During a routine round of inspections, weights and measures inspectors from the Michigan Department of Agrigulture and Rural Development (MDARD) found credit card skimmers placed inside local gas pumps. On[…]
Alicia McGovern, chairperson of the Belleville Downtown Development Authority, told the DDA at its Oct. 20 in-person meeting that four new liquor licenses are needed for the development in the[…]
What has happened to Van Buren Township in September and October has been called a “Turnover Tsunami” by Human Resource directors who say it is happening everywhere. VBT Human Resource[…]
Before Monday’s regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, School Supt. Pete Kudlak told the Independent that there is no Critical Race Theory being taught in[…]
Independent Editor On Friday, “Dateline NBC” presented a two-hour television report on the 2017 shooting death of Jacquelyn Elizabeth “Egypt” Covington in her Van Buren Township home. The report featured[…]
At its 15-minute zoom meeting on Sept. 28, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority praised outgoing DDA member Helen Foster, welcomed incoming member Velon Willis, and approved an expenditure[…]
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During a routine inspection blitz, weights and measures inspectors from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) found a number of credit card skimmers placed inside gas pumps,[…]
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Over the past week, the question of the closure of the Belleville Area Museum was a topic of conversation at public meetings at Sumpter Township, City of Belleville, and Belleville[…]