Editorial: Ceremony in Belleville honors our military heroes
On May 31, a crowd gathered at the Veterans’ Memorial in Belleville on the shore of Belleville Lake to honor those who gave their lives for our country. Until COVID[…]
Library Board considers millage renewal
Members of the Belleville Area District Library Board discussed the best way to go about renewing the 0.7 mill that was approved by voters in 2010 and is expiring with[…]
City manager: Public education to solve blight
At the May 17 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Marcotte said there were two scrap cars at what had been called the “green monster,”[…]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist swamped out in VBT fire
Among those whose apartments were destroyed by the May 24 fire at The Waverly on the Lake apartments in Van Buren Township was Pultizer Prize winning journalist J. Ross Baughman.[…]
Van Buren Twp. Police seek person who threw fireworks at vehicles
Van Buren Township police are seeking information on a person accused of throwing fireworks at passing vehicles at Trilogy Apartments at about 3:30 p.m., May 12. According to Channel 2[…]
Gale, Chris Folks to celebrate 50 years of marriage on June 5
Gale and Chris Folks, who have lived on Robbe Avenue in Belleville since 1975, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 5 with extended family and friends. Gale Folks[…]
Rare airplanes to share space with classic cars at Yankee Air Museum
Yankee Air Museum is filling the ramp in front of its Hangar 1 base with a huge display of rare cars and aircraft on Sunday, June 13. Back from the[…]
EGLE grant funding puts recycling bins in all 13 Metroparks
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks announce the expansion of their recycling program to all Metroparks. As grant recipients of the Recycling and Organics Infrastructure Grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great[…]
Belleville Rotary Club scholarship awards presented at BHS
On May 25, the Rotary Club of Belleville held its 76th-Annual Scholarship Program in a gathering at Belleville High School which included school administrators, parents, family and Rotarians. Four $5,000[…]
Editorial: Ready to have some fun with food trucks, live bands?
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts in conjunction with the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce and funding by the Belleville DDA, is presenting a special treat on Wednesday, June[…]
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