William Gillis Meyer
WILLIAM GILLIS MEYER (March 3, 1954 – September 25, 2013) William G. Meyer, a resident of Brighton and formerly of Belleville, died unexpectedly in his home on September 25, 2013[…]
Karen LaMothe resigns from Van Buren Township position
Karin LaMothe, who was hired by Van Buren Township Supervisor Linda Combs as her executive assistant in January, promoted to deputy supervisor in June, and demoted to executive assistant in[…]
VBT Board spars over details of deputy supervisor post
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After a heated discussion on issues surrounding the supervisor’s appointment of a deputy supervisor, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees at its regular[…]
Preliminary count on students in district better than expected
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The official fall student count day is Oct. 2, but at Monday’s regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education a[…]
BHS Marching Band to appear in Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit
For the first time in a long while, the Belleville High School Marching Band will participate in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit this year. Pam Johnson, assistant to School[…]
Mistake at art show gives artist $150 prize in wrong age category
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor An artist won $150 for first place in the 13-17 teenage category at the Community Art Show last week end. The problem is she[…]
Elden, Lorincz, Godrey win first places in Community Art Show
Tim Elden, Alisha Lorincz, and Lily Godfrey won first places in three age categories in the fourth-annual Community Art Show held Friday and Saturday at St. Anthony’s Father Folta building.[…]
Belleville City Council offers parcels to library for $250,000
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s meeting, the Belleville City Council approved making two parcels the city owns available to the Belleville Area District Library at a total[…]
District Library sets public forum to discuss 5 sites
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Sept. 10, after another closed-door session that lasted more than an hour, the Belleville Area District Library Board announced five proposed sites for[…]
Thomas White’s preliminary exam adjourned until Oct. 16
34th District Court Judge David Parrott adjourned for four weeks the preliminary exam scheduled for the morning of Sept. 18 for dis-barred attorney Thomas A. White on five felony charges.[…]
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