Editorial: Van Buren Public Schools cleaning up after cyber-attack
School Supt. Pete Kudlak told those at the Jan. 29 school board meeting that the district is cleaning up on the last details of December’s cyber-attack. He assured everyone that[…]
VBT DDA approves legal assistance for eminent domain takings
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority, at its Jan. 23 meeting, approved the professional services agreement with Jerome Pesick, an attorney with Williams Williams Rattner and Plunkett, to work[…]
BHS Varsity Dance Team takes first place, again, for its Jazz routine
The Belleville High School Varsity Dance Team was at Little Caesars Arena on Jan. 28 for the Pistons Classic Dance Championship, the team’s last competition of the season. The team[…]
VB School Board organizes for 2024 with the same officers
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education held its organizational meeting on Jan. 16 and reelected the same board officers. Amy Pearce is president; Susan Featheringill is vice-president, Darlene[…]
VB School Board buys six school buses, looks at fleet management
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved purchase of six, 77-passenger general education school buses for a total of $991,554 from Hoekstra, whose bid was[…]
VBT board accepts report on busy year for planning commission
Van Buren Township’s director of planning and economic development Dan Power at the regular meeting of the VBT board of trustees on Jan. 16 gave a report on the many[…]
Speaker at Rotary: ‘Human trafficking is happening here’
The Rotary Club of Belleville invites the public to a free presentation, “Human Trafficking is Happening in our Community,” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Belleville Area District[…]
Sumpter OKs special land use for self-serve car wash on 4-1 vote
Commenting that the he did not think there was enough room for a car wash at the busy Bemis/Sumpter intersection, Sumpter Township Supervisor Tim Bowman cast the only no vote[…]
BHS seeks businesses to participate in second-annual Career Day
Last year more than 50 businesses participated in Belleville High School’s first-annual Career Day and this year they would like to double that number. BHS wants to expose its students[…]
Editorial: Annual salary reports on what’s paid by taxpayers
You pay your taxes, but do you know how much of those tax dollars you are paying employees in local public bodies? The hard-earned funds go from your pocket or[…]
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