Editorial: Salary lists tell tax payers how much we pay our workers
We are in the midst of our annual “transparency” project that entails using the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the salaries and fringe benefits of those in our community[…]
VFW Patriot’s Pen, Voice of Democracy bring local winners
On Dec. 18, Huron River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4434 honored two students from McBride Middle School as winners of the 2017-2018 Patriot’s Pen Essay titled “America’s Gift to[…]
Grace Baptist Church to celebrate 75 years with special service
On Feb. 11, Pastor Robert White and the congregation of Grace Baptist will be celebrating a milestone of the church, its 75th anniversary. The church began on Jan. 17, 1943[…]
Davenport University honors four Belleville students
Davenport University in Grand Rapids has announced three Belleville students have been named to the President’s List for the fall 2017 semester: Wade Gilchrist, Amy Rouster, and Mallory Winner. The[…]
Friends of Library set Used-Book Sale on Feb. 3
Fill a bag with books for only $3 at the Friends of the Belleville Area District Library “Bag Sale.” The winter used-book sale will take place from noon to 3[…]
Belleville Rotarians to host 10th-annual ‘Fat Tuesday’ Italian buffet
The Belleville Rotary Club is again inviting the public to its Italian Dinner Buffet on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Van Buren Eagles, 9961[…]
Editorial: Advertising VBT: Money well-spent?
“That’s the $8,000 question,” Craig Atchinson said Tuesday as the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority moved forward to approve that amount for five advertisements in regional publications. Atchinson is[…]
VBT commission hears reort on toxic landfill permit
David Brownlee, chairman of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission, said at the commission’s Jan. 17 meeting that he wanted to talk about the interest generated by a Detroit Free[…]
VBT Environmental Commission study deep injection well plume
At its regular meeting Jan. 17, Van Buren Township Environmental Commission members studied a 10,000-year toxic plume boundaries map for the deep injection well in Romulus. Commission chairman David Brownlee[…]
School Board OKs Supt. Kudlak for another 2 years
After a closed-door session at the end of the meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education extended the contract of School Supt. Pete Kudlak for two[…]
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