By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On May 23, Sumpter Township resident, Paul Edward Henson, 43, was sentenced to 5 years of probation for accosting a child for immoral purposes[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Last year, Belleville got a gift from Van Buren Township: no raise in the rates it paid for emergency dispatch and lockup services. The[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At the May 13 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, Police Captain Eric Luke announced awards for police officers. He said in[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Township Planning Commission held four public hearings on temporary land uses for fireworks stands at its April 23 meeting and at[…]
Van Buren Township Fire Dept. News Release At 3:55 a.m. Saturday, May 24, the Van Buren Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the 41000 block of Bellridge Drive (Bellridge[…]
On Friday, May 16, six sculptures were installed in downtown Belleville as part of the Downtown Development Authority’s agreement with the Midwest Sculpture Initiative. The sculptures are on loan to[…]
On March 20, David C. Brown, president of The Charles B. Cozadd Rotary Foundation, announced the awarding of three new grants to support the work of non-profit entities serving the[…]
On Wednesday, May 28, 11th grade students at Belleville High School’s New Tech will host a Genocide Awareness Night. They explain that genocide is the intent to harm a particular[…]
On page 3 of the May 15 Belleville-Area Independent, we wrote that the city council turned down enforcement of restrictions against pets, bikes, and rollerblades during the upcoming National Strawberry[…]
Five Belleville students earned degrees during May 9 and 10 commencement ceremonies at the University of Detroit Mercy: • James Stevens earned a Master of Science in Product Development. •[…]