VBT Board ponders cutting police request
Last week the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held two full days of budget sessions, asking department heads to come before the board with budget requests and justifications for[…]
Jerry Champagne named public safety director in Ecorse
On June 7, Jerry Champagne began work on his new job: Public Safety Director of the City of Ecorse. This was little over a year after he was fired as[…]
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Sumpter Twp. Board settles with ex-Officer Lange for $90,000
Michael Lange, who was fired May 7, 2009 as a Sumpter Township police officer after 16 years on the job and then filed a Whistleblower law suit, recently accepted an[…]
Former VBT Supervisor Pat Cullins dies at 81
Van Buren Township’s first woman supervisor – who went to jail to protect Belleville Lake against pollution and ultimately was recalled over her choice of a police commander – died[…]
Belleville soldier one of 10 on “Michigan Heroes” lottery tickets
Army Staff Sgt. James W. Allen of Belleville is one of ten members of the military being featured on the new Michigan Heroes instant lottery tickets. Between May and July[…]
Parents invited to assembly at South Middle School on Nov. 18
Van Buren Public Schools invites all parents and the community to participate in a parent assembly entitled “What We Need to Know about Teens and Sexuality”. The assembly will[…]
Sumpter Police seek suspects in Oct. 12 Ace chainsaw thefts
Two chainsaws, worth about $600 each, were stolen by two men from the Ace Hardware store in Sumpter Township during business hours on Oct. 12. Then, the next day, about[…]
VBT Police nab couple stealing vacuum cleaners, TVs
Last Thursday, Nov. 4, the Van Buren Township Police Department’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU) received information about a male and female who were stealing flat-screen televisions and “Dyson” vacuum cleaners[…]
Voters pass library millage; put Frazier, Russell on School Board
In Tuesday’s General Election, voters in Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter gave an enthusiastic thumbs up to their library, agreeing to tax themselves .7 mill for 12 years to support[…]
DDA celebration to bring dancing on Main Street
“We’re having an open house for the downtown,” announced Carol Thompson at Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting in explaining the Saturday, Nov. 13 party on Main Street. She was speaking[…]
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