Atchinson Ford holds Christmas food drive for food closet
Medina Atchinson and Luke Simon delivered 700 food items on Dec. 23 to the Emergency Food Closet at Belleville First United Church, 417 Charles St. Atchinson Ford, at 9800 Belleville[…]
Tyler students travel to Lansing to present at tech showcase
Students from Tyler Elementary School were among the few in Michigan selected to bring cutting-edge and innovative technology demonstrations from their classrooms to lawmakers in Lansing. The 23rd-annual AT&T/MACUL Student[…]
Court Watching
Zachary Charles Wagenschutz Zachary Charles Wagenschutz, 21, of Ypsilanti and previously of Sumpter Township was video-arraigned while in custody on Dec. 2 on charges of assault with intent to do[…]
Belleville Planning Commission works on new Master Plan
For more than an hour and a half on Dec. 12, the Belleville Planning Commission took part in a workshop led by Andy Aamodt of Giffels Webster planning consultants that[…]
Editorial: We’re completing 30th year of service to community
We are completing our 30th year of service to the local community. On Jan. 5, 1995, the Belleville-Area Independent published its first paper and has continued every Thursday since then.[…]
Guiding Harbor: Foster care doesn’t have a season
By Jennifer Trotter Guiding Harbor CEO Foster Care doesn’t have a season. I get calls and emails every day about kids needing a foster placement. One day recently, I was[…]
Cozadd Foundation gives $4,463.97 grant to Guiding Harbor
The Charles B. Cozadd Rotary Foundation has presented a $4,463.97 grant to Guiding Harbor. The grant is funding three endurance beds for Guiding Harbor’s Girlstown Residential Program in Van Buren[…]
Library to consult attorney over Wayne County penal fines
About a decade ago, someone with institutional knowledge retired from Wayne County and since then the libraries in the county have been overpaid and underpaid in court penal fines because[…]
Michigan LEO grants 2025 awards, two with Belleville addresses
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has awarded $42.7 million in Going PRO Talent Fund grants to 697 businesses across the state, including two with Belleville addresses.[…]
Belleville DDA considers big BBQ competition, block party for teens
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority at its regular meeting on Dec. 18 considered sponsoring a big barbecue competition. Members plan to attend a large competition in March in Livonia to[…]
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