Belleville DDA agrees it’s time to follow through on plans
“We spent a lot of money to develop a master plan and then don’t go forward,” Belleville Mayor Kerreen Conley told the city’s Downtown Development Authority at its regular meeting[…]
VBT board holds public hearing on Haggerty Sub sidewalk project
Seven residents of Haggerty Sub let the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees know how they feel about paying for repairs to sidewalks in front of their homes as part[…]
Sumpter board wrestles with ways to clean up the parks, fix docks
After a dock was damaged at Banotai Park over the last week end in June, Sumpter Township Supervisor Tim Bowman got out his heavy equipment and tore it down because[…]
Keystone Academy wins Best & Brightest award for second year in a row
Keystone Academy in Sumpter Township won the 2021 Metro Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For award for the second year in a row. Keystone Principal Jorvanna Drain told[…]
Sumpter board votes 6-1 to promote Burdick to township manager
At its regular meeting on June 28, the Sumpter Township Board of trustees approved hiring its Deputy Clerk Anthony Burdick of Arkona Road as its new township manager on a[…]
MDHHS recommends Michiganders to avoid foam on waterbodies
As the weather warms up, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recommends that Michiganders and visitors avoid foam on Michigan waterbodies such as lakes, rivers, and streams.[…]
Court Watching: Michael Stone bound over to circuit court, can’t travel to Kansas
Michael Jermine Stone, 41, of Roseville was arraigned by 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin on Jan. 28 on a criminal sexual conduct first degree charge against a person under[…]
VBT police using Homeland Security to work on bomb threats
Over the past few weeks there have been three bomb threats called in to the Cracker Barrel restaurant on the I-94 North Service Drive in Van Buren Township, the[…]
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[…]
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