Cahill pleads guilty to five charges in death of girl in crash
Charles James Cahill, 49, of Sumpter Township on Nov. 22 pled guilty to five charges including homicide that could bring him up to life in prison. Cahill appeared before Wayne[…]
U.S. Census Bureau lists household incomes, percentage of poverty in tri-community area
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau reports on median household incomes and percentage of people in poverty for populations under $65,000 in the Metro-Detroit area. In the tri-community,[…]
New auxiliary formed at Veterans of Foreign Wars #9568 in Romulus
Last July a new auxiliary was formed at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9568 at 39270 Huron River Drive in Romulus, just east of Hannan Road. They meet the[…]
Lyliss Daly Frederick of Belleville turns 101
Lyliss Daly Frederick is a long-time Belleville resident who is turning 101 years old today, Dec. 15. She was born in Henry Ford Hospital Dec. 15, 1915. She grew up[…]
Tickets on sale for Mayors’ Ball to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs
The fourth-annual Mayors’ Ball is planned for 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Belleville Yacht Club. The event, hosted by Belleville Mayor Kerreen Conley and Romulus Mayor[…]
Michigan Arts Council awards $70,000 in grants
The Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport was given a $50,000 Capital Improvements grant by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The museum also was awarded $20,000[…]
Here are the winners from Winter Fest week end in Belleville
Paul Henning, executive director of the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce, announced the winner of the car raffle was Joshua Palmer from Ypsilanti. Palmer’s name was drawn during festivities at[…]
Lothringer twins gone to college, Mom tries to get used to empty nest
“Now, if I could just figure out how to cook for two instead of a teenage-boy mini-army, all will be good,” said Lisa Lothringer, assistant executive director of the Van[…]
Court Watching: Judge Parrott allows victim to speak after sentencing complete
The felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) was pled down to a misdemeanor in a case where Khalil Hussein Hassan, 34, threw a glass mug at[…]
Editorial: VBT Board OKs 2017 budget in 4-3 split vote
This is going to be a very interesting four years in Van Buren Township. At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the new VBT board of trustees voted 5-2 (Frazier and Miller against)[…]
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