VBT fire causes some $50,000 in damage to Bayshore Dr. condo
Van Buren Township fire fighters were called to a structure fire at 48255 Bayshore Drive at about 1 p.m. March 21 and when they arrived it was a working fire[…]
Belleville Golf Cart Ordinance goes into effect March 24
“We are very happy to announce that the new Belleville ordinance to allow golf carts to be operated on certain city-owned streets in Belleville goes into effect on March 24,[…]
Belleville DDA agrees to pay more to city in new maintenance agreement
An updated maintenance and service-provider agreement between the Belleville Downtown Development Authority and the City of Belleville — that brings more than two and a half times the amount back[…]
Correction: Sumpter bidder says he was ready to start development at once
Frank Broughton sent us an email to inform us we had printed some inaccurate information in our March 17 edition. He explained: “As I was reading through your story about[…]
School Board hears presentation on pre-school tuition program
During the regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on March 21, Becky Ross, director of the recently constructed Early Childhood Development Center, gave a presentation[…]
Independent wins award in annual Michigan Press Association contest
The Belleville-Area Independent won a feature-writing award in its category in the 2021 Better Newspaper contest put on by the Michigan Press Association. The awards were announced on March 17.[…]
Editorial: Sunshine Week — Open government is good government
This is Sunshine Week in Michigan that celebrates openness in government. In the tri-community, most of the elected officials try to keep their deliberations open to the public, but sometimes[…]
BHS basketball team wins Regional title
The Belleville High School boys’ basketball team defeated Lincoln-Ypsilanti, 49-40, to win the Michigan High School Athletic Association District Championship on Friday, March 11. On Monday, March 14, the team[…]
Library to set millage replacement for August ballot
A 0.6864-mill question will be put on the August primary ballot to replace the millage that expired last year for the Belleville Area District Library’s operation. This is what was[…]
Kudlak gives debriefing on BHS gun incident
A school lockdown probably should have been done when a gun was seen at Belleville High School on Monday, March 7, School Supt. Pete Kudlak reported at Monday’s meeting of[…]
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