Michigan Court of Appeals upholds VBEA grievance on pay
The Van Buren Public Schools must pay the teacher who taught extra students as agreed under the collective bargaining agreement unless the district decides to appeal a Court of Appeals[…]
Court Watching: Jury to decide many charges against Dekenta Parchman on Sept. 25
A jury trial on Sept. 25 in Wayne County Circuit Court for Dekenta Reshard Parchman, 31, of Westland will consider five charges against him including torturing a woman on July[…]
VBT DDA approves $816,524 for Belleville Road widening project
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority at its Aug. 22 meeting unanimously approved paying $816,524.59 to Wade Trim engineers for the detailed scope of work proposal for the widening[…]
Court Watching: Tiggs’ probable cause conference on murder adjourned to Sept. 13
On Aug. 23, 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green adjourned the probable cause conference for Matthew Torrey Tiggs, Jr., 22, of Eastpointe to Sept. 13 on nine charges including[…]
VBT planners OK hot dog stand near exit door of Menards building
The Van Buren Township Planning Commission unanimously approved temporary land use for not to exceed one year for a hot dog stand near the exit door at the front of[…]
Wayne County Emergency Damage Assessment Survey
The Michigan State Police in coordination with the Wayne County Emergency Management Department have requested county residents complete the self-reporting survey attached to this message. Survey: https://arcg.is/10ab1j This survey is[…]
Editorial: Mayor Conley breaks tie on city manager selection
On Aug. 28, the Belleville City Council had one item on its special meeting agenda: Select a city manager. And, after an hour of discussion, the selection was Jason Smith,[…]
Tornado tracks through Van Buren Township with no injuries
A weak tornado tracked through about three miles of southern Van Buren Township beginning at about 10:23 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. There were no injuries reported. The National Weather[…]
VBT planners OK final site plan for new Mobil station
After a discussion on when the pole sign for the old Mobil station was going to come down, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission unanimously approved the final site plan[…]
School Board OKs $280,516 for food service equipment for BHS
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday to buy $280,516 in new food service equipment from Stafford Smith Inc. for Belleville High School. Treasurer Simone[…]
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