VBT Summer Concert Series will be on Wednesdays at Van Buren Park
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The following lineup is expected to be approved for this year’s Summer Concert Series at Van Buren Park and the concerts will be held[…]
School Board approves Abel as new Edgemont principal
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Fredrick Abel, assistant principal at Owen Intermediate School, was approved as the new principal of Edgemont Elementary at Monday’s meeting of the Van Buren[…]
Contract Welding celebrates 50 years of fabricating, welding
On May 3, the Tinsley Family of Contract Welding & Fabricating, Inc. in Belleville celebrated 50 years of business with family, friends, employees, and business associates with a gathering at[…]
Traffic study for proposed library shows no need for full signal
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The traffic engineer hired by the Belleville Area District Library Board reported that his study shows the intersection of Belleville and Quirk roads does[…]
Van Buren Township fire victim identified
The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the man who died in the May 24 fire at Bellridge Apartments in Van Buren Township as Jamir Davis, 20. He was[…]
Loud noises startle VBT planning commissioners during June 11 meeting
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor As the brief, June 11 Van Buren Township Planning Commission meeting was winding down, the commissioners were startled by loud noises that seemed to[…]
VBT Planners need more information on Medical MJ law
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Township Planning Commission needs more information on Medical Marijuana laws in Michigan before recommending removal of words from the zoning ordinance.[…]
Parents lobby school board for recess break for Owen students
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Four parents spoke to the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education during Monday’s regular meeting, politely lobbying for recess for the 700 fifth[…]
BHS foreign student heads back to Taiwan after a year in Belleville
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Yu-Yoa Bai, 16, is headed back to Taiwan after spending the school year as an exchange student at Belleville High School. He graduated from[…]
Belleville planners OK two new signs, one more still needs work
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At the end of the City of Belleville Planning Commission meeting June 12, Commissioners Henry Kurczewski and Mike Renaud commented that approving two out[…]
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