School Board votes not to extend superintendent’s contract
After a closed-door session on Friday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously not to extend the contract of School Supt. Pete Kudlak for another year. When[…]
Kayak/canoe launch damaged in Belleville
During the last week of June, the $200,000 kayak/canoe launch at Horizon Park in Belleville was damaged, presumably by vandals. Belleville Downtown Development Authority Coordinator Carol Thompson said the ladder[…]
Sumpter board approves replacing water meter radio-read equipment
The radio-read equipment installed in 2007 to read water meters in Sumpter Township failed in early June and the township has been using a loaner system from Southfield. At the[…]
Sen. Hopgood gives away more than 100 free bike helmets
Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor, recently held his sixth-annual Free Bicycle Helmet Giveaway at the Taylor Farmer’s Market, where more than 100 free bike helmets were give away to children. Families[…]
Rep. Geiss welcomes Amazon plan to open Romulus facility
State Rep. Erika Geiss, D-Taylor, responded enthusiastically to news that online retailing giant Amazon.com Inc. will invest $140 million to build a regional fulfillment center in Romulus that is expected[…]
BYC gets approval to build Tiki Bar on the lake behind facility
Belleville Yacht Club was granted final site plan approval to build a Tiki Bar behind its facility at 831 E. Huron River Drive. At its 14-minute regular meeting on June[…]
Museum adjusts hours to make way for VBT’s 25 summer interns
Belleville Area Museum Director Katie Dallos announces that this year the museum will be hosting 25 summer interns for a program entitled, “The REAL,” through Van Buren Township. “Due to[…]
Van Buren Township REAL program under way for young people
The Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA) recently awarded Van Buren Township a $47,497 grant to fund a Summer Youth Job Initiative, THE REAL (Revealing Exceptionally Amazing Leaders). The project[…]
Unfinished subdivision basements remain open for 10 years
The open basements at Cobblestone Ridge subdivision in Van Buren Township remain uncovered, as they have for about ten years. According to a report earlier last week on Channel 4[…]
Court Watching: James Chapman gets probation for unlicensed dog in Van Buren Township
James Forrest Chapman, 57, of Van Buren Township, pled guilty to having an unlicensed dog and was put on six months of non-reporting probation. As part of the plea deal[…]
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