City council gets fire dept. assessment with options to consider
At its Aug. 18 regular meeting, the Belleville City Council received an assessment report on its fire department. Greg Flynn and Rich Marinucci were present to report on their study[…]
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Robert John Sills Robert John Sills, 24, of Sumpter Township was video-arraigned in custody on May 28 on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, gun possession while intoxicated, and driving[…]
VBT planners postpone action on Yost Transfer Station addition
In 2023, two days after the Van Buren Yost Transfer Station passed all building inspections and the certificate of occupancy was in hand, a fire erupted. Although the official cause[…]
Sumpter woman dies in 3-vehicle head-on collision on Haggerty
A 64-year-old Sumpter Township woman was pronounced dead at the scene following a three-vehicle head-on collision on Haggerty Road, just south of the North I-94 Service Drive on Friday morning.[…]
Editorial: EGLE, EPA plan to renew Wayne Disposal license
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has put a legal notice in today’s paper on page 17. It announces that EGLE and the U.S. Environmental Protection[…]
VBT seeks grant for fishing pier at proposed new Lake House
At its Aug. 5 regular meeting the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a grant application for $41,667 from Wayne County to support the construction of a fishing[…]
News releases: Plaintiffs win preliminary injunction against landfill
Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox on Aug. 6 issued a ruling siding with the plaintiffs, granting a preliminary injunction against Wayne Disposal Inc. from receiving radioactive waste[…]
Help your community go green: Apply for $100,000 tree grant
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the DTE Foundation and ReLeaf Michigan, is offering $100,000 in grant funding through the DTE Foundation Tree Planting Grant Program. This[…]
Board of Education reviews annual board policy updates
On Monday, Aug. 11, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education held its regular meeting at the Administration Building with the only administrative item on the agenda being the[…]
Court Watching
Enrique Jose Cano-Hernandez Enrique Jose Cano-Hernandez of Ypsilanti was video-arraigned at 34th District Court while in custody on June 6 charged with driving while license suspended on Nov. 4, 2019[…]
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