After 12-1/2 days open, new library closes until April 6
A Book Brigade passed the last 100 fiction books from the old Fred C. Fischer Library to the new Belleville Area District Library at noon on Leap Day, Feb. 29,[…]
Belleville puts city manager in charge of emergency decisions
The City of Belleville took all non-essential items off its agenda for Monday’s city council meeting and concentrated on an “Emergency Plan.” During an hour-long discussion, the council named interim[…]
LDFA discusses noxious landfill odors from Waste Management
At the March 11 meeting of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority, LDFA member John Delaney said he has smelled noxious odors from the Waste Management landfill as[…]
It’s time for the Census, be sure to be counted
The 2020 U.S. Census count has begun and elected officials throughout the nation are urging their populations to be counted because it will affect federal money coming to their areas[…]
Independent earns two awards in MPA Better Newspaper Contest
The Belleville-Area Independent won two awards in the 2019 Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were announced March 12. Members of the Montana Press Association reviewed 3,500 entries[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green dismisses charge against Johnson while officer on vacation
On March 11 at 34th District Court, Justin Cleeve Johnson, 17, of Van Buren Township, who was charged with unauthorized driving away of a motor vehicle on Nov. 25 in[…]
Van Buren Township will be closed for two weeks due to COVID-19
News release from Van Buren Township In an effort to reduce the spread and exposure of COVID-19, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted to shut down all township[…]
P&P Dance Centre to host Youth Dance Day in Belleville on April 25
Registration is open for Youth Dance Day, a low-cost spring event hosted by Young Dancers Initiative, the educational arm under the umbrella of local non-profit dance company, Jodie Randolph Dance.[…]
Editorial: Library bee hives coming in April
The March 10 regular meeting of the Belleville Area District Library Board was in its new meeting room in the brand-new library for the first time. The Rotary Club had[…]
Tri-community voters pass DIA renewal, endorse Biden, Trump
The counties of Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne passed the renewal millage for the Detroit Institute of Arts in the March 10 election, including those voters in the tri-communities of Belleville,[…]
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