VBT Planners approve 128 senior apartments, fairgrounds building
After more than a year of tweaking the plans of Clover Communities, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission at its April 27 meeting granted final site plan approvals for a[…]
VBT moves forward on sidewalk program in Haggerty subdivision
BT News Release Van Buren Township is looking to facilitate a much-needed revitalization of sidewalks in the Haggerty subdivision. The Van Buren Township Public Services Department and Board of Trustees[…]
VB School Board plans to put larger Sinking Fund on Nov. ballot
A proposal for a larger Van Buren Public Schools Sinking Fund than the one that has expired will be put on the Nov. 8 ballot, but the school board still[…]
VBT Burger King set ablaze by grease trap
Van Buren Township Fire Department was called to Burger King on Belleville Road the afternoon of May 3 when a grease trap started a fire. Fire Chief Dave McInally said[…]
VBT board considers four-day week, 10-hr. day for employees
A poll of directors and salaried staff at Van Buren Township showed that 70% would like to change their five-day work weeks to four days, working 10 hours a day,[…]
Court Watching: Suspect in murders of VBT mother, daughter arrested in prison
Lionel Lamont Vincent, 48, of Pontiac was arraigned and had a probable cause conference May 4 on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder on July 25, 2021 in Van Buren[…]
Court Watching: Attorney announces insanity defense for Ray Bailey murder charges
On March 17, the attorney for Raymond Lee Bailey, 38, of Wyandotte, who is charged with murdering four people in Sumpter Township on Aug. 15, 2020, gave circuit court notice[…]
Five new Belleville High School Distinguished Graduates
On Friday, April 29, five people were inducted as Belleville High School Distinguished Graduates. The 2019-20 Distinguished Graduates are the late Alan Summer, class of 1968, who was represented by[…]
Editorial: Beautiful Belleville Lake? Just don’t eat the fish
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has released the newest Eat Safe Fish Guide, the pamphlet that is supposed to be given to people who buy their fishing[…]
Belleville DDA considers $25,000 ‘partnership’ with Lake Fest/Chamber
Alicia McGovern, chairperson of the Belleville Downtown Development Authority, proposed a “partnership” with Lake Fest and Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce with a donation of $25,000. She said this was[…]
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