Editorial: Letter writer thanks everyone for local upgrades
Our reader who wrote to thank everyone for all the upgrades in the City of Belleville where he lives, didn’t realize that there’s a lot going on in Van Buren[…]
VBT board votes to join Waste Management in wetlands lawsuit
After a 45-minute closed-door session June 21, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously in open session to join Waste Management of Michigan in a civil lawsuit against[…]
Deputy Clerk Burdick set to become Sumpter Township administrator
Anthony Burdick, who has served as deputy clerk for Sumpter Township for three and a half years, was the subject of a special meeting of the township’s Hiring Committee at[…]
Sumpter board discusses Nelson Po’s project without telling his name
A special meeting with one item on the agenda June 23 was expected to take just a few minutes for the item to be approved and then the meeting to[…]
School Board approves budgets for 2022-23, plus final amendments
The Van Buren Public Schools annual budget has to be approved by July 1 and at Monday’s school board meeting, with a bare quorum, the 2022-23 budgets were approved, as[…]
Court Watching: Belleville man bound over to circuit court after fight on Carmell
Drew Andrew Gilbert, II, 40, of Belleville was bound over to circuit court for a June 8 arraignment on the information on one count of assault with intent to murder[…]
Sgt. Mark Abdilla wins donut-eating contest at Lake Fest
Van Buren Township Police Sgt. Mark Abdilla won the June 25 Donut Eating Contest at Lake Fest by eating nine donuts in three minutes. VBT Deputy Police Chief Joshua Monte[…]
Court Watching: Johnson charged with ten counts surrounding Meijer safe breaking
Justin Cleeve Johnson, 20, of Ypsilanti, was arraigned June 14 in 34th District Court on ten charges surrounding the June 11 safe breaking and break in at the Meijer store[…]
Jason Bies, Dustin Cox, Ricael Rodriguez win guns in Masonic raffle
Jason Bies won first place in the Myrtle Lodge 89 F&AM gun raffle. On Saturday at 6 p.m., Belleville Police Chief Dave Robinson pulled the winning tickets out of a[…]
VBT Board honors employees for years of service, retirements
On June 8, the following Van Buren Township employees were honored for their years of service: • Police Lt. Mark Buckberry, 30 years; • Carol Towles, 25 years; • Police[…]
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