VBT residents question Supervisor McNamara’s proposed Lake House
At the end of the May 2 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, a group of residents got up, one by one, to speak to the board[…]
Kiwanis Club to sell Mother’s Day flowers at TCF Bank on May 12, 13
The Belleville Area Kiwanis Club will sell Mother’s Day flowers at the TCF Bank on Belleville Road from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, and from 9 a.m.[…]
34th District Court employees form Green Team for Relay for Life
Employees of the 34th District Court are joining together to support Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green as she begins chemotherapy and a long road in her breast cancer journey. They[…]
Court Watching: Charges dismissed against Chad Shaw after no witnesses show up
On May 3, 34th District Court Judge David Parrott dismissed charges, without prejudice, against Chad Allen Shaw when he found there were no complainants and no witnesses in the cases[…]
Arrest of suspect may solve series of B&Es to autos in city of Belleville
Belleville Police Chief Hal Berriman said the arrest of a 23-year-old male resident of Huron River Drive may solve a rash of breaking and enterings of autos over the last[…]
Editorial: Four special men keep woman from drowning in lake
Although they didn’t seek the spotlight, we think the men who saved a woman’s life deserve our thanks. Last Friday, at about noon, a woman in her 70s, who had[…]
New BHS Distinguished Graduates honored at dinner
Belleville High School’s 2017 Distinguished Graduates were honored with a dinner served in their honor at BHS on April 28. Honored were Bernard Hovey, class of 1965, and Jill Devers,[…]
Bryan Walters named VBT September Days Volunteer of the Year
Bryan Walters was named Volunteer of the Year at the September Days Senior Center in Van Buren Township. Senior Director Lynette Jordan praised Walters for always being there to help[…]
Sumpter Twp. Police arrest four in home invasion
On Saturday, April 29, at about 3:40 p.m., officers from the Sumpter Township Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 27000 block of Sumpter Road on report of[…]
Supervisor McNamara: Ecorse could be runway for self-driving cars
With the American Center for Mobility getting under way at Willow Run at the west side of Van Buren Township, the VBT Downtown Development Authority is looking for ways to[…]
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