After a closed-door session at the end of the Jan. 18 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, the council reconvened and approved two, three-year union contracts for city employees.[…]
Note: This report was corrected at 12:08 p.m., Feb. 24 concerning the relationship of the guardians to the student. After an open disciplinary meeting with a student and the student’s[…]
The Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a new event on Feb. 26, called the “Black-Owned Business and Vendor Showcase.” The Showcase is free to attend and open to[…]
Sergio Luis Bellew, 26, of River Rouge was due for his preliminary exam Jan. 19 at 34th District Court on a charge of bank robbery of the Belleville Chase Bank[…]
Dore Juchartz of Sumpter Township will celebrate her 90th birthday on Saturday, Feb. 26, and family members invite those seeing her out and about to wish her a happy birthday.[…]
On Feb. 8, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted to ask Wayne County to consider its request for some 13.5 miles of bike/pedestrian paths using about $6.5 million in[…]
The following resolution was passed by the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees at its Feb. 15 meeting, on the occasion of the retirement of Public Safety Director Gregory Laurain[…]
The Charter Township of Van Buren Police Department is proud to announce it is among 42 agencies accredited by the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP) through its Michigan[…]
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 5-1 at its Feb. 8 meeting to apply to Wayne County for $6.5 million in grant funding for two bike/pedestrian trails for the[…]
John Blackstone, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4434, presented a surprise award to the Belleville-Area Independent on Feb. 10. The award was accepted by Editor Rosemary K.[…]