Clarification: There were more stipulations to Landstrom’s sentence
In the April 5 edition of the Independent on page 18 we reported Kenneth Joseph Landstrom, 59, of Van Buren Township was sentenced to five days in the Wayne County[…]
Editorial: Delaney:There’s a storm brewing in Van Buren Township
Another raucous meeting in Van Buren Township. On Tuesday, Channel 4 interviewed VBT Trustee Sherry Frazier at the board table before the meeting started and then recorded part of the[…]
Two cats rescued from blazing house fire in Belleville
Two cats were reported inside the house at 205 Roland Street in the city of Belleville when fire erupted at about 3:52 p.m. Friday. Belleville Police Officer Sarah Dzagulones entered[…]
BHS students to present ‘Into the Woods’
Here’s the cast and crew of “Into the Woods” being presented at the Belleville High School Auditorium starting April 13: Sydni Flint, Dillon Phon, Isabelle Schakel, Dani Guevera, Joe Budd,[…]
Belleville opens two bids for seawall repair, may consider other option
In December the city of Belleville received a single bid of $341,000 for Doane’s Landing seawall repair. That was too much, so they changed the specifications some and went out[…]
Hardy, Williams inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, LA — The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all[…]
Sumpter Twp. accepts insurance proposal from Burnam Flower
At its March 27 meeting, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees unanimously accepted the insurance package presented for $118,224 from John Johnson of Burnham & Flower Insurance Group. Last year’s[…]
Sumpter Township accepts $12.8 million budget for 2018-19
After a public hearing on March 27, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees unanimously accepted a $12,790,996 proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19 that was to begin April 1. Sumpter[…]
Brown-Chudzinski earns national advance planning certification
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has granted the nationally-recognized Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) designation to Shelly A. Brown-Chudzinski of David C. Brown Funeral Home in Belleville. The CPC certification[…]
Red Wings Alumni challenge police in benefit hockey game
The Romulus Animal Shelter will benefit from a charity hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings Alumni and members of local police and fire officials at 4 p.m. Saturday, April[…]
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