By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor About 11 parents, grandparents, and others supporting Bright Beginnings tuition pre-school sat in the audience for more than two hours at Monday’s School Board[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s meeting (June 9) of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, votes were taken for the layoffs of 11 instructional staff[…]
Richard and Kathy Verlander, the parents of Detroit Tigers ace pitcher Justin Verlander, will be at the National Strawberry Festival in Belleville for all three days to sign their book,[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Friday, June 6, Romulus Police Captain Derran Shelby verified that an off-duty Romulus police officer involved in a road-rage incident in Van Buren[…]
The Strawberry Festival Parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Belleville High School and will head up West Columbia Avenue to Five Points and then proceed down Main Street to[…]
George and Irene Roberts, longtime residents of Belleville and now of Shepherd, MI, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on May 17 at the Belleville Church of God. A luncheon was[…]
Last year it was called Bach’s Wine Garden Party, but this year it is the “Second Annual Garden Soiree” set to earn funds for the Music Lakeside Summer Concert Series.[…]
The Belleville High School Class of 1964 is trying to locate the following classmates for its 50th reunion on Aug. 23. If you have any information on these classmates, contact[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Sumpter Township Police Chief James Pierce was scheduled for surgery on his second knee on June 4, so at the May 27 township board[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Not all the figures are in place so the Belleville City Council was unable to approve the proposed budgets for 2014-15 at the first[…]