Dingell, Thanedar, Tlaib host hazardous waste forum at WCCC
Several hundred people attended the May 4 public forum on the transportation and storage of hazardous waste in local communities at the Wayne County Community College campus in Van Buren[…]
Editorial: Belleville is being filled with artworks
The Detroit Institute of Arts was due to install reproductions of fine art in downtown Belleville on Tuesday. The art is going up in the Downtown Development Authority district, including[…]
Top-10 Belleville High School graduates announced
The Top-Ten students in the Belleville High School graduating class of 2023 have been announced as: Sean Tinsley, #1, Valedictorian Daria Igonin, #2, Salutatorian Krishna Sharma, #3 Aadi Samineni, #4[…]
U.S. Army may help clean up streets in Harbour Pointe
Tony Melendez, an Army recruiter, was in the audience of Monday’s regular Belleville City Council meeting and at the end of the meeting he introduced himself and offered to have[…]
VBT planners give preliminary approval for Taiwan company
There was some concern on the already problematic intersection of Belleville and Van Born roads and what the influx of new employees would bring there, but on April 26 the[…]
Belleville DDA matches $3,000 grant to BACA by VBT DDA
Although its written policy calls for a $2,000 cap on marketing grants to community organizations, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously to give a $3,000 grant to the Music[…]
Rawsonville Elem. on lockdown for 15 min. after gun nearby
Rawsonville Elementary School was called by Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department around 9:15 a.m. May 1 to alert school officials that there was gunfire in the vicinity of the school and[…]
Man who died at library was Kyle Taylor of VBT
Belleville Police Chief Dave Robinson announced on May 1 that through investigative efforts his department was able to make notification to next-of-kin in death investigation 23-1074 that occurred on April[…]
Thomas, Kelly Bates find two rare conch shells in Florida search
While shelling in Sanibel Island, FL, recently, Belleville City Councilwoman Kelly Bates and her husband Thomas finally found “the one!” Well, it actually was “the two!” While shelling near Lighthouse[…]
Library asks for input on what kind of history programs you want
Nikki Pickeral, an assistant in the circulation department of the Belleville Area District Library, presented a “Hometown Heritage” program April 27 where she encouraged those present to learn local history[…]
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