Dorothy Ticknor feted at surprise party to mark 100th birthday
Dorothy Chizmar Ticknor, who graduated from Belleville High School in 1934, was surprised by a 100th birthday celebration put on by family and friends June 10 at Webber’s in Ann[…]
Dingell announces $451,237 regional grant through Ypsilanti Fire Dept.
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-MI, announced the City of Ypsilanti Fire Department will receive a $451,237 regional grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)[…]
Huron Twp. Police, Fire Departments honored for life-saving efforts
Huron Valley Ambulance (HVA) was proud to present Officer Keith Nappo of the Huron Township Police Department with a life-saving award for his heroic actions on July, 19, 2016. Also[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green binds over co-defendants in purse snatching at Meijer
On June 7, co-defendants Kyle Patrick Burton, 27, and Heaven Leigh Persinger, 25, waived their preliminary exams at 34th District Court on identical charges of larceny in a building on[…]
Court Watching: Murder suspect Mark Germano held on $500,000 cash bond
Mark Allan Germano, 44, of Van Buren Township was arraigned June 7 by video from the VBT police lockup on charges of first degree murder and using a firearm to[…]
Editorial: Barbara Miller asks VBT to create a cultural plan
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held its regular meeting at the Belleville Area Museum in downtown Belleville on Tuesday and Supervisor Kevin McNamara waxed poetic about the close[…]
Mark Germano arraigned for murder in Sunday shooting
Van Buren Township resident Mark Germano, 45, was arraigned by video from the VBT lockup on Wednesday morning on a charge of first-degree murder and felony firearm. He is accused[…]
Sunday fire damages house in Greenbriar Subdivision in VBT
The renter of the home at 6435 Thornwood in Greenbriar Subdivision said he had been smoking meat in a stand-up smoker on Saturday and thought the coals were all cool[…]
Rotary Club spruces up Victory Park
On May 30 the Belleville Rotary, along with a few helpful friends, spent its early evening dressing up the gazebo in Victory Park. As workers did last year, the Rotarians[…]
Two neighbors pull 3-year-old boy out of Belleville Lake
A three-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister were playing along the seawall on the shore of Belleville Lake when the boy fell into the lake. This was at 178 North[…]
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