over the last five fiscal years, the 34th District Court paid $16,760,894.98 to its host community, the City of Romulus, but the budgets for the current year and next fiscal[…]
Willis man arrested for alleged assault with tire iron at Elwell Rd. home
Norman Ladale Johnson, 31, of Willis, was arraigned May 19 by 34th District Court Chief Judge Brian Oakley on a four-count felony warrant stemming from an incident at a residence[…]
VBT summer youth program seeks homesites for community clean-up
Van Buren Township’s summer youth program is seeking home sites for neighborhood clean ups. All sites must be within Van Buren Charter Township boundaries and be occupied by someone who[…]
Belleville DDA approves contracts for grass mowing, flower planting
At its first virtual Zoom meeting on May 20, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority approved contracts for grass mowing in parks and landscaping service in the DDA district. DDA Coordinator[…]
Weather