Editorial: Thanksgiving calls us to look around, be grateful
We’ve finally seen our first bit of snow, the weather is getting chillier and the winds icier. Thanksgiving is here, with Black Friday shopping at hand and Christmas just around[…]
VBT board backs off approval of 5-acre pond at Elwell/Martz roads
After making and seconding a proposed motion to approve a five-acre, agricultural irrigation pond on 30 acres at Martz and Elwell roads, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees backed[…]
VBT planners discuss Pulte Homes proposal for 2.5 hrs. before OK
The Van Buren Township Planning Commission discussed for more than 2.5 hours the Pulte Homes proposal to build 88 single-family homes on the vacant corner of Walden Woods subdivision, before[…]
BACA sets trip to DIA to view special exhibit on Islamic food culture
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts (BACA) is sponsoring a bus trip on Saturday, Dec. 14, to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) to see the special exhibit “The[…]
Michigan Press Association Op-Ed: Time to help Whitmer finish ‘Sunshine Plan’
In 2016 when she was Candidate Whitmer, the Governor of Michigan issued “Get it Done: A Michigan Sunshine Plan.” The first item under the headline “Making State Government More Transparent[…]
Court Watching: Dionte Kristopher Kelly
Dionte Kristopher Kelly formerly of the city of Belleville and now of Sterling Heights, is charged with child abuse-4th degree on Oct. 20, 2021. The charge was entered on Oct.[…]
Congresswoman Dingell update: Salem Post Office to remain open
Congresswoman Debbie Dingel, MI-06, shared a letter from the United States Post Service (USPS) announcing the Salem Post Office will remain open. The Salem Post Office is a contract postal[…]
Sumpter election included power outage at two precincts
At her last meeting as township clerk following the Nov. 5 election, Esther Hurst told the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees that the election is yet to be certified and[…]
Belleville DDA members dispute payment to local social media director
At the Nov. 20 meeting of the Belleville Downtown Development when it came time to approve payment of the bills there was a long discussion about the $1,400 allocation to[…]
Belleville planning commission works to revise by-laws
At the Nov. 14 meeting of the Belleville Planning Commission, city council liaison/commission vice-chairperson Julie Kissel presented her rewriting of the commission’s by-laws for their review. She provided a version[…]
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