Detroit Police Sergeant rescus man crawling along Van Buren St.
Thomas Clayton, 69, went out for his routine morning walk on Saturday, Jan. 28, leaving Van Buren Street and heading across Tyler Road for the sidewalk to get to Haggerty.[…]
VBT revises 2011 budget figures in last-minute, special meeting
After an 85-minute, special meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amendment to the amendment of the 2011 general fund budget, approved just six[…]
VBT Clerk Wright invites BHS students to be Election Inspectors
The 11th-grade students in Marc Miloser’s fifth-hour government class at Belleville High School were very interested in what Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright had to say last Thursday –[…]
Sumpter OKs upgrades to PNA Hall parking for use as location for voting
Now that Elwell Elementary School will no longer be available as a site for Sumpter Township voters to cast ballots, that polling precinct is being moved to the PNA Hall[…]
VBT residents report coyote attacking pets in Country Ponds Estates
On June 28 a coyote reportedly attacked two dogs in Country Ponds Estates community, off Savage Road, sending both dogs to the veterinary hospital where they had to be stitched[…]
Van Buren Township honors 17 employees for 5-25 years of service
At the Dec. 13 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees the following 17 employees were honored for 5 to 25 years of service. • Mario Pinard, Water[…]
City Planners approve outdoor cafe seating for Charhouse
At its June 14 meeting the Belleville Planning Commission granted a café permit for the Belleville Charhouse to have outdoor café seating along its frontage on Main Street. Owners John[…]
Sumpter Board votes 5-1 to use Huron Twp. for dispatch services
Sumpter Township emergency dispatch services for police and fire personnel is slated to end Jan. 15, when Sumpter’s next-door neighbor Huron Township takes over dispatching services. The five-year contract calls[…]
Family grateful for young man who helped twins in accident
“We’d like to throw him a dinner. He is our hero,” Latoya Slaton said of the young man who helped her 21-year-old twin sons after an accident on the South[…]
Local Development Finance Authority re-elects Michael Dotson chairman
At a special June 19 meeting of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority, the six board members present elected the same officers for a one-year term ending June[…]
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