Lower Huron Metropark to open Off-Leash Dog Area June 13
On Saturday, June 13, from 5-7 p.m. the Lower Huron Metropark will hold a grand opening of its new Off-Leash Dog Area. The celebration will kick off with brief remarks[…]
State Rep. celebrates permanent injunction on radioactive waste
On May 27, Judge Kevin Cox of the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Wayne County granted a permanent injunction that blocks Wayne Disposal from accepting radioactive waste from Manhattan Project-era[…]
Editorial: Much turmoil over VBT projects
Recently, there was radioactive waste in the Wayne Disposal landfill in Van Buren Township. Big uproar and lawsuit. Now, it appears to be over, but Republic Services, owners of Wayne[…]
Top Ten Belleville High School Graduates for Class of 2026
Cooper Mears, Valedictorian Tristan Bullard, Salutatorian #3. Ethan Sulea #4. Jeffrey Graves #5. Nidianny Grullon #6. Aiden Tulik #7. Kaylee Rupnow #8. Vincent Castellani #9. Collin Glimpse #10. Lucas Bryan
City Council narrows field of city manager candidates to four
After an hour-long special meeting in closed-door session on Friday, May 29, the Belleville City Council narrowed the list of 19 candidates for city manager to four – including present[…]
Belleville City Council considers more taxes to balance new budget
Interim city manager Steve Jones gave a brief report on the city’s preliminary budget at the June 1 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council. He said the financial consultant[…]
School Board honors senior killed in crash
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education held a moment of silence at the beginning of its May 26 meeting in memory of a Belleville High School senior who[…]
Court Watching: Jaizon Brooks arrested again
Jaizon Amir Brooks of Ypsilanti was video-arraigned in custody on May 22 at 34th District Court on a charge of malicious destruction of personal property, $1,000-$20,000 on May 21 in[…]
Circuit Court grants permanent injunction in Wayne Disposal case
On May 27, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox granted a permanent injunction prohibiting defendant Wayne Disposal, Inc. (WDI) from accepting any TENORM (radioactive waste) from the Niagara Falls[…]
Sen. Darrin Camilleri applauds permanent end to Manhattan waste
In the aftermath of the Third Judicial Circuit Court’s May 27 ruling in favor of Western Wayne County communities and blocking the disposal of potentially dangerous atomic waste from the[…]
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