Zachary Charles Wagenschutz Zachary Charles Wagenschutz, 21, of Ypsilanti and previously of Sumpter Township was video-arraigned while in custody on Dec. 2 on charges of assault with intent to do[…]

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For more than an hour and a half on Dec. 12, the Belleville Planning Commission took part in a workshop led by Andy Aamodt of Giffels Webster planning consultants that[…]

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We are completing our 30th year of service to the local community. On Jan. 5, 1995, the Belleville-Area Independent published its first paper and has continued every Thursday since then.[…]

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By Jennifer Trotter Guiding Harbor CEO Foster Care doesn’t have a season. I get calls and emails every day about kids needing a foster placement. One day recently, I was[…]

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The Charles B. Cozadd Rotary Foundation has presented a $4,463.97 grant to Guiding Harbor. The grant is funding three endurance beds for Guiding Harbor’s Girlstown Residential Program in Van Buren[…]

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About a decade ago, someone with institutional knowledge retired from Wayne County and since then the libraries in the county have been overpaid and underpaid in court penal fines because[…]

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The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has awarded $42.7 million in Going PRO Talent Fund grants to 697 businesses across the state, including two with Belleville addresses.[…]

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The Belleville Downtown Development Authority at its regular meeting on Dec. 18 considered sponsoring a big barbecue competition. Members plan to attend a large competition in March in Livonia to[…]

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The Charles B. Cozadd Rotary Foundation presented a grant of $20,939.15 to Sumpter Township Director of Public Safety Eric Luke on Dec. 17 at the Sumpter Fire Station. The grant[…]

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The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce’s lighted Winterfest parade was Dec. 7 with the float theme of “Classic Christmas Movies.” • P&P Dance Studio won the Most- Enthusiastic Award; •[…]

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