By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor John Chapman of Sumpter Township is in the University of Michigan Burn and Trauma Unit healing from amputations of his legs after an accident[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A highly regarded attorney, who practiced law at 35 Main Street across the street from Belleville City Hall for 20 years, has been disbarred[…]

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By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On July 11, Brian Bernard Baker ,17, of Van Buren Township accepted a plea agreement that could keep him in prison for the next[…]

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Van Buren Township has announced that a long-planned, green-energy project at the former Visteon Village that has brought continued opposition from neighbors, has been cancelled at the developer’s request. On[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After about an hour of discussion at its July 11 meeting, the Belleville Planning Commission granted final site plan approval to the Davenport Brothers’[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Tuesday, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to approve Supervisor Linda Combs’ appointment of interim Public Safety Director Gregory Laurain[…]

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Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses are expected to attend the 2013 annual convention at the Assembly Hall, 43777 Ecorse Road, in Van Buren Township starting Friday morning and running through Sunday.[…]

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These are this summer’s reunions of alumni from Belleville High School: • Class of 1954 will hold its 59th class reunion the weekend of July 26-28 at the home of[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Van Buren Township Police responded to a call for “shots fired” in the area of Archwood Apartments on the North I-94 Service Drive around[…]

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By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Sumpter Township received just one bid to redo the roof on the Community Center, so the township board decided to set that aside and[…]

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