Editorial: VBT Board splits 4-3 on two votes
When the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the $17.4 million budget for 2018 on Tuesday, it paved the way for a shuffling of jobs in the building, planning,[…]
Michigan regains Rosie the Riveter title
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) on Saturday joined approximately 3,755 women and girls at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Ypsilanti to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the[…]
Belleville Council approves Puerto Rico relief event on Nov. 4
Belleville resident Carlos Velez got permission from the Belleville City Council for his church to hold a special event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4, at the[…]
George Craven plays ‘Taps’ at World War II memorial in Washington
George Craven of Van Buren Township was able to fulfill a longtime dream and play “Taps” with his trumpet on the deck of the World War II and the Vietnam[…]
Dr. Wallace Peace to teach lesson on opera on Oct. 23 at library
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts has organized a way for local residents to both learn about and attend Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” at the Michigan Opera Theater in[…]
Meet-the-candidate session set at museum at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23
A meet-the-candidates session will be held Monday, Oct. 23, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Belleville Area Museum at 405 Main St, Belleville. Each candidate who is on the ballot[…]
Editorial: Harvest Fest to feature outline of new library
Harvest Fest is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the museum and library and the space between on Fourth Street in downtown Belleville. On Tuesday at the regular district[…]
VB School Board settles lawsuits with 4 Savage teachers
At the end of Monday’s regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education went into closed-door session to discuss a settlement of the law suits brought by four[…]
After 51 years of writing, pen pals finally meet in Sumpter Township
In 1966, Mr. Smelt, a seventh-grade English teacher at South Middle School in Belleville, assigned his class a writing project. Each student was to select a name from a list[…]
25th-annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition at the Village Theater
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is currently exhibiting artwork from the 25th-annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition now through Nov. 4, bringing together works of some of the best artists[…]
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