Basement fire closes Sweet Chateau cupcake shop on Main St.
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At 12:35 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, Belleville Fire Department was called to a basement fire at Sweet Chateau cupcake shop at 533 Main Street.[…]
Parkwood Manor apartments burn Monday
Three families reportedly were burned out of their apartment units beginning at about 8 p.m. Monday at Parkwood Manor on Tyler Road in Van Buren Township. VBT fire fighters reportedly[…]
Sumpter parents bound over on charges of involuntary manslaughter
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Angelina Mae Perry, 39, and Ray Thomas Hunt, 34, the parents of a baby who drowned in the family pool on Aug. 20, are[…]
School Board meeting videotaped, but isn’t scheduled for showing
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Jan. 28 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was videotaped using three big cameras, but the tapes are not[…]
School Board asked to sell furniture, items from Elwell Elementary
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s meeting, Reg Ion of Van Buren Township asked the School Board to sell items from Elwell Elementary School which it is demolishing[…]
Exit Interview: Former transportation supervisor says VBPS in ‘chaos’
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor John Bojanowski, the Van Buren Public Schools Transportation Supervisor who was hired two weeks before school began last summer, was fired Jan. 11, just[…]
Court Watching: Hearing set Feb. 28 in VBT vs. Delaney on disrupting meeting charge
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On Thursday Jan. 17, John Delaney returned to 34th District Court with his attorney James Fifelski to request a motion hearing. The hearing will[…]
Court Watching: Gonzalez gets another pre-trial conference before trial on Feb. 21
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Kara Lynn Gonzalez, 42, of Sumpter Township returned to Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit on Friday, Jan. 18. Gonzalez stood with her[…]
VBT hires Zaenglein as Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor An employment agreement with Jennifer Zaenglein to serve as Van Buren Township Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation was approved by the VBT Board[…]
Belleville appoints new Construction Board of Appeals members
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The City of Belleville has some buildings that need to be torn down and the owners have a right to appeal that action to[…]
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