Sumpter Twp. hears presentation about district library
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its regular meeting on July 22, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees listened to a presentation by Joy Cichewicz, vice president of the[…]
Belleville City Council OKs new AWD Ford Interceptor police car
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A white 2015 Ford Interceptor AWD Utility vehicle was approved by the Belleville City Council to be its new police car. The unanimous vote[…]
After fire, 5-Star Market reopens with new Benito’s Pizza Parlor
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor It has been eight and a half months since the electrical fire that devastated Five Star Market and its new sit-down Benito’s Pizza Parlor[…]
Voters turn down library proposals in Tuesday’s election
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor In Tuesday’s primary election, voters resoundingly turned down both proposals for the Belleville Area District Library’s plan to build a $19 million library on[…]
This week end features County Fair, parade in Belleville, Air Show
Aug. 6-10 is a busy time in the Belleville area. • The Wayne County Fair started Monday and will continue through Saturday at the fairgrounds on Quirk Road in Van[…]
Police Officer David Brooks arraigned on two felony charges
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor David Ryan Brooks, 25, of Van Buren Township turned himself in to the VBT Police Department on July 31 and was video-arraigned at 34th[…]
VBT response: Van Buren Township’s compliance is Federal requirement
Thank you for providing Van Buren Township the opportunity to clarify the July 24, 2014 front-page article entitled, “Belleville’s Kayak Launch put on hold by Van Buren Township’s decision to[…]
Five candidates file for three school board seats in Nov. 4 election
The deadline for withdrawing as a candidate for three open seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was 4 p.m. Friday, July 25. According to the Wayne[…]
VBT DDA supports outdoor emergency sirens
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor “If something happened and the sirens could have helped” that would be a problem, said Ron Blank, a member of the Van Buren Township[…]
Eight candidates file for four library board seats in Nov. 4 election
The deadline for filing as a candidate for four open seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board was 4 p.m. Thursday, July 17. According to the Wayne County Clerk’s[…]
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