VBT Public Safety Committee discusses 62% increase in B&Es
Diane Madigan, left, is new chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Regina Miller is vice chairman. Forced Entry Burglaries are up 62% from last year this time in Van[…]
Vawters Team runs for reelection this fall in Sumpter Township
Sumpter Township Supervisor Johnny Vawters is running for reelection this fall with the Democratic team that currently is running the township – with the addition of Don Swinson for trustee.[…]
Ken Voigt says he was ‘shanghaied’ to run for mayor
“I was shanghaied,” said Ken Voigt in explaining how he happened to be a Belleville mayoral candidate for about three days and then a non-candidate. Voigt, a retired Belleville[…]
34th District Court holds Romulus pre-trial exams in VBT Board Room
Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, April 23, 33rd District Court Chief Judge James K. Kersten convened the pretrial exams for seven Romulus criminal defendants in the Van Buren Township Board[…]
VBT Board OKs second voting precinct at Savage Elementary School
Since the Van Buren School District will be closing Haggerty Elementary School in June, Van Buren Township will move voting Precinct #8 from Haggerty to Savage Elementary School, a short[…]
Van Buren School Board lays off another round of teachers, support staff
At its regular meeting on Monday, April 23, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved the layoff of 18 teachers and 11 support staff, with the announcement that[…]
VBT police charge township man with Receiving & Concealing
Thomas Michael Johnson, 51, of Van Buren Township was arraigned at 34th District Court on charges of Receiving and Concealing stolen goods after VBT police found him with a stolen[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee hears brief report on Denton B&Es
Van Buren Township Public Safety Director Carl McClanahan gave a brief report on forced-entry home invasions in the Denton area at the April 4 regular meeting of the VBT Public[…]
Sumpter to help with FEMA flood insurance mandate
More than 100 frustrated residents attended a special meeting at the Sumpter Township Hall last Thursday to get information on how to deal with the unexpected expenses for flood insurance[…]
VBPS consider lay off of 10 secretaries
A Deficit Elimination Plan must be filed with the State of Michigan on Friday by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, which adopted a deficit budget 30 days[…]
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