Republic Waste sells Belleville trash pickup contract to Priority-1
At the Sept, 5 meeting of the Belleville City Council, DPW Director Rick Rutherford announced that he got a call on Sept. 1 from Republic Waste announcing that it had[…]
City Council approves taking $3.5M road project to voters
The Belleville City Council voted unanimously at its Sept. 5 meeting to take the question of whether to levy less than one mill for 15 years to bond for $3.5[…]
Correction: Kelly McWilliams wasn’t at that subcommittee meeting
On page three of the Aug. 24 edition of the Independent, we referred to Belleville DDA vice-chairperson Kelly McWilliams, who is a member of the subcommittee that suggested paid parking[…]
VBT Supervisor: We’re handling crazy things happening every day
At the beginning of the Sept. 5 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, Supervisor Kevin McNamara said he felt like he should bring up something about[…]
Order of Eastern Star #73 celebrates 133rd birthday
On Sept. 6, Belleville Chapter #73, Order of the Eastern Star celebrated its 133rd birthday with OES brothers, sisters, family and friends. They enjoyed a pot luck dinner, topping it[…]
29th-annual ‘Half-Time Band Review’ set Sept. 20 at BHS field
The Belleville Band Boosters are once again hosting the “Half-Time Band Review” program on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Belleville High School Athletic Field. Performers at the 29th-annual event include[…]
Alumni Reunion set for Saturday, Sept. 16, at Belleville High School
Alumni, staff, and friends of Belleville High School will attend its annual BHS Alumni Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the BHS Commons, 501 W. Columbia Ave., Belleville. Doors open[…]
Belleville City Council meets in closed-door session on Sept. 8
At 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, the Belleville City Council met in closed-door session for 38 minutes on an undisclosed issue, which it said was exempt from public discussion by[…]
VBPS board approves $1,054,728.56 for new furniture for three schools
At the Sept. 11 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board voted to allocate $1,054,728.56 for new furniture for three schools – McBride Middle School[…]
Former Wayne County employees arraigned on charges of stealing
Former Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn, 64, of West Bloomfield and Jazmine Bass, 32, of Westland were charged Sept. 6 by Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy. It is alleged[…]
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