VBT Board sets special work/study session to discuss meeting conduct
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees will convene in a special work/study session at 4 p.m. today (May 10) to consider proposed amendments to the Meeting Conduct Policy. No[…]
VBT Police report possible identification of teenager killed by train
On Monday afternoon, May 7, Van Buren Township Public Safety Director Gregory Laurain put out a call to the public for help in identifying the victim of a pedestrian-train fatality[…]
Luckey, Ohio, project: Excavation of contaminated soil starts
The excavation of contaminated soil at the former Brush Beryllium site near the Village of Luckey, OH, began April 16, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a project[…]
Russ Thomas of Belleville to perform in Canton Village Theater
The Spotlight Players’ senior citizen group, Still Got It Players, will present the comedy “Heaven Help Me” in the Biltmore Studio at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, May 17-20.[…]
Court Watching: 34th District Court shuts down docket so judges can honor Judge Szlinis
On April 18, 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green alerted everyone that the courtrooms were closing at 10:15 a.m. that morning so all the judges and some staff could[…]
Three die in 6-vehicle crash at Belleville/Ecorse stoplight
At 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, police received word of a six-vehicle collision at the intersection of Belleville and Ecorse roads in Van Buren Township. Three people died at the[…]
Editorial: National Honor Society induction shows off our best
A senior citizen who attended the April 26 induction of the 47 new members of the Belleville High School National Honor Society told us he was so impressed with the[…]
Police identify four teens involved in armed robbery
Van Buren Township Director of Public Safety Gregory Laurain announced on May 1 that the four males involved in the April 9 armed robbery of two 10-year-old boys have been[…]
Belleville High School freshman killed by train
A 15-year-old Belleville High School freshman was killed by an eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train traveling on Norfolk Southern tracks in Belleville on Wednesday, April 25. Belleville Police Chief Hal[…]
Monroe Fine Art Fair seeking artists for August festival
The organizing committee for the 15th-annual Downtown Monroe Fine Art Fair is seeking painters, print makers, photographers, wood carvers, stained glass artists, jewelry makers, fiber artists sculptors, potters and other[…]
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