Randy Brown of the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announced the following awards in Saturday’s lighted parade: • Best Children’s Group – Faith Community Church • Most Enthusiastic Group –[…]

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In the Nov. 23 edition of the Independent, we reported that a mother came before the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on Nov. 13 to say her daughter[…]

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Red Roof® has announced the opening of the Red Roof PLUS+® Belleville at 45707 S. I-94 Service Dr. in Van Buren Township. A news release on Nov. 29 said owner[…]

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The McBride TerrorBytes team 14670, will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge Michigan State Championships to be held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10 at Macomb Community College athletic[…]

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The village of Whittaker is hosting a Christmas Tree lighting at the Augusta Township Hall at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Come & get a photo taken with Santa. The[…]

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At its regular meeting on Nov. 27, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a bid of $677,975 for structured cabling, A/V and security technology systems for[…]

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The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce is opening the door to the Christmas holidays for the community with its weekend of fun called Winter Fest. The festival is really in[…]

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When the Winter Fest lighted parade steps off from the Belleville High School parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, Janet Millard and Mary Jo Suchy will be in[…]

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Acting Belleville Police Chief Kris Faull of Sumpter Township was unanimously approved as the city’s permanent chief of police by the Belleville City Council at Monday’s regular meeting. City Manager[…]

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WDIV-TV has contacted the city of Belleville to ask for room on its communications tower for a remotely controlled, high-definition camera to take pictures of the city, Belleville Lake, and[…]

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