VBT DDA votes 5-1 to allocate $95,000 over three years for FUSUS
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority, at its regular May 23 meeting, voted 5-1 to allocate $95,000 over three years to help the township pay for a FUSUS security[…]
Officer Gino Criscenti is Sumpter Township’s Officer of the Year
Officer Gino Criscenti is the 2022 Officer of the Year for the Sumpter Township Police Department. At the regular township board meeting on May 23, Public Safety Director/Police Chief announced[…]
VBT planners allow 8-foot fence at Our Next Energy site
After an hour of discussion at its May 24 meeting, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission, meeting with a bare quorum, approved amended preliminary and final site plans for phase[…]
Mobil station, Camping World get approvals to move forward
The Mobil gas station and the Camping World site in Van Buren Township are finally able to move forward with their long-delayed developments. But in order to move forward, the[…]
Belleville Rotary Scholarship awards presented at BHS
On May 23, the Rotary Club of Belleville held its 78th-annual Scholarship Program. In a gathering, at Belleville High School, which included school administrators, parents, family and the Belleville Rotarians,[…]
Court Watching: Lawson bound over to circuit court on charges in Parkwood shooting
Samantha Ann Lawson of Taylor was bound over to circuit court for a May 31 arraignment on the information on charges surrounding a shooting into a residence in Parkwood Apartments[…]
Moose Poker Run is ‘To Hell and Back for the Kids’ on June 25
The Ypsilanti Moose 782 is hosting a Poker Run – “To Hell and Back for the Kids” – open to the public on Sunday, June 25. Registration is 10 a.m.[…]
Clean up to garden path reveals names from past in Sumpter Township
A volunteer at the Sumpter Senior Center noticed the path in the garden behind the center had grown over. When he started cleaning back the grass from the stone path,[…]
Graduating senior Jue’ Peoples never missed a day of school
High School senior Jue’ Peoples of Van Buren Township has never missed a single day of school, from Kindergarten to 12th grade. She attends Canton Preparatory High School and had[…]
VBT approves first step in special assessment district for Homestead
At its brief regular meeting on May 16, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the first step in setting up a special assessment district for road improvements to[…]
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