Editorial: Father concerned over not being able to say ‘Christmas’
A father and mother sat quietly in the back of the school board meeting on Oct. 13 for about an hour and a half, with two squirmy, red-headed children well[…]
Community Art Show highlights Autism Awareness
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts held its 16th-annual Community Art Show Oct. 10-12. At the Opening reception on Friday, BACA president Rhonda Dutton greeted the crowd of artists[…]
VBT board approves higher water/sewer rates for 2026
Residents and businesses will pay 6% more for water and 4% more for sewer beginning Jan. 1 in Van Buren Township. At the township’s regular board meeting on Oct. 7,[…]
Garden Club to present ‘Thyme to Walk through Garden of the Graves’
The Belleville Area Garden Club will host Rochelle Balkan presenting “Thyme to Walk through the Garden of the Graves” at 7:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20, at the Belleville Area District[…]
Neighbors to new drift racetrack bring concerns to VBT board
Six neighbors to the new drift racetrack that was put up in a residential zoning on Robson Road walked up to the microphone, one by one, at the Oct. 7[…]
Applebee’s ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Tuesday, Oct. 29
TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants announces the grand reopening of its Applebee’s restaurant located at 10526 Belleville Rd., Van Buren Township, following a renovation. The ribbon-cutting is set for 10 a.m.,[…]
VBPS board considers more raises for non-union salary slots
Editor Emeritus At Monday’s meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board heard school superintendent Pete Kudlak explain why he was asking board members to give[…]
Bethany Bible Church is local drop off for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts
Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 17-24. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers[…]
Keystone principal ‘really, really’ happy with comparisons
Keystone Academy Principal Jorvonna Drain told the Keystone Board of Directors at its regular Oct. 9 meeting that she was very happy with the comparison done by National Heritage Academies[…]
VBT launches property site study for 181-acre greenfield site
In a news release on Oct. 14, Van Buren Township announced the start of a comprehensive property site study project for the township-owned 181-acre parcel located at the northwest corner[…]
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