The Van Buren Township Planning Commission discussed for an hour at its March 12 meeting a draft ordinance to control Battery Energy Storage Systems. The state recently passed Public Act[…]
Sifuentes Noe Uribe Sifuentes Noe Uribe, 35, of Van Buren Township was charged with home invasion second degree and unlawful driving away of an auto on Feb. 15 in the[…]
Gerald McKelvey, who was part of the Belleville-Area Independent since its start, died over the weekend in hospice care at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor. Jerry was one of[…]
One of the FIRST in Michigan Robotics district competitions in the state is set for Wednesday through Saturday, March 12-15, at Belleville High School. Entry is free and the public[…]
At its regular meeting on March 4, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees hired Falcon Demolition LLC for the low bid of $49,900 to demolish the former Leggs Lounge[…]
On Friday, March 7, Belleville City Manager Jason Smith announced that city hall would have new hours for serving the public. “To align with our union contracts, effective Monday [March[…]
After the March 10 brief hearing where the Van Buren Public Schools presented the reasons it might want to start school in the fall before Labor Day, a representative from[…]
At its Feb. 25 regular meeting, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees heard Clerk Don LaPorte report that he got a call for Wayne County Commissioner Allen Wilson about his[…]
March is Quilt Month and the third Saturday is Quilt Day. This year the Belleville Area Museum is covered with quilts from the front door through the second floor —[…]
It was bitter cold the morning of March 6 when students and staff at Belleville High School had their Polar Plunge raising $14,000 for Special Olympics and the Unified Sports[…]