During a special city council meeting Nov. 13, Belleville city attorney Steve Hitchcock gave a lengthy presentation on the new state law that allows provisioning centers, growing licenses, secure transportation,[…]
One day a kindergartner came to register with the Van Buren Public Schools and they thought the child was their student. The child was within the VBPS border, according to[…]
Belleville High School senior Gabe Brown has signed a commitment with Michigan State University to play basketball next year. Sitting with Gabe at his signing were his grandparents Amelia and[…]
After a public hearing and long discussion on Nov. 8, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission tabled a request for special land use approval and preliminary site plan approval for[…]
Jim Piper, secretary of the Belleville Masonic Lodge, presented a check for $3,000 to the Belleville Police Department and Herkimer Radio for four radios for police reserve officers. Police Chief[…]
The American Legion Westland Post 251 is offering Blue Star and Gold Star banners to Belleville-area families to display without charge. Created in 1917, the Blue Star banner was a[…]
Two changes being sought from the Department of Environmental Quality by US Ecology were explained to the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission during its meeting on Oct. 18. Two public[…]
At its regular meeting Nov. 6, the Belleville City Council approved a resolution honoring Pioneer Landscaping. The company donated its services to remove overgrown shrubs and plants at the Angel[…]
Voters in Belleville had five candidates for two open city council seats and chose to elect incumbents Jesse Marcotte and Tom Fielder for four-year terms. The unofficial totals (and the[…]
Wayne “Boomer” Buck, 1994-95 state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, sat quietly through a short Belleville City Council meeting on Monday and then spoke out under the citizen[…]