VBT planners allow 8-foot fence at Our Next Energy site
After an hour of discussion at its May 24 meeting, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission, meeting with a bare quorum, approved amended preliminary and final site plans for phase[…]
Mobil station, Camping World get approvals to move forward
The Mobil gas station and the Camping World site in Van Buren Township are finally able to move forward with their long-delayed developments. But in order to move forward, the[…]
Belleville Rotary Scholarship awards presented at BHS
On May 23, the Rotary Club of Belleville held its 78th-annual Scholarship Program. In a gathering, at Belleville High School, which included school administrators, parents, family and the Belleville Rotarians,[…]
Court Watching: Lawson bound over to circuit court on charges in Parkwood shooting
Samantha Ann Lawson of Taylor was bound over to circuit court for a May 31 arraignment on the information on charges surrounding a shooting into a residence in Parkwood Apartments[…]
Moose Poker Run is ‘To Hell and Back for the Kids’ on June 25
The Ypsilanti Moose 782 is hosting a Poker Run – “To Hell and Back for the Kids” – open to the public on Sunday, June 25. Registration is 10 a.m.[…]
Clean up to garden path reveals names from past in Sumpter Township
A volunteer at the Sumpter Senior Center noticed the path in the garden behind the center had grown over. When he started cleaning back the grass from the stone path,[…]
Graduating senior Jue’ Peoples never missed a day of school
High School senior Jue’ Peoples of Van Buren Township has never missed a single day of school, from Kindergarten to 12th grade. She attends Canton Preparatory High School and had[…]
VBT approves first step in special assessment district for Homestead
At its brief regular meeting on May 16, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the first step in setting up a special assessment district for road improvements to[…]
Zachary Porcaro of BHS awarded $1,400 MEA Scholarship for 2023
The Michigan Education Association announced Friday the recipients of the 2023 MEA Scholarships, honoring exemplary public school students from across the state who will be attending a Michigan public university[…]
No one comes to object to ban of wells in RACER Trust area
Nobody came to a public information session on May 18 to object to a proposed Van Buren Township ordinance that would ban water wells around RACER Trust property in the[…]
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