City Council approves joint crack sealing from $200,000 in road funds
At a special meeting on May 11, the Belleville City Council voted unanimously to spend about $200,000 of the $400,000 available in two road funds to do necessary joint crack[…]
Somerton-Pheonix DeGraffenreid earns art scholarship
Doug Dalton, president of the Belleville Area Council for the Arts, announced the 2015 Senior Art Scholarship has been awarded to Somerton-Pheonix DeGraffenreid during the April 29 Belleville High School[…]
VBT Police set ‘Coffee with a Cop’ for May 30 at Leo’s Coney Island
From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 30, at Leo’s Coney Island, officers from the Van Buren Township Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral[…]
Head Start at Haggerty School now enrolling
The Guidance Center Belleville Head Start is now enrolling for the 2015-16 school year. Head Start will hold an open enrollment fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday,[…]
Spaghetti Dinner, Silent Auction to benefit Gwennie Smith (Plank)
A Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction will be held at the Romulus VFW Hall beginning at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 30, to benefit Gwennie Smith (Plank) and her fight against[…]
Stephen Bohlen to give presentation on ‘A New Library, Reimagined’
Local architecture student Stephen Bohlen will present his master’s thesis on “A New Library, Reimagined” at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 14, at the Belleville Area District Library program room. Bohlen[…]
Official resignation from VBT Planning Director
April 24, 2015 Ms. Linda Combs, Supervisor Charter Township of Van Buren Tyler Road Van Buren Township, MI 48111 RE: Resignation Dear Supervisor Combs and Board of Trustees, This letter[…]
Voters turn down school millage, State Proposal 1
On Tuesday, May 5, about 78% of statewide voters turned down the many-faceted Proposal 1 aimed at improving roads and raising the sales tax. And, while they were in the[…]
Schools honor Eugene Bleil, Frank Rochowiak, the late Harold Belanger
The Van Buren Public Schools honored three Distinguished Graduates at a special ceremony April 28: Dr. Eugene Bleil, Class of 1938; Frank Rochowiak, Class of 1957; and a special posthumous[…]
Belleville approves $550,000 in bonds for sewer rehab
With a bare quorum on Monday, the Belleville City Council approved a resolution of intent to issue $550,000 in general obligation bonds to pay for a sewer rehabilitation program. Voting[…]
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