Belleville Planners approve site plan for new district library
A happy cheer was heard from members of the Belleville Area District Library Board on Sept. 14 after a unanimous vote of the Belleville Planning Commission that approved the site[…]
Court Watching: Jamie Battle bound over on three charges of CSC with 5-year-old girl
After a Sept. 13 preliminary exam where a little girl who just turned six was the only witness called, 34th District Court Judge Brian Oakley bound Jamie Christopher Battle, 19,[…]
VBT Planners to set hearing on medical marijuana ordinances
Van Buren Township’s committee to study medical marijuana has recommended the township opt out of the new state law that would allow expanded grow locations, dispensaries, and other businesses. The[…]
Sumpter Planners OK FMAR land use, sends item on to township board
After a half-hour meeting on Sept. 14 before an audience of supporters from Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue the Sumpter Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a[…]
Letter in support of FMAR: World a better place with Pete and Marcy
To the members of the Sumpter Township Planning Commission: I have asked my husband Rick Dawson to read this letter for me and for it to be entered into the[…]
Community invited to learn about, attend ‘Marriage of Figaro’
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is organizing a way for local residents to both learn about and attend Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” at the Michigan Opera Theater in[…]
Keystone Academy approves NWEA MAP for reading assessment
At its regular meeting Sept. 14, the Keystone Academy Board of Directors unanimously approved the use of NWEA MAP as the academy’s reading assessment system. The Michigan Revised School Code[…]
Editorial: Tonight is big moment for new district library
The Belleville Planning Commission meets tonight, Sept. 14, at 7:30 to consider the site plan for the new Belleville Area District Library, to be built on Fourth Street and the[…]
Retired Chief Gene Taylor saves teen from getting hit by train
Belleville’s retired Police Chief Gene Taylor is being praised for saving the life of a troubled Ash Township teenager on Sept. 5 in Carleton as she stood in front of[…]
Belleville Candidate Forum set Sept. 20 at BHS Mini-Auditorium
The League of Women Voters will hold a candidate forum for those running for Belleville City Council in the Nov. 7 election. The forum will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday,[…]
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