Library plans going-away party at Fred C. Fischer site
At 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, a big, going-away party is being thrown at the Fred C. Fischer Library before it is torn down and made into a parking[…]
Police Chief disrupts meeting with complaints against Independent
Sumpter Township Public Safety Director/Police Chief Eric Luke completed his regular police report at the township board’s regular meeting on Feb. 11 and then launched into a vitriolic verbal attack[…]
Belleville’s walker, Aleta Skomski, dies in her mobile home
Aleta Skomski, the woman who was seen out walking in all kinds of weather on various routes between Belleville, Van Buren Township, and Ypsilanti, was found dead in her home[…]
Gov. Whitmer appoints Davis to Mich. Juvenile Justice Committee
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Amiyah L. Davis, of Detroit, to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice. Davis is a graduate of Belleville High School. She is a youth council[…]
Van Buren Township Planning Commission reelects Carol Thompson
Carol Thompson was reelected chairperson of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission for another year at the commission’s Feb. 12 meeting. Donald Boynton was reelected vice-chairperson and Bryon Kelley reelected[…]
Council for the Arts to give public a ride to Purple Rose show
Members of the Belleville Area Council for the Arts will provide transportation for those wishing to join them in a trip to the Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea on Wednesday,[…]
Editorial: Library Board plans fun farewell to Fischer library
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Belleville Area District Library Board went over the plans for the fond farewell to the Fred C. Fischer Library before moving into the glorious[…]
Judge Parrott arrested on domestic violence charge
34th District Court Judge David Mark Parrott, 59, was arrested on Feb. 8 at the Van Buren Township condo he shares with his 55-year-old female partner. He was arraigned by[…]
Board of Education approves 2-year contract with teachers
At its Feb. 10 regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously ratified a new two-year contract with the Van Buren Education Association, which represents the teachers.[…]
VBT pays $54,945 in back wages to 48 police officers, fire fighters
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Charter Township of Van Buren has paid $54,945 in back wages to 48 current and former[…]
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