Joe Stafford faces a second charge of robbing a Chase bank
Joe Stafford, who is facing a charge of bank robbery at the Chase bank in Belleville on Nov. 7, has been charged with a second bank robbery, this one in[…]
VBT board approves $2.1 million for meter system replacement
Water System Director James Taylor told the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees that the township’s entire meter system is antiquated technically and needs to be replaced right away. “The[…]
Michigan Downtown Association decides Harris Park is ‘Best’
The Michigan Downtown Association has recognized Harris Park in Van Buren Township as the Best Placemaking Project in the state. Placemaking is a people-centered approach to planning, designing and managing[…]
Sumpter Twp. board removes job for Karen Armatis from agenda
After raucous exchanges and board members yelling at each other at its workshop and regular meeting Nov. 10, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept an agenda[…]
Outgoing Sumpter Twp. board cancels all meetings until 2021
At a special, 36-minute meeting on Nov. 17, the outgoing Sumpter Township Board of Trustees reacted to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Nov. 15 announcement of a three-week pause in activities in[…]
Editorial: Heading into the holiday season with heavy hearts
On Friday, Dec. 4, the WinterFest fireworks will go off on the Denton Road bridge and will reflect off Belleville Lake. Thank you to the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce[…]
Van Buren Schools closed to in-person learning until Jan. 19
The Van Buren Public Schools are closed to in-person learning until Jan. 19. The wholesale switch to virtual learning took place Nov. 30, after Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the three-week[…]
District Library Board meets in new library with safety precautions
The Belleville Area District Library Board met in person at the new library on Nov. 10, the first time it has been able to do this since the March 10[…]
School district claims city is holding up construction
The hope to get the new, $10.5 million Early Childhood Development Center completed by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year was dashed at the regular meeting of the Van[…]
WinterFest fireworks set for 7:30 p.m. Friday
The WinterFest fireworks will begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, from the Denton Road Bridge over Belleville Lake. Fire fighters from the City of Belleville and Van Buren Township[…]
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