First fund-raising event set July 16 for new newspaper foundation
Master of ceremonies at the May 7 meeting to discuss the Independent was Harry Van Gelder, who also is a member of the nonprofit Belleville Newspaper Foundation board. He said[…]
VBT denies special land use for car wash, drive-thru eatery
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously denied special land use permits for El Car Wash and an accompanying drive-thru restaurant at 10525 Belleville Rd., next to Westlake Apartments.[…]
Correction: Belleville fire chief’s office would be $5,000 to build, not $85,000
In the editor’s column on page 4 in the May 7 issue of the Independent, we reported that the proposed office for the new Belleville fire chief would cost $85,000[…]
Belleville DDA considers selling hardware store, is seeking proposals for use
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority committee considering what to do about the vacant hardware store at 458 Main St. that the DDA purchased, has decided it should be sold. At[…]
Library to memorialize Alma Hughes-Grubbs with art scholarship
People have donated money to the Belleville Area District Library in memory of the late library board member Alma Hughes-Grubbs, who died Jan. 7. At the April 14 meeting of[…]
Lakeside Singers concert set May 17 at Faith Community Church
“Sing Hallelujah!” is the theme of the Belleville Lakeside Singers’ concert at 5 p.m., Sunday, May 17, at Faith Community Church, 894 E. Huron River Dr., Belleville. Director of the[…]
Sumpter Township part of Huron School District vote
Voters in the Huron School District approved a $65,830,000 bond proposal in a special election on Tuesday, May 5. Wayne County voters approved the 30-year proposal by 53.4% (with 1,302[…]
Keystone Academy assigned new NHA representative
At the April 9 regular meeting of Keystone Academy, DeAmo Murphy took over as the new representative from National Heritage Academy to oversee Keystone, the charter school in Sumpter Township[…]
Guest Editorial: Showing up for what matters: Why this meeting counts
In the past few years that I have been a part of this community, I have learned something very simple: people here care. They care about their schools, their lake,[…]
Three new Distinguished Graduates installed in BHS ceremony
The Belleville High School Distinguished Graduates for 2025-26 were installed in ceremonies at the BHS auditorium on Friday, April 24. They are Shelly Brown-Chudzinski, Class of 1993; Constance Cook Testorelli,[…]
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