School Board votes 6-1 to OK ‘Return to Learn Plan’
After four hours of discussion on the 50 pages of plans on how to reopen school on Sept. 1, during the coronavirus, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education[…]
Nelson Po requests recount of Sumpter Township election
On Monday, Aug. 10, a group of five Sumpter Township residents drove to the Wayne County Elections Commission on the fifth floor of the Coleman A. Young municipal building in[…]
Online Court Watching: Dominick Anderson bound over after in-person exam
34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green presided over a preliminary exam on Monday morning that was held in person with masks, personal distancing, and plastic barriers. This was a[…]
VBT Board approves adding public safety millage to Nov. 3 ballot
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to place a Public Safety Renewal question on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. Action was taken at a 27-minute special[…]
Belleville Fire Dept. Auxiliary presents two $500 scholarships
Brooklyn Keele and Collin Attard, both members of the Belleville High School Class of 2020, each was presented with a $500 scholarship by the City of Belleville Fire Auxiliary. Brooklyn,[…]
Puri to face Hess in November for 21st District House seat
Unofficial results of the Aug. 4 primary election show the following results for 21st District Representative in the State Legislature, the seat currently occupied by Rep. Kris Pagan, who is[…]
Lunch Box restaurant in final days on Main Street
The Lunch Box restaurant is in its last days in the site it occupied on Main Street’s curve just south of the Belleville Bridge. The restaurant’s contents were to be[…]
Belleville Council holds special Zoom meeting Aug. 7
The Belleville City Council held an eight-minute Zoom meeting Friday at 10 a.m. to re-vote on all the items that were considered at the previous meeting on Monday, Aug. 3.[…]
Van Buren Township police discover body in bed of truck
(This report has been corrected.) The body of a man was discovered by Van Buren Township Police in the bed of an F-250 truck parked in the grass next to[…]
Belleville man dies in jet ski accident on Lake St. Clair Aug. 8
Area media has reported that a 30-year-old Belleville man died Saturday evening, Aug. 8, after a jet ski accident on Lake St. Clair. He was taken to River District Hospital[…]
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