Motorcyclist killed in crash at S. I-94 Service Dr./Belleville Rd.
At about 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, a motorcycle and a car collided in the middle of the intersection at Belleville Road and the I-94 Service Dr. The motorcyclist,[…]
FMAR looking for more teams for its July 14 benefit golf outing
Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue, the no-kill animal shelter based in Sumpter Township, needs more teams for its benefit golf outing on Saturday, July 14. This ninth-annual golf outing will[…]
Van Buren Township DDA approves issuing $2 million in bonds
To help build its pedestrian walkway over I-94, Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority received a Michigan Department of Transportation grant of $250,000 and $250,000 more from the Southeastern Michigan[…]
Van Buren Township begins second year of summer youth jobs
The Van Buren Township summer youth job program, now in its second year, has selected 24 student interns, ages 14-18, for temporary jobs within the township’s municipal sectors. The program[…]
City of Romulus seeks voter approval of 4 mills for fire, police services
The City of Romulus will ask voters to approve a ballot proposal that would provide funding to maintain the current level of fire and police services in the community –[…]
James Archsmith earns PhD at University of California, Davis
Dr. Prasant Mohapatra, the University of California, Davis, Dean of Graduate Studies, placed a hood on James Archsmith, conferring his PhD at recent commencement ceremonies. Archsmith, son of Belleville residents[…]
Museum plants special rose bushes in Rosie memorial garden
The Belleville Area Museum planted the first Rosie the Riveter Floribunda Rosebush garden in southeast Michigan on June 28. Ten original Rosies and their families along with friends and tri-community[…]
Belleville woman sues alleging Salmonella from pre-cut fruit at VBT Walmart
Ashley Hollar of Belleville has filed a lawsuit against Walmart and Caito Foods after she said she contracted Salmonella by eating pre-cut watermelon she bought at the Van Buren Township[…]
Tractor Supply Co. set to open newest store on Michigan Avenue
Tractor Supply Co., which has been supplying advertising inserts to readers of the Belleville-Area Independent for months, is expected to break ground in Canton Township in August for its newest[…]
Kiley Lafferty of Belleville spends summer in Thailand
This summer, Kiley Lafferty, 20, of Belleville spent two weeks in Thailand helping animals and learning what it’s like to be a veterinarian. Traveling with study-abroad organization Loop Abroad, Kiley[…]
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