VBT commission hears reort on toxic landfill permit
David Brownlee, chairman of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission, said at the commission’s Jan. 17 meeting that he wanted to talk about the interest generated by a Detroit Free[…]
VBT Environmental Commission study deep injection well plume
At its regular meeting Jan. 17, Van Buren Township Environmental Commission members studied a 10,000-year toxic plume boundaries map for the deep injection well in Romulus. Commission chairman David Brownlee[…]
School Board OKs Supt. Kudlak for another 2 years
After a closed-door session at the end of the meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education extended the contract of School Supt. Pete Kudlak for two[…]
Friends of the Belleville Area District Library to hold annual meeting
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library will hold their annual general membership meeting, “Bear With Us,” at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at the library. The public is[…]
Knights of Columbus, St. Anthony Men’s Club set Vocations Dinner
Knights of Columbus St. Maximilian Kolbe Council 6549 and St. Anthony Men’s Club are sponsoring a Vocations Dinner and Silent Raffle in support of the seminarians at Sacred Heart, Detroit,[…]
Court Watching: Pfeiffer, Mellon bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court on charges
Rodney Francis Pfeiffer, 38, waived his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge David Parrott on Jan. 10 and was bound over to circuit court for an arraignment on the[…]
Belleville City Council votes 2% pay increase for police officers
After a closed-door session at the end of its Jan. 16 regular meeting, the Belleville City Council went back into open session and unanimously approved a 2% increase in pay[…]
Tony Burroughs to speak at WCCCD VBT campus on Feb. 7
Tony Burroughs, an internationally known genealogist, will speak at Wayne County Community College District’s Van Buren Township campus, 9555 Haggerty Road, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Feb. 7. He also[…]
Sumpter couple arraigned on murder charges in Romulus
The couple that fled to Georgia to avoid murder charges levied in the Jan. 1 death of the woman’s four-year-old daughter were arraigned Saturday in 34th District Court in Romulus[…]
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce presents awards
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announced awards at the annual meeting on Jan. 13. They were: Business of the Year: Wayne County Community College District, accepted by Mike Dotson;[…]
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