Editorial: Parents, staff, students ask school board for help
High school counselors are usually assigned to a student as the student enters ninth grade and then the counselor gets to know the student well and is able to give[…]
VBT attorney explains Wayne Disposal lawsuit and what’s ahead
Brandon Grysko, partner in the law firm Fausone & Grysko in Northville, told the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees a step-by-step report of what has happened in the township’s[…]
Liam Klink catches biggest fish at Kids’ Fishing Derby in Sumpter
Liam Klink caught a 24-inch carp to get top prize in that category at Saturday’s Kids’ Fishing Derby in Sumpter Township. About 80 turned out for the event at Sherwood[…]
School Board approves $77 million bond issue to be on Nov. ballot
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the paperwork to send to the state for preliminary qualification of a November ballot asking voters to approve $77 million[…]
BHS to welcome 9th graders with new Freshman Academy
In just the first semester of the 2024-25 school year, there were 239 occurences of ninth graders being disciplined at Belleville High School. There were 419 in ninth grade. “They[…]
Anti-Trump rally set Saturday at Harris Park in Van Buren Township
Flyers are being distributed by a group calling itself “Belleville Area Friends Indivisible Fights Back!” announcing an anti-Trump demonstration from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, at Harris Park, 10101[…]
Public meeting set on Wayne Disposal Inc.’s hazardous waste license
The previously announced public information meeting for the Wayne Disposal Inc. hazardous waste license application has been rescheduled for 6-8 p.m., June 26, at the Wayne County Community College District,[…]
Editorial: Monday’s traffic in Belleville was ‘perfect storm’
At the June 2 meeting of the city council, councilwoman Julie Kissel said the traffic that afternoon was “the perfect storm of things.” Main Street was closed for the first[…]
Sumpter board, 5-2, agrees with planners: No spot zoning
On a vote of 5-2, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees agreed with the planning commission’s recommendation to deny rezoning of 24235 Sumpter Rd. to allow a commercial use in[…]
City Council tables action required under Safe Drinking Water Act
At the June 2 meeting of the Belleville City Council, which met with a bare quorum of three, a motion to hire a firm to help the city comply with[…]
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