1,000 people turn out for Flop E Bunny event
About 1,000 people attended the Flop E Bunny event at Victory Park on Saturday, April 15 – twice as many as usually show up the annual, pre-Easter gathering. The line[…]
Pit bulls attack man on bicycle, his dog on Venetian Street in VBT
A man was riding his bicycle with his dog on Venetian Street, behind Trinity Episcopal Church, in Van Buren Township at about 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, when two pit[…]
Editorial: Library Board ratifies bond sale, OKs O’Neal
The sale of $14 million worth of bonds and the phased agreement with O’Neal Construction was approved at Tuesday’s meeting of the Belleville Area District Library Board. “This is the[…]
School Board flips: Now Haggerty School is closing this fall
At Monday’s meeting, after a long discussion, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-2 to close Haggerty School for the next school year. Trustees Sherry Frazier and[…]
Saline man arrested, charged in stabbing at VBT bar
Christian David Luckett, 24, of Saline was arrested and charged with three felonies after a stabbing during the early morning hours Saturday at The Creek Bar in Van Buren Township.[…]
Bob Balderston’s one-man art show cancelled due to ill health
Belleville artist Bob Balderston has canceled his one-man art show previously scheduled for Saturday, April 15, at the Holiday Inn Express in Van Buren Township. He said he may be[…]
We honor Marcus McIntosh whose life was lost in VBT crash
By Camille Woods Van Buren Township My son Marcus McIntosh: He was a well-loved young man with many friends. His visitation and funeral brought well over 600 people out to[…]
VBT Board approves first batch of new, amended ordinances
By changing its ordinances, Van Buren Township will save money and tighten up the rules that keep the township from being a premier community, Police Lt. Charles Bazzy told the[…]
Statue now armless; $250 reward offered
A $250 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever stole the only arm of the one-arm artwork “The Veteran” on the Fourth Street Square. The[…]
VBT Board of Trustees to meet in museum in downtown Belleville
The Van Buren Board of Trustees will return to its roots to hold its June 6 board meeting at the historic Van Buren Township Hall, currently home to the Belleville-Area[…]
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