Editorial: It’s Lakefest week end in Belleville
This is the third year that Lakefest has been celebrated in Belleville and this year the lake really is the focus of the most eye-catching of all the action. Although[…]
Andrea VanDenBerg retires from sharing school board meetings
Andrea VanDenBergh was among those whose retirements were marked at the June 12 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. She did not retire from the school[…]
VBT board approves Visteon settlement at special meeting
After a 35-minute closed-door session on June 13 with attorney Rick Berg, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a resolution to settle the year’s-long dispute[…]
Railroad crossing closures updated for VBT, Belleville
Norfolk Southern has provided Van Buren Township with an updated projection to their dual rail instillation project, as of June 22. (An earlier list of proposed crossing closings was published[…]
VBT planning commission OKs BYC’s dock plans on 4-1 vote
The ongoing drama of the expanded Belleville Yacht Club docks was ended on June 14, as far as the Van Buren Township Planning Commission goes. Now, the special approval to[…]
Enrica Hensley starts 44th year as merchant on Main Street
“I loved the windows,” Enrica Hensley said of the front of Moss Brothers men’s shop in the red brick building at 436 Main St. in downtown Belleville. “I told them[…]
Nixel Alert: Hillside Cemetery closed part of June 24, 25
Hello, The City of Belleville is hosting the annual Lake Festival the weekend of June 23-25. During Saturday and Sunday, hydroplane boat racing is scheduled to take place during the[…]
Court Watching: Green-Johnson bound over to circuit court on murder, firearm charges
After a preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin on June 9, John Green-Johnson, 32, of Detroit was bound over for an arraignment on the information at the[…]
4-H members bring goats to Belleville Goat Day
It was Goat Day at Horizon Park in Belleville on Saturday, June 17, and two 4-H Club members and a 4-H leader, who live in the city of Belleville, brought[…]
Court Watching: Dakota Austinjohn Cardinal
Dakota Austinjohn Cardinal, 27, of Van Buren Township was present at 34th District Court on June 14, 2023 by zoom for his pretrial on a charge of domestic violence on[…]
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