Disbarred Belleville attorney files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Thomas A. White, whose law office had been at 35 Main Street in the City of Belleville for 20 years, was disbarred from the[…]
Belleville law firm offers free help for victims of disbarred attorney
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Jason Goldman and Bryan Suliman, young Belleville attorneys who opened a law firm in February at 287 Industrial Park Drive, are offering to help[…]
District Library Board approves up to $4,500 for DNR site soil borings
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville Area District Library Board approved spending up to $4,500 for preliminary soil borings on the Department of Natural Resources lakeside site north[…]
VBT board meets in special workshop to consider ’14 budget
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees met in a special work/study meeting on Monday to consider proposed amendments to the $13.6 million budget[…]
Motorcyclist dies in accident at Hannan Road, S. I-94 Service Dr.
Glenn Herring, 57, of Romulus, was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle-vehicle accident at the corner of Hannan Road and the South I-94 Service Drive shortly after 9:38[…]
BHS Football Booster Club sets fund-rasing scrap metal drive
The Belleville High School Tiger Football Booster Club will hold a scrap metal drive from noon to 5 p.m. on Aug. 3 and 4 to raise funds for the club[…]
Belleville crosswalk repair begins at Main Street and Denton/Liberty
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority has approved replacing the failing bricked crosswalk on Main Street at Denton and Liberty with stamped concrete. The project, awarded to Blue Ribbon Contracting, began[…]
Davon Miller sentenced to 3 months in jail for cocaine possession
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On July 24, Davon Miller, 34, was formally sentenced to 3 months in jail for possession of cocaine and $1,200 in court costs that[…]
Judge Slavens sentences 17-year-old burglar to up to 22 years in Jackson
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mark T. Slavens has sentenced Brian Baker, 17, of Van Buren Township to up to 22 years in Jackson[…]
Four charged with prostitution plea bargain down to $500 fine each
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Four women who were arrested for allegedly keeping a house of prostitution in Van Buren Township, a felony, pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor[…]
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