By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer “When asked, our response is simply: We are just following the law,” said Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority member James Richter in response[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At 12:35 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, Belleville Fire Department was called to a basement fire at Sweet Chateau cupcake shop at 533 Main Street.[…]
Three families reportedly were burned out of their apartment units beginning at about 8 p.m. Monday at Parkwood Manor on Tyler Road in Van Buren Township. VBT fire fighters reportedly[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Angelina Mae Perry, 39, and Ray Thomas Hunt, 34, the parents of a baby who drowned in the family pool on Aug. 20, are[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Jan. 28 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was videotaped using three big cameras, but the tapes are not[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s meeting, Reg Ion of Van Buren Township asked the School Board to sell items from Elwell Elementary School which it is demolishing[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor John Bojanowski, the Van Buren Public Schools Transportation Supervisor who was hired two weeks before school began last summer, was fired Jan. 11, just[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On Thursday Jan. 17, John Delaney returned to 34th District Court with his attorney James Fifelski to request a motion hearing. The hearing will[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Kara Lynn Gonzalez, 42, of Sumpter Township returned to Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit on Friday, Jan. 18. Gonzalez stood with her[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor An employment agreement with Jennifer Zaenglein to serve as Van Buren Township Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation was approved by the VBT Board[…]