Editorial page cartoonist Kathryn Wood of VBT introduces herself
Kathryn Wood of Van Buren Township became the new editorial page cartoonist for the Independent shortly after the death of former cartoonist Bob Mytych on Aug. 19. Kathryn said she[…]
VBT Police move forward with ‘Hope Not Handcuffs’ program
Thanks to a new partnership between Families Against Narcotics (FAN) and the Van Buren Township Police Department, people who are seeking treatment for a drug or alcohol addiction will now[…]
Keystone graduates invited to apply for two scholarships
High school seniors who graduated from the eighth grade at Keystone Academy in Sumpter Township are invited to apply for two, $1,000 scholarships to a post-high school educational institution. The[…]
Early Childhood Center raising funds with family-to-family sale
The Early Childhood Center of the Van Buren Public Schools will host a family-to-family sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 13, 501 W. Columbia Ave., at the[…]
Editorial: City gets lesson on local government
On March 4, Christopher J. Johnson, general counsel of the Michigan Municipal League, was present at city hall for an hour-and-a-half lesson on “Essentials of Local Government” for representatives of[…]
McBride Middle School to present ‘Murder on the 518’ March 14-16
McBride Middle School students will present this year’s play, “Murder on the 518,” on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 16 at[…]
WM landfill receives preliminary approval for VBT gas recovery plant
Waste Management’s Woodland Meadows landfill received preliminary site plan approval from the Van Buren Township Planning Commission on Feb. 28 on WM’s plan to build a methane gas recovery plant[…]
Voters approve VBPS renewal of non-homestead millage
In the Feb. 27 election, voters in the Van Buren Public Schools district in Wayne and Washtenaw counties, approved renewal of the non-homestead millage question. • In Wayne County, it[…]
Belleville DDA spends two hours planning for the future of its district
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority gathered on Saturday for a two-hour strategic planning session with Samantha Harkins of Hundred Place Consulting of Lansing leading the discussion, assisted by planning consultant[…]
Hidden Treasures Gift Shop vendors to cut prices prior to move
In anticipation of the closing of the Hidden Treasures Gift Shop at Haggerty School before moving back to the facilities at the new Van Buren Township Community Center, vendors are[…]
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