Louise Catherine Montie celebrates 100th birthday
Louise Catherine Montie celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 22, 2023. She was born in Detroit but lived approximately 80 years in Belleville. She currently lives in a senior facility[…]
Veteran trapped in bed by Aug. 24 storm at Town & Country MHP
James Barnowsky, 84, was lying in his bed at 2 a.m., Aug. 24, when he heard a big storm going by his home in Town & Country Mobile Home Park.[…]
VBT planners OK changes to architecture in 3 subdivisions
As builders are completing construction on vacant lots in three uncompleted subdivisions in Van Buren Township, minor changes in the architecture to be used were requested at the Sept. 13[…]
Ypsilanti Orchestra opens 25th season Oct. 15 at Lincoln High School
Music Director Adam C. Riccinto and the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra are returning to the stage to launch their 25th anniversary and celebrate the 200th birthday of its hometown of Ypsilanti.[…]
Court Watching: Tiggs preliminary exam set Sept. 25 on 9 charges including murder
Matthew Torrey Tiggs, Jr., 22, of Eastpointe, has been scheduled for a 11 a.m., Sept. 25, live preliminary exam at 34th District Court on nine charges including second-degree murder and[…]
Deadline for veterans’ banners in Belleville extended through September
At the Sept. 18 meeting of the Belleville City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Ken Voigt announced that they have only 11 veterans for the annual flying of veterans’ banners in[…]
Art Walk in Belleville led by DIA docent
Detroit Institute of Arts docent Elena Nuno led two separate groups of people around the Inside/Out exhibits throughout the city of Belleville on Sept. 16 as part of the Belleville[…]
Editorial: Local residents going crazy over AT&T excuses
AT&T telephone land lines haven’t been working in this area since Aug. 24, the day we had a big storm. Yesterday, a resident came into our office to announce –[…]
VBT police arrest man with shotgun, drugs
Joshua Michael Emery, a 44-year-old male from Battle Creek, was video-arraigned on five charges while in custody in a hospital bed on Sept. 8 by 34th District Court Judge Lisa[…]
Warthogs, Gardner White team up to help Belleville FD
Ray Martin, the vice president of Victoria Commons Homeowners Association, is also president of the Washtenaw County Warthogs, a motorcycle club of first responders who raise funds to support public[…]
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