Guiding Harbor by Jennifer Trotter
Just imagine. You are at work one day and someone comes to you and says you can’t go home. You are going to live with another family not too far[…]
VBT board approves amendment to Walden Woods agreement
The planned unit development agreement (PUD) that Van Buren Township had with original developer Hayden Gregory Associates for the construction of Walden Woods subdivision has now been amended to pave[…]
Arts Council announces three judges for this weekend’s annual art show
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts will present its 15th-annual Community Art Show on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct. 11-13, at the Belleville Yacht Club, 831 E. Huron River[…]
Sumpter uses ARPA funds on police dept., township hall roof
At its regular meeting Sept. 24, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to use federal ARPA funds to replace the south side windows and restroom floors in the[…]
Businessman John Chapman curses before Sumpter Twp. Board
John Chapman, who for many years has owned an auto mechanics shop on Sumpter Road, just south of Willow Road, got up to speak at the Sept. 24 meeting of[…]
Editorial: National Newspaper Week is Oct. 6-12
Every year, newspapers across the country remind readers of how important they are to a free society. And, it’s that time of year. Oct. 6-12 is National Newspaper Week. The[…]
Judge Kevin Cox to consider radioactive waste order Oct. 9
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox adjourned the Sept. 26 show-cause hearing on his temporary restraining order to stop the delivery of radioactive waste to a Van Buren Township[…]
VBT DDA agrees to give executive director a $5,128 raise in salary
At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority on Sept. 24, the board voted unanimously to amend the proposed 2025 budget to give executive director Merrie[…]
Riggs Park grew from homesteaders to farm to part of subdivision deal
Peter Riggs received his large tract of land in southeast Van Buren Township by purchase from the government at $1.25 an acre in 1836, not by a land grant like[…]
Dingell announces $50M to Cabot for battery manufacturing in VBT
Press Release Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on Sept. 20 announced Cabot Corporation will receive $50 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to build the first commercial-scale facility in the[…]
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