Van Buren Township hires new fire chief, Amy Brow
Amy Brow, current assistant fire chief for the city of Ann Arbor, has been selected to be the new fire chief for Van Buren Township. At Monday’s work/study session, Brow[…]
Trinity Episcopal Girl Scouts help clean up Historic Fort Wayne
On Saturday, April 1, Girl Scout Troop 76032 from Trinity Episcopal Church in Van Buren Township participated in a clean-up day at Historic Fort Wayne during the Civil War Trust[…]
Court Watching: Joshua Morris to face charge of reckless driving causing death
Joshua Lee Morris, who testimony shows was driving his 1997 Chevy Malibu at 80 to 90 mph on a bumpy, gravel-covered Morton Taylor Road when it hit a tree and[…]
Van Buren Township fire fighter charged with larceny, false pretenses
Van Buren Township Police investigated VBT Fire Fighter Michael Shores for alleged fraudulent activity at the Van Buren Urgent Care on Belleville Road. Employees allege that they paid Shores for[…]
VBT DDA discusses land required by county for Speedway station
Although plans for a new Speedway station at the northeast corner of Belleville and Tyler roads have yet to come to the Van Buren Township Planning Commission the project was[…]
Community invited to join volunteers at BHS for Comcast Cares Day
Comcast invites Michiganders to join several thousand local employees, family members, friends, and community partners in volunteering for one of more than 25 service opportunities during the 16th Comcast Cares[…]
Library seeking authors for upcoming Local Author Fair
The Belleville Area District Library is organizing its first-ever local author fair for 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, and it’s looking for local authors. The event is[…]
March 30 transformer malfunction starts fire at National RV in VBT
At about 10:06 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, Van Buren Township fire fighters were called to the scene of a fire at National RV, 44700 North I-94 Service Drive. Fire[…]
Belleville Council discusses store closing downtown
“Belleville used to be a hopping town,” said Mary Talaga during Monday’s 45-minute Belleville City Council meeting. “What happened?” The council and audience were discussing how the Sugar Plum Candy[…]
SOUP Project selects ‘Blessing Bags’ as winner
Winner of the Belleville SOUP competition on March 29 was the New Tech team made up of Belleville High School sophomores presenting a plan for Blessing Bags. Team members were[…]
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