Van Buren Township summer concert series returns on Wednesdays
Van Buren Township Parks and Recreation Department announces that outside, summer concerts in Quirk Park will return July 14 and be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays through[…]
Court Watching: Scott Settles has pretrial session set for 2018 incident with gun behind Egan’s
After several adjournments, Scott William-Samuel Settles, 45, of Belleville now has a pretrial session before Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Regina D. Thomas on July 22 at the Frank Murphy[…]
Belleville Rotary installs new officers
The Belleville Rotary Club’s new board of directors for the 2021-22 Rotary year were installed June 29 at Quirk Park pavilion. Doing the swearing in was Traci Sincock, Rotary District[…]
Truck hits large mailbox, ends up in ditch in Sumpter
At 3:17 a.m. Saturday, July 3, a pickup truck hit a large mailbox embedded in a garbage can of cement on Willis Road near Sherwood and ended up in the[…]
Turtle Cove Aquatic Center reopens at Lower Huron Metropark
On July 1 the Turtle Cove Family Aquatic Center in the Lower Huron Metropark reopened. Now you can take a dip in the pool, race down the waterslides and float[…]
MTA offers scholarships to students pursuing career in local government
The past year has shown us how critically important community leaders, programs and services are in helping to support Michigan residents. The Michigan Townships Association (MTA) Robert R. Robinson Scholarship[…]
Editorial: How to get, keep teachers when fewer are around?
At the June 28 school board meeting, Human Resources Director Abdul Madyun gave a long report on hiring and produced examples of what other districts are doing to get teaching[…]
School Board approves general fund budget of $75.4 million for ’21-22
After a public hearing on June 28, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the new general fund budget of $75,415,876 for fiscal year 2021-22, which begins[…]
First United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School: Mystery Island
First United Methodist Church, 417 Charles St., Belleville, will present its “Mystery Island” Vacation Bible School Tuesday, Aug. 3 through Thursday, Aug. 5. Dinner is 5-5:30 p.m. and the program[…]
Free drive-in movies every Friday in July, August at church
Bethany Bible Church and Belleville Church of God are sponsoring free drive-in movies at sunset every Friday in July and August behind the Church of God on Hull Road just[…]
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