Editorial: Weak school board holds can of worms
The Van Buren School Board met for more than three hours Monday night with a crowd packed tightly into the high school’s mini auditorium. The board, absent vice president Martha[…]
VBT sets up new committee to work on Lake Ordinance — again
The Van Buren Township Planning and Economic Development Department is setting up a new committee to address the opposition to the proposed Lake Ordinance. At its regular meeting on March[…]
Belleville Planning Commission reviews Sign Ordinance
In an hour-long meeting on March 10, the Belleville Planning Commission reviewed its 33-page Sign Ordinance with the help of planning consultant Jill Bahm of ClearZoning, who put the ordinance[…]
VFW Post still has 18 flags to give away free
The Belleville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4434 is running its Community Service Project for the year: “Operation Torn and Tattered.” VBT Quartermaster Adjutant Ross Medaus said Monday that out[…]
House burns on Dewitt Road on Saturday
Two Van Buren Township police officers were having coffee at Starbuck’s at about 6:47 a.m. Saturday, when they noticed smoke coming from a home on Dewitt Road, not far away.[…]
Blues Brothers to perform at Moose Lodge on Friday, April 15
The public is invited to Moose Lodge 934 from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday, April 15, for a performance of the Blues Brothers and the Great Southern Heat Band.[…]
4th-annual basketball game will benefit St. Vincent de Paul charity
The fourth-annual charity basketball tournament to benefit St. Vincent de Paul charities is set for Saturday, March 19, at the Belleville High School gymnasium, 501 West Columbia Ave. Teams will[…]
You’re invited to second Belleville meeting of League of Women Voters
The new Belleville-area group of the League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at The Q Events Center, 879 Sumpter Road in Belle Plaza. The[…]
Correction: Autism fund raiser is actually April 9
In the Feb. 25 issue of the Independent, we announced the annual autism fund raiser at the Belleville High School gym would be April 19. It isn’t. It really is[…]
Huron Valley Ambulance event to teach safety to kids
Huron Valley Ambulance is having a free event called “Andy the Ambulance Calls 911,” for children ages 4-7. This event teaches children about what to do in emergencies, and about[…]
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