Sumpter board, 5-2, agrees with planners: No spot zoning
On a vote of 5-2, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees agreed with the planning commission’s recommendation to deny rezoning of 24235 Sumpter Rd. to allow a commercial use in[…]
City Council tables action required under Safe Drinking Water Act
At the June 2 meeting of the Belleville City Council, which met with a bare quorum of three, a motion to hire a firm to help the city comply with[…]
BHS NJROTC goes to boot camp at Fort Custer ANG Base
Recently, the Belleville High School Navy JROTC Cadets participated in a four day mini-boot camp adventure at Fort Custer Air National Guard Base. This is the yearly culminating event for[…]
BHS Flag Football team ends inaugural year under the lights
By Bryon Kelley Head Coach, BHS Flag Football A new era in Belleville High School athletics is under way as the Lady Tigers burst onto the scene in their historic[…]
Fire Auxiliary presents scholarships to Payton Mathis, Brayden Lane
Two students each received a $750 scholarship from the Belleville Fire Department Auxiliary. Payton Mathis will attend the University of Toledo in the fall to study pediatric occupational therapy. Brayden[…]
Keystone Academy scholarships awarded to DeMond, Mathis
The winners of the 2025 Keystone Academy PTO and School Board Perseverance Scholarship are Savannah De Mond and Payton Mathis. Savannah will be graduating from ECA (Early College Alliance) this[…]
UM ThyCARE team earns 2025 Endocrine Care Innovation Award
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology presented its Endocrine Care Innovation Award to the University of Michigan ThyCARE team, led by Megan Haymart, M.D. This was at its annual meeting[…]
Editorial: Stellantis reveals plan to keep trucks off Belleville Rd.
What route will those 200 tractor trailers take as they come and go daily from the new Stellantis mega-hub on Ecorse Road? At last week’s regular Van Buren Township meeting[…]
Stellantis Megahub gets 12 years of 50% tax cuts in VBT
After two public hearings on May 20 at which no public spoke, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees established Industrial Development District #26 and granted 50% tax abatement on[…]
Belleville DDA: City may get camera to find geese feeder
At its regular meeting on May 21, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority was told that the Goodbye Geese contractor it hired had an encounter with someone who is actively feeding[…]
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