VBPS students all qualify for free lunches for five years
Starting this fall, all the students in the Van Buren Public Schools qualify for five years of free lunches and breakfasts. This was part of the report at Monday’s district[…]
VBT board agrees to add extra paid vacation day: Juneteenth
Clerk Leon Wright and Trustee Kevin Martin introduced an agenda item at the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees’ regular meeting on June 20 that would give employees an extra[…]
All five Belleville City Council seats are up for election in November
All five seats on the Belleville City Council are up for election on the Nov. 7 General Election. Candidates must file with the city clerk by the deadline of 4[…]
Belleville Rotary Club installs new officers
On June 20 board members of the Rotary Club of Belleville for the 2023-24 Rotary year were installed virtually by Rotary District 6400 Governor Traci Sincock. President is Corinne Flynn,[…]
Belleville City Council interviews sixth city manager candidate
At a special meeting before the regular June 20 Belleville City Council session, the sixth candidate for city manager was interviewed. And, when that interview was over, the council set[…]
Rawsonville Road closed for month-long ditch project south of Willis
Starting June 20 the Washtenaw County Road Commission began a drain improvement project with the ditches along Rawsonville Road between Talladay and Willis. The closure on Rawsonville Road is south[…]
Editorial: It’s Lakefest week end in Belleville
This is the third year that Lakefest has been celebrated in Belleville and this year the lake really is the focus of the most eye-catching of all the action. Although[…]
Andrea VanDenBerg retires from sharing school board meetings
Andrea VanDenBergh was among those whose retirements were marked at the June 12 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. She did not retire from the school[…]
VBT board approves Visteon settlement at special meeting
After a 35-minute closed-door session on June 13 with attorney Rick Berg, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a resolution to settle the year’s-long dispute[…]
Railroad crossing closures updated for VBT, Belleville
Norfolk Southern has provided Van Buren Township with an updated projection to their dual rail instillation project, as of June 22. (An earlier list of proposed crossing closings was published[…]
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