Registration open for computer classes at library
Registration is open for August computer classes at the Belleville Area District Library. Interested participants should register in person at the library between now and the day of the class.[…]
District Library Board approves ballot language for Nov. 8 election
The ballot language for the Belleville Area District Library proposal in the Nov. 8 election will ask for permission to bond for up to $14 million to build a new[…]
Brown Funeral Home donates grief books to Van Buren, Huron schools
Teenagers and younger children often feel confused or shocked at the losses early in their lives, said Jackie Dalzell, grief coordinator at the Brown Family Center in Belleville. She said[…]
U.S. Mail burns in semi tractor-trailer on I-94 on July 14
A semi tractor-trailer carrying U.S. Mail from Detroit to Ypsilanti was heavily damaged by fire in an early morning incident Thursday, July 14, on I-94 between Haggerty and Hannan roads.[…]
Sally Hodges steps down as consultant for VBT Planning Commission
Sally Hodges, who has been planning consultant for Van Buren Township for 22 years, attended her last VBT Planning Commission meeting on July 13, and was presented with a special[…]
10th Garden Walk makes $4,547 for the library
A large crowd of visitors were present to “Dally Down the Alley” on July 10 as part of the 10th Garden Walk to benefit the Belleville Area District Library. Visitors[…]
Editorial: Make education better here? Run for school board
The deadline to run for a seat on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election is July 26. This is an extremely important election[…]
Belleville City Council criticizes budget work by Plante Moran
Plante Moran is highly regarded as a financial consultant, but the work it is turning out for the City of Belleville is not detailed enough. At its July 5 meeting,[…]
VBT Planners ask developer to put in sidewalk on MDOT site
There was a lot of discussion at the June 22 meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission over the final site plan for the new drive-through restaurant, filling station[…]
VBT Fire Department upgraded to offer Basic Life Support services
On July 12 the Van Buren Public Safety Department was notified by the State of Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services that it had approved the fire department’s request[…]
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