VBT OKs mailing masks to every township resident
Every resident in Van Buren Township will receive a protective face mask by mail or otherwise, following action taken by the township board at its Dec. 15 Zoom meeting. Township[…]
Sumpter Twp. holds first Zoom meeting for special session
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees held its first-ever Zoom meeting on Dec. 15 and passed 17 motions, with 10 having one or more no votes. The most controversial motion[…]
Tri-community government offices closed until Jan. 4
Belleville City Clerk/Treasurer Verna Chapman said the administrative offices at City Hall are closed for the holidays and will reopen at 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4. City Manager Tracey Schultz[…]
Romulus, Dearborn Heights VFW Posts merge
The Romulus Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9568 has merged with the Dearborn Heights VFW Post 78 and now has been renamed the Pvt. James D. Donovan/Romulus Post 78. On[…]
Sumpter Township resident arraigned on felony assault charges
According to a news release from Sumpter Township Police, Dajon Donte Lewis, 18, of Sumpter Township, was arraigned Dec. 25 at 34th District Court on the following charges: • One[…]
Court Watching: 2018 case of gunman outside Egan’s Pub set for Feb. 25 court session
The case of Scott William-Samuel Settles, 45, of Belleville, continues to wend its way through the Wayne County Circuit Court. Settles was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful[…]
VBT, Belleville, Sumpter alert residents to DTE tree trimming for 2021
DTE will be notifying residents in certain areas of Van Buren Township, Sumpter Township and, the City of Belleville via a phone call and a letter explaining that tree trimming[…]
Van Buren Township resident arraigned on felony assault charges
Kojuan Jamel Quiles, 46, of Van Buren Township, was virtually arraigned on Dec. 28 by 34th District Court Magistrate Alan Hindman on charges of assault with intent to do great[…]
Court Watching: Second suspect arraigned in Egypt Covington murder case
Shane Lamar Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township was arraigned Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, as the second suspect in the shooting death of Egypt Covington in her Van Buren Township home[…]
Editorial: Only one week until Christmas Eve, get ready to celebrate
The celebration of the birth of Jesus seems so far removed from the events going on in our community and our country these days. Over the years, Christmas has always[…]
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