Belleville City Council sends proposed use agreement to attorney
An agreement for use of the Fourth Street Square for outside dining for Egan’s Pub customers and other businesses until Sept. 21, 2024 has been sent to the Belleville city[…]
Local commissioner resigns from state redistricting group
Glenn Shaw, 71, of Van Buren Buren Township will fill a recent vacancy on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission after he was selected in a random, computered draw Sept. 23.[…]
Mutt Walk Winners
These are the winners in the Belleville Central Business Community’s Mutt Walk virtual competition. First place in the Cutest category is Freya, a French Bulldog (Kelly Conway, Westland). Second place[…]
City of Belleville/Van Buren Township 2020 Goodfellows Application for Assistance begin Monday, Nov. 9
Applications to receive assistance for the 2020 Belleville/Van Buren Township Goodfellows Christmas Food and Toy Distribution Program will begin 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9. Application forms will be available 24/7[…]
Mich. Treasury: All bottle and can return facilities must reopen
Michiganders who desire to redeem their outstanding 10-cent deposit on bottles and cans will now be able to go to any retailer that accepts returns, according to the Michigan Department[…]
Editorial: Trick or Treating downtown will have a different flair
After the Belleville Central Business Community and the City of Belleville officials agreed that the annual Trick or Treating among downtown merchants would not be a good idea during the[…]
Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Nov. 3 election
Polls in all parts of Michigan will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for voting in the General Election. Voters, who have not already[…]
Sup. Kudlak reports three positive COVID-19 cases, 42 quarantines
At the Oct. 26 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education School Supt. Pete Kudlak gave an update on COVID-19 cases in the district. He said[…]
VBT board approves ordinance for 6-7 per acre condos on the lake
A zoning ordinance to allow 6-7 detached condos per acre in the RM, Multiple Dwelling Residential District, was approved by the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees at its regular[…]
VBT Clerk urges residents to wear masks as positive cases rise
Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright made a statement at the Oct. 20 regular meeting of the township board, via Zoom, urging residents not to let their guard down against[…]
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