Editorial: Waving goodbye to bag-less leaf pick up in city of Belleville
With a tightened budget, the city of Belleville has cut un-bagged leaf pickup from its approved budget. For years, the city has invited residents to rake their leaves to the[…]
League of Women Voters to present VBT candidate forum June 16
The League of Women Voters of NW Wayne County is providing an opportunity for Van Buren Township citizens to learn more about the candidates running for the Van Buren Township[…]
Ten outdoor sculptures installed in VBT and City of Belleville
On May 26, the six Michigan Sculpture Initiative pieces that have been on display in the City of Belleville for about a year were removed and replaced with new sculptures.[…]
Peter Kudlak to start as new superintendent of schools by July 1
Peter Kudlak, serving as assistant superintendent in the Milan Area Schools since 2012, will take over as superintendent of the Van Buren Public Schools by July 1 after unanimous action[…]
Sumpter Country Fest Cutest Baby contest winners announced
On Monday, May 30, the winners of the Sumpter Township Country Fest Cutest Baby contest were announced. In the Cutest Baby Girl contest, Jasmine Larr is the first-place winner. She[…]
VBT board wants to meet with LDFA to discuss Visteon strategy
At the work/study session of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees o June 6 the board learned some information about Sovereign Partners, new owner of Grace Lake,that caused it[…]
Belleville taxpayers invited to meeting June 15 to discuss road costs
More than 900 letters recently were sent out to taxpayers in the city of Belleville inviting them to a meeting at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, in the cafeteria of[…]
Editorial: School Board selects Pete Kudlak as new superintendent
After a four-hour meeting Tuesday to re-interview the three final candidates for superintendent of schools, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education made a decision. Peter Kudlak was the[…]
Belleville celebrates Memorial Day
The turnout was the largest in years for the annual Memorial Day event at the Veterans Memorial in Belleville on May 30. A big part of the ceremony revolved around[…]
Langford-Green begins new top job at Wayne County
Shonta Langford-Green, former interim superintendent of the Van Buren Public Schools, began her new job with Wayne County just three days after she was named in a Civil Rights law[…]
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