VBT votes 6-1 for all employees to have COVID vaccinations
All employees and elected officials are required to have vaccinations for COVID-19 following a 6-1 vote at the June 15 regular zoom meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of[…]
Music Lakeside begins summer concert series with music, art
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts Music Lakeside free concert series begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 24, with the Bugs Beddow Band at Horizon Park in Belleville. This[…]
Trinity church’s Strawberry Pies available Saturday and Sunday at Lake Fest
This weekend a beloved summer tradition returns to Belleville — the famous strawberry pies from Trinity Episcopal Church! Tickets for these sumptuous treats are available at Trinity’s booth in downtown[…]
Belleville Yacht Club cleans up along the lake in the city for Lake Fest
Volunteers from the Belleville Yacht Club spent Saturday, June 12, cleaning trash, weed whipping, blowing, pulling weeds, and planting flowers in downtown Belleville, working on the bridges and in the[…]
First Wednesday event in Belleville held on second Wednesday because of rain
The First Wednesday event in Belleville was held on the second Wednesday because it rained on June 2. The Airy B band performed at the Fourth Street Square on June[…]
Keystone fourth-graders decorate fish for exhibit
The fourth-grade class of Teri Turner at Keystone Academy in Sumpter Township decorated wooden fish for the Belleville Area Council for the Arts 2021 FISH exhibit, which will open at[…]
VBT planners hear about Kalitta Air’s project at Willow Run
At the 21-minute, Zoom meeting on June 9, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission heard of the plans Kalitta Air has for constructing a 25,430-square-foot office and training building containing[…]
Van Buren Public Schools 2021 retirees
• Anguilm, Diana – Rawsonville teacher • Atchley (Johnson) Jill – Tyler teacher • Blanton, Janet – Tyler lunch supervisor • Cadeau, Kari – Haggerty teacher • Campbell, Cheryl –[…]
Court Watching: Rowley’s live exam set for June 23
Kevin Laverne Rowley, Jr., 24, of Wayne was before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on June 16 by zoom from the Wayne County Jail. A live exam was[…]
VBT Township Hall offices resume normal business hours
News release All Van Buren Township administrative offices will resume normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, July 12. Daily screening questionnaires for[…]
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