Sumpter Twp. board seeks way to replace crumbling water main
A water line that has had a reported 18 breaks in the last ten years was the focus of a 20-minute discussion at the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees regular[…]
Van Buren Township DDA pays $25,000 dues for Aerotropolis
At its 29-minute meeting on March 25, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously to pay its 2025 Detroit Region Aerotropolis dues of $25,000. Absent from the meeting[…]
Annual Indoor Flea Market is May 1-3 at St. Paul’s in New Boston
The Annual Indoor Flea Market at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 19109 Craig St., New Boston, is set for May 1-3. On Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, the hours[…]
Editorial: Independent sent many letters against Trump
We are a small, weekly newspaper dedicated to reporting on activities in a single zip code – 48111 – and yet we have been receiving dozens of letters from people[…]
Belleville High School Girls Varsity Basketball team is state champion
For the first time in history, the Belleville High School Girls Varsity Basketball team won the Division 1 Michigan High School Athletic Association State Championship on Saturday, March 22. The[…]
VBT OKs study of proposed sewer route from Salem Township
“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara said at the March 18 regular meeting of the township board of trustees. He said Salem Township[…]
Belleville DDA agrees to buy clock for 4th St. Square
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously at its regular meeting on March 19 to buy a clock for the Fourth Street Square at a cost of $26,000 to replace[…]
Strong showing by home robotics team results in second-place finish
By Mark Laginess The Belleville High School Team 6615 “Bellevillains” finished the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Belleville District Event at BHS as part of the second-place alliance. The March[…]
Belleville Community Guard program at Owen School on April 3
At 8 p.m., Thursday, April 3, the Tiger Elite Winter Community Guards will host a free Friends and Family Show in the Owen Intermediate School gymnasium. This event is an[…]
News release: Belleville announces closing on 330 Charles St. for new city hall, PD
On March 24, the City of Belleville announced the official closing on the purchase of 330 Charles St., which will serve as the future home of Belleville’s City Hall and[…]
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