3 run unopposed for 3 seats on Belleville Area District Library Board
Three seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board will be filled in the Nov. 8 General Election. There are three seeking these three seats so all will be elected.[…]
VBT board approves contract for Harbor Club Lift Station
At a 17-minute meeting on Oct. 4, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a contract for $379,400 with low-bidder Lawrence M. Clarke to construct a new Harbor[…]
Belleville Civil Service Commission selects four finalists for clerk slot
During a session that lasted from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, the Belleville Civil Service Commission interviewed eight candidates and selected four finalists for the position of[…]
Airports to hold public auction of surplus equipment, found items
The Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), which operates Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport, will hold a public auction of its surplus equipment this weekend. The event will take[…]
Court Watching: Judge Oakley binds over Shunk on charges of assaulting woman
Frederick George Shunk, 51, has been bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court to face charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and domestic[…]
What was that big explosion in VBT on Friday night?
Van Buren Township Public Safety Director Gregory Laurain said there were eighteen 9-1-1 calls within one minute’s time at about 8:40 p.m. Friday after a huge explosion shook windows and[…]
Editorial: Booville too much for you? DIA calls
On Saturday, Oct. 15, Belleville is having a number of Booville events, but maybe the free trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts that day will lure you. The DIA[…]
Michigan State Police shoot armed man in VBT
On Friday, Sept. 30, the intersection of Haggerty Road and East Huron River Drive in Van Buren Township was closed to traffic at about 1 p.m. as Michigan State Police[…]
VBT DDA OKs razing, rebuilding Harris house on Belleville Rd.
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority approved Option A for the Belleville Road Placemaking Project – which includes tearing down the 57-year-old house and part of a garage at[…]
Homecoming Queen, King crowned at BHS
Crowned during half time at a Belleville High School football game on Friday, Sept. 30, were 2016 Homecoming Queen Sarah Jeng and King Nigel Beaton. BHS beat Thurston, 44-6.
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