City of Belleville Proclamation in honor of Sumpter Twp.’s 180 years
WHEREAS, the original survey granted to Sumter Township was approved on Nov. 5, 1819 and federal land in the Township began to be sold to individuals in the 1830s, WHEREAS,[…]
Robert Coutts of VBT announces candidacy for 34th District Court judge
Attorney Robert Coutts announces his candidacy for 34th District Court Judge. The 34th District Court serves the cities of Romulus and Belleville, and the townships of Huron, Sumpter, and Van[…]
VB Public Schools Education Foundation grants announced
At the April 27 virtual meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education the follow were announced as receiving grants from the Van Buren Public Schools Education Foundation:[…]
Honk for our senior
Many families are decorating their doors to honor their seniors who are missing out on so many important milestones and ceremonies of graduation. Our door is a half-acre from the[…]
Editorial: City Council, School Board advised of loss of revenue
It’s not only families who are hurting because of the Stay Home, Stay Safe response to COVID-19 in Michigan. Family members can’t go to work and haven’t been able to[…]
Captain Franklin Williams of VBT dies as result of COVID-19
Detroit Fire Department Captain Franklin Delano Williams, 57, who has lived in Van Buren Township since 2010, died April 8 from complications due to COVID-19. He is the first fire[…]
Belleville City Council considers reducing budget, hiring more cops
“The budget is pretty difficult, especially with everything moving,” said interim City Manager Tracey Schultz Kobylarz to lead off Monday’s Zoom teleconference of the Belleville City Council. She said the[…]
Supt. Kudlak alerts school board to cut in state funding
At Monday’s virtual Zoom meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, School Supt. Pete Kudlak alerted the board to big cuts in funding that are coming due[…]
Keystone selects Steven Harsant as new board member
Steven Harsant of Van Buren Township was selected by the Keystone Charter Academy Board of Directors as a new board member. At the April 23 special Google Meet virtual meeting,[…]
Daniel McNamara inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, LA — Daniel McNamara of Belleville was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. McNamara[…]
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