Peaceful walkers bring protest to VBT Police station
On Friday afternoon, June 12, a crowd protesting police brutality gathered in the parking lot outside the Meijer garden center on Belleville Road to listen to speeches and then marched[…]
VBT Planning Commission considers senior living complex
A proposed development for senior independent living needs two approvals to deviate from zoning ordinance restrictions, so the project went before the Van Buren Township Planning Commission for comments from[…]
COVID-19 death numbers in 48111 remain flat since May 29
The deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus in the tri-community – the 48111 zip code – has remained at 29 since May 29, according to numbers released by the Wayne[…]
Red Cross Blood Drive set for June 25 at Trinity Episcopal Church
A Red Cross blood drive will be held from 1 to 6:45 p.m., Thursday, June 25, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 11575 Belleville Road, Van Buren Township. The Red Cross announced[…]
Library sets three sessions of Virtual Chess to learn the basics
The Belleville Area District Library has three sessions of Virtual Chess coming up for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the game. Staff member Jonathan Richards will teach how[…]
Online Court Watching: District Court judges meet with defendants, attorneys via Zoom
The probable cause conference for Maurice Schropshire, 25, of Van Buren Township, was adjourned until July 1 to give attorney Daniel Waszak of Neighborhood Defender Service, who was just appointed,[…]
Keystone Academy hires four Teachers in Residence for backup
At its regular meeting on May 14 the Keystone Academy Board of Directors met via a virtual Google Meet. Keystone Principal Jorvanna Drain reported that Keystone again has hired four[…]
VBT police seek information on shootings in Wildbrook subdivision
Van Buren Township Police are seeking information on the shootings that took place at about 9:16 a.m. Tuesday in the Wildbrook subdivision, off Savage Road. Numerous 911 calls reporting multiple[…]
Sumpter Township Board votes to take treasurer to court
At a special meeting June 10, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously, with one absence, to take Township Treasurer Ken Bednark to court to have a judge tell[…]
City Council to consider demolition of vacant store it owns next door
Belleville City Manager Tracey Schultz Kobylarz followed the city council’s direction in taking steps to clean up the vacant store it owns next door to city hall and got a[…]
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