Sumpter Township updates year-old COVID-19 plan
At its regular meeting via zoom on May 11, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved a revised COVID-19 . preparedness and response plan, replacing the March 2020 plan. Finance[…]
VBT moves forward on getting intersection cameras for police
Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara told the stories of several, unsolved drive-by shootings in the township over the past few years and said that is why he personally is[…]
VB Community Soccer Select try-outs set for Saturday, June 12
Save the date: Van Buren Community Soccer Select try-outs will be held on Saturday, June 12, at Quirk Park, behind the Van Buren Township hall. Registration will be at the[…]
Three beehives now in place on roof of Belleville library
On May 15, Brian Peterson from Bees in the D set up three hives on the topmost roof of the Belleville Area District Library. The three colonies have settled in[…]
Memorial Day service in Belleville to be low-key, with no street closing
A short, quiet Memorial Day service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 31, at the Veterans’ Memorial on High Street in downtown Belleville. John Blackstone, Commander of Veterans[…]
Memorial Day weekend features flights on Huey, transport at Yankee Air Museum
Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport will be flying its UH-1 Huey Greyhound helicopter on Saturday, May 29, and Hairless Joe, the C-47 troop transport, on Sunday, May 30,[…]
Editorial: City sends request to redistricting commission
On May 17, the Belleville City Council approved a resolution to be sent to the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission formed by the State of Michigan asking it to place the[…]
VBT fire fighters, animal control officer rescue ducklings twice
Twice within a three-week period this spring, the Van Buren Township Fire Department has rescued baby ducks who have been caught in the same storm drain. Fire Chief Dave McInally[…]
Drowning man in Belleville Lake saved by women in boat
A man jumped off a dock and was floating face-down in Belleville Lake in front of Building 30 of The Waverly on the Lake (formerly Harbour Club Apartments) just after[…]
Court Watching: Kalin Karvelis bound over on charge of killing mother, wounding father
Kalin Christian Karvelis, 25, has been bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court for trial on charges of killing his mother Julie and wounding his father Victor on Feb. 26[…]
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