Winter Fest offers free Animal Magic shows, parade, Santa, fireworks
This is Winter Fest week end in Belleville and Santa comes to town on a Sumpter Township fire truck at the end of Saturday’s 6 p.m. parade of lights. Santa[…]
School Board reviews low student scores on recent M-STEP test
“This shows you we still have some work to do,” said Van Buren Public Schools Director of Instruction Jeff Moore on Monday after presenting a large amount of information to[…]
VB Schools Education Foundation gives $25,287.82 in grants
At the Nov. 14 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education 54 grants, totaling $25,287.82, were given to teachers by the Van Buren Public Schools Education Fund.[…]
Sumpter police warn residents of Christmas decoration thefts
Sumpter Township Police have sent out a Nixle alert announcing they have taken several reports of the theft of exterior Christmas decorations over last week end. These have involved general[…]
Kelly Bates appointed to Belleville Planning Commission seat
Kelly Bates had been a candidate to fill a Belleville City Council vacancy on Nov. 15, but lost out to Jesse Marcotte, a member of the city planning commission. On[…]
Paint and Pour Studio to hold painting session to benefit FMAR
On Saturday, Dec. 3, Paint and Pour Studio, 22000 Michigan Ave., Dearborn 48124, will hold a painting session to benefit Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue, based in Sumpter Township. Tickets[…]
Editorial: Thanksgiving gives us opportunity to appreciate our lives
Thanksgiving Day, whether it’s with our family in a cordial crowd or sitting alone in front of the television with a warmed-up frozen dinner in our laps, is a special[…]
Wayne County to replace bridge on E. Huron River Dr.
Motorists are advised to avoid E. Huron River Drive between N. Haggerty and S. Haggerty for the next few weeks because Wayne County Road Commission is replacing the deteriorated bridge[…]
Court Watching: Judge Parrott approves plea for man drunk driving a Bobcat on road
Joshua Daniel Burnett, 28, was before 34th District Court Judge David Parrott on Nov. 16 for his probable cause conference on a charge of operating while intoxicated – 3rd. His[…]
Environmental Commission chairman faults VBT leadership
David Brownlee, chairman of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission, said the commission’s recent treatment by VBT leadership is like “a left and a right” to the jaw. “I find[…]
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