Kathy, Jim Farr to mark 50th wedding anniversary on May 2
Jim and Kathy Farr will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their May 2, 1969 wedding at Belleville First United Methodist Church. Kathy Malkowski, a Riverview graduate, met Jim Farr from[…]
Local chorus’ spring concert theme: ‘Let’s go to the Movies’
Members of the Belleville Community Chorus invite everyone to join them at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27, to celebrate their 13th-annual spring concert. The performance, titled “Let’s Go to the[…]
Ashley Hood, Don Pranger engaged to be married
Good Friday evening, Don Pranger proposed marriage to Ashley Hood at Egan’s Pub, where they met a few years ago. Ashley happily accepted and everyone at Egan’s celebrated. Don is[…]
Editorial: VBT Board OKs E. Huron River Drive route for Iron Belle Trail
It wasn’t easy, but after a very long discussion on Monday and more discussion on Tuesday, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the controversial eastern route of the[…]
Mayor LeRoy Burcroff responds to report of city council meeting
To Ms. Rosemary Otzman: In the April 4, 2019 edition of the Belleville-Area Independent you included a headline on your front page that stated “City of Romulus accused of stealing[…]
Fallen Tiger wall in front of Belleville High School almost completed
A memorial wall to hold the names of students who died during their school years in the Van Buren Public Schools is almost completed and the district is accepting applications[…]
Sumpter Twp. won’t pay before getting answers on audio/video system
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its regular meeting April 9 to have the vendor for its new audio/visual system, Elon, come talk about all the problems[…]
‘Community Sing with Matt Watroba’ returns to library April 24
Community Sings with Matt Watroba returns to the Belleville-Area District Library at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 24. Join your friends and neighbors for a community sing-along hosted by WDET’s Matt[…]
Twisted Rooster sets clean-up event for downtown Belleville
Twisted Rooster will hold a clean-up event in downtown Belleville beginning at noon, Saturday, April 27, at Horizon Park. Volunteers will meet at the park and spread out throughout the[…]
School Supt. Kudlak presents his first State of the District address
Van Buren Public Schools Superintendent Pete Kudlak gave an hour-long State of the District address during the regular school board meeting on April 15. It was his first since becoming[…]
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