Sumpter Twp. Board delays adoption of 2023-24 budget
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees took the recommendation of Township Manager Tony Burdick to delay the adoption of its 2023-24 budget from its March 14 meeting to the March[…]
Court Watching: Erica Works goes to hospital instead of court on Belleville gun charges
Erica Renee Works, 26, of Belleville was due to be arraigned on March 22 by 34th District Court Magistrate Al Hindman on five weapons charges, but she was taken to[…]
VBT gets $4,059 from County Land Bank to tear down dog kennel
“It’s not sanitary or safe,” Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara said of the old dog kennel at 39700 Tyler Rd. at the March 21 regular township board meeting in[…]
HCMA moves metropark office to Huron Township site
After 70 years, the Huron Clinton Metroparks in this area have moved their park office. The old park office was located at 17845 Savage Rd., Sumpter Township, in Lower Huron[…]
Court Watching: Suspect arraigned for 2021 murder of woman in Westlake apartment
John Brian Green-Johnson, 32, with a Detroit address, was arraigned by 34th Court Magistrate Al Hindman on March 23 on a charge of homicide-open murder and felony firearm in the[…]
Editorial: Nice to meet those who protect us
At the March 20 meeting of the Belleville City Council, Fire Chief Brian Loranger introduced three fire fighters who were being promoted. They stood in front of the council and[…]
Forty robotics teams compete in weekend sessions at Belleville High School
Belleville High School hosted the FIRST Robotics competition last weekend, March 17-18, with 40 teams competing, including BHS. Belleville Mayor Kerreen Conley stood in the middle of the competition area[…]
VBT announces museum to reopen in December
About 40 people attended the Van Buren Township meeting at the Belleville Area District Library on March 16 to hear the township’s plans for the Belleville Area Museum, which has[…]
BACA, friends to view ‘The Conformist’ film at April 8 trip to DIA
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts invites the public to join it on an April 8 bus trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts to view a 1971 Italian[…]
VBT Supervisor: Now there is $10 million for the Denton Road bridge
Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara announced at the March 7 regular board of trustees meeting that state officials now have agreed to put $10 million in its budget for[…]
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