Recycling effort pays off for Emergency Food Closet in Belleville
Steve Dolot, a resident of Van Buren Township, has been collecting cans and bottles for recycling every Tuesday since the fall of 2020 to earn money for Belleville’s Emergency Food[…]
VBT planners approve cutting 87 trees as first step for Ashley Capital
Kyle Morton, speaking for Ashley Capital, explained that they need to get critical access to the east side of the site for Building 11, which is in an open field.[…]
BHS graduate David Grivas now on stage at Wayne State U.
2023 Belleville High School graduate David Grivas is now studying at Wayne State University and he is the only freshman to have a part in the “Rocky Horror Show,” being[…]
Sumpter Township Goodfellows applications now available
Applications for Goodfellows food and presents for Sumpter Township residents are available at Sumpter Ace Hardware, the Sumpter Township supervisor’s office and at the Sumpter Police Department. Deadline to turn[…]
Garden Club to hear about Rain Gardens at Nov. 20 meeting
Belleville Area Garden Club members invite the gardening community to join them at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, in the Cozadd Room in the Belleville Area District Library to[…]
Editorial: Heading into our holiday season
As our friends head south as Snow Birds, the rest of us hunker down for the season of cold and snow and great holidays. Halloween is over and our time[…]
Belleville DDA goes into 47-min. closed session to consider three properties
The city of Belleville Downtown Development Authority held a 47-minute closed-door session during its regular meeting on Oct. 18 and then voted unanimously to move forward with hiring an appraiser[…]
Five run for five seats on Belleville City Council on Nov. 7
Five candidates are running unopposed for five seats on the Belleville City Council in the Nov. 7 election. Kenneth Voigt is running for mayor. Running for council are Jeremiah Beebe,[…]
VBT holds special meeting to hire firm to set up museum displays
High-bidder Niche Design of Saginaw was awarded the $224,000 contract for the Belleville Area Museum Exhibit Project by the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees’ at a special meeting Oct.[…]
Sumpter Twp. board approves early-voting plan under protest
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved the state constitution’s new early-voting plan at its Oct. 10 regular meeting, but most of the votes were under protest. Trustee Tim Rush[…]
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