Matthew Mark Taylor, 30, of Sumpter Township failed to show up for his four, live preliminary exams and one remote pretrial, all set for Dec. 6 in front of 34th[…]

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After 42 minutes in a closed-door session during its regular meeting on Dec. 20, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously to follow through on what they had discussed in[…]

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Andre Lovell Crittendon Andre Lovell Crittendon, 21, of Sumpter Township, is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), domestic violence-3rd, and interfering with a crime[…]

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The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that crews expected to reopen the left lane of westbound I-94 from Belleville to Rawsonville roads in Wayne County on Dec. 22. Work to[…]

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The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library will hold their 2024 annual membership meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, in the Cozadd Room of the library. Members of[…]

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An 8-inch water main installation project on Belleville Road between Jeanette and Sunrise will eliminate four dead ends in that area, Water & Sewer Director Kevin Lawrence told the Van[…]

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All lanes of I-275 in each direction between 5 Mile Road and Sibley Road were scheduled to be reopened by Friday, Dec. 22, according to a news release from the[…]

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The Belleville Planning Commission agreed at its Nov. 9 meeting to have a public hearing on a proposed ordinance change to the city’s boat parking rules. But, the public hearing[…]

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At its regular meeting on Nov. 28, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved the lowest qualified bid of Diversified Excavating and Site Utilities for relocation of a water line[…]

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On Jan. 5, 1995, the Belleville-Area Independent published its first paper and has continued every Thursday since then. On Jan. 5, 2024 we mark completion of the 29th year of[…]

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