School Board approves grant money for new mental health clinic
At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on May 12, the board voted unanimously to use $608,570 of a mental health grant to construct[…]
Sumpter Twp. Police get accreditation certificate at twp. board meeting
On its Facebook page, Sumpter Township Police comment on the April 22 presentation of its new Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission certificate. We were honored to have the Michigan Association[…]
Editorial: If we saw trucks before on Belleville Road, just wait
The Van Buren Township Planning Commission has been working with a distribution center on Belleville Road at Yost Road to direct its many truckers to Ecorse Road to the south[…]
Stellantis to build Mopar mega-hub on Ecorse in VBT
Van Buren Township sent out invitations to those living near an Ecorse Road neighborhood to attend a May 1 meeting to tell them about a proposed new development – and[…]
VBT planners OK plans for Chick-fil-A, McDonalds
During the April 23, three-and-a-half-hour meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission, commissioners approved preliminary site plans for Chick-fil-A, a rebuilding of McDonalds, and a site-plan amendment for Upland[…]
May 8 is the 80th anniversary of World War II’s VE-Day
By Don Sherman Van Buren Township In 1992, I had the opportunity to interview several Belleville and Ypsilanti men and women regarding their contributions to the design, construction, and operation[…]
City Council proclaims May 5 as Sgt. Todd Schrecengost Day
To celebrate the 25 years of service of Police Sgt. Todd Schrecengost, on Monday the Belleville City Council presented him with a proclamation they signed recognizing May 5, 2025 as[…]
VBT Trustee Donald Boynton elected to MTA board of directors
Van Buren Charter Township Trustee Donald Boynton Jr. has been elected to the Michigan Townships Association Board of Directors, serving as director of MTA District 25, which encompasses Livingston, Monroe,[…]
Editorial: BHS, Albion College fulfill Harper’s dream
Harper Mathis, a 15-year-old Belleville student suffering from terminal brain cancer, is in hospice care at her home. At Monday’s meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education,[…]
VB School Board plans for new bond issue
At the April 28 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, consultant Rob Kakoczki of Plante Moran Realpoint, gave an update on plans that would end[…]
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