Editorial: Stellantis reveals plan to keep trucks off Belleville Rd.
What route will those 200 tractor trailers take as they come and go daily from the new Stellantis mega-hub on Ecorse Road? At last week’s regular Van Buren Township meeting[…]
Stellantis Megahub gets 12 years of 50% tax cuts in VBT
After two public hearings on May 20 at which no public spoke, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees established Industrial Development District #26 and granted 50% tax abatement on[…]
Belleville DDA: City may get camera to find geese feeder
At its regular meeting on May 21, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority was told that the Goodbye Geese contractor it hired had an encounter with someone who is actively feeding[…]
Lori Day, Geof Bush sing ‘National Anthem’ at Memorial Day ceremony
Lori Day and Geof Bush, husband and wife veterans, sang the “National Anthem” at the May 26 Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Monument on High Street in Belleville. Rev.[…]
Keystone board elects new president: Christine Mahaly of Van Buren Twp.
Christine Mahaly of Van Buren Township was unanimously elected the new president of the Keystone Academy Board of Directors and she will take over her duties on July 1. Keystone[…]
VBT wins silver at 2025 Telly Awards for video on Community Impact
Van Buren Township is proud to announce that its Communications Department’s produced video, “VBT: A Community Center’s Impact,” has been awarded a Silver Telly Award in the Non-Broadcast – General:[…]
District Library board votes 6-1 to repay penal fines with payment plan
Sharon Peters, chairperson of the Belleville Area District Library board, said she just wanted to pay off the $122,733.64 the library received in error over the last ten years and[…]
Editorial: Memorial Day parade on Monday brings many units
Monday, May 26, is Memorial Day and this community will be able to enjoy its second year in a row of a hometown parade to honor those who have died[…]
Top Ten Belleville High School Graduates named
Top Ten BHS graduates: Samanthat Radtka, Valedictorian Ella Garland, Salutatorian 3. Luka Igonin 4. Sage Foster 5. Ivana Goff 6. Trent Britton 7. Jaclyn Sterly 8. Alivia Jager 9. Nolan[…]
City council adopts ordinance against feeding wildlife in parks
On May 19 at its regular meeting the Belleville City Council unanimously passed the second reading and final adoption of a new ordinance to keep people from feeding wildlife. The[…]
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