VBT Parks & Rec. offers activities for kids at Music Lakeside in city
The Van Buren Township Recreation Committee decided in February to suspend its concert series for at least the 2016 season because the stage at Van Buren Park was demolished at[…]
VBT Board approves rezoning of property on Savage so family can sell
In a 12-minute special meeting on June 28, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the second (final) reading of the rezoning of a land-locked Light Industrial parcel behind[…]
Person injured by fireworks on Fourth of July in Sumpter Township
At 10:18 p.m. Monday, July 4, Huron Valley Ambulance transported one person in critical condition from the 19000 block of Martinsville Road in Sumpter Township to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital[…]
Belleville planners set public hearing July 14 on new sign ordinance
The Belleville Planning Commission has been working on details of the city Sign Ordinance for months and now it’s ready for a public hearing. At its regular meeting June 9,[…]
Editorial: Road construction in Belleville causing massive headaches
Wayne County’s work to resurface W. Columbia Ave./W. Huron River Drive from Five Points in Belleville to Elwell Road in Van Buren Township was applauded when it was announced because[…]
10th Garden Walk set for Sunday, July 10, in a ‘Dally Down the Alley’
The Belleville Area District Library, along with its many volunteers, will present its 10th Garden Walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 10. “Dally Down the Alley”[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board approves $32,225 switch to LED streetlights
At its June 28 regular meeting, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved a 2017 light conversion project through DTE Energy that will refit 95 street lights in the township[…]
Van Buren school bus drivers get raises in newly ratified contract
It took two special meetings, but the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education finally ratified the one-year agreement between the district and the Van Buren Educational Support Team (VBEST).[…]
Three mobile homes, shed burn in Saturday morning fire
A fire engine from Sumpter Township, a 3,000-gallon tanker from the City of Belleville, and two fire engines from Ypsilanti Township helped Van Buren Township fire department extinguish a blaze[…]
Van Buren Township fire fighters battle two subdivision blazes
Van Buren Township fire fighters responded to a significant house fire in the 13000 block of Country Walk on July 1 at 12:35 a.m. Fire Chief Dan Besson said they[…]
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