Michigan State Police find stolen vehicles in car trailer in VBT
A stolen vehicle believed to be traveling “under its own power” last week led Michigan State Police to a trailer on a freeway in Van Buren Township loaded with vehicles[…]
Editorial: Belleville DDA gives grants to Chamber, CBC
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority at Wednesday’s meeting was scheduled to announce grants of $2,000 each to the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce for its Winter Fest 2020 and to[…]
Belleville City Council announces scarecrow winners
At the Oct. 19 Belleville City Council meeting Mayor Kerreen Conley announced the winners of this year’s scarecrow contest. The scarecrow in front of Barber Bob’s was announced as the[…]
Belleville asks DTE to submit plan in writing on solution to outages
Representatives of the city of Belleville met with a DTE engineer by Zoom on Oct. 12 to talk about plans for solving the electric problems in the east side of[…]
VBT partners with Forgotten Harvest for Pop-Up Food Pantry
Van Buren Township and Forgotten Harvest have joined forces to host a Forgotten Harvest On The Go Mobile pantry distribution site to give away fresh and nutritious foods free-of-charge to[…]
Rotary Club coordinates water bottle drive for school district
The Belleville Rotary Club and the Rotary Passport to Service Club are coordinating a water bottle drive for children attending Van Buren Public Schools in grades kindergarten through sixth. This[…]
VBT Planners recommend marijuana ordinance amendments
At its regular meeting Oct. 14, via Zoom, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission held a public hearing on zoning ordinance amendments and unanimously recommended to the township board rules[…]
Sumpter Twp. to consider bike trails to link to neighbors
Sumpter Township Trustee Don LaPorte suggested linking the township with neighbors Belleville and Van Buren Township by a pedestrian/bike trail. At the Oct. 13 in-person meeting of the township board,[…]
Trinity Episcopal Church sets annual ‘Blessing of the Pets’
Attention all pet lovers! Trinity Episcopal Church on Belleville Road will host its annual Blessing of the Pets in honor of St. Francis of Assisi at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct.[…]
Court Watching: Steven Abdo waives exam, bound over to circuit court
On Oct. 14 at 34th District Court, Steven Frank Abdo, 37, of Romulus waived his preliminary exam on a charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer on Sept. 3 in Van[…]
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