Belleville City Council OKs liquor license transfer to De’Pavilion
After a public hearing and long discussion, the Belleville City Council on Monday gave its blessing to a liquor license transfer to De’Pavilion Lounge that will be located in the[…]
Champagne demands show-cause hearing seeking reinstatement
On Aug. 5, 2009 Gerald M. Champagne, filed a petition of “superintending control” and a motion requesting a federal court to set a show-cause hearing to put him back in[…]
Police Chief vows to do everything possible to keep school officers
At Monday’s (Dec. 7, 2009) regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, Police Chief Gene Taylor vowed he would do everything possible to keep the School Resource Officers in place[…]
VBT, City of Belleville on states
To the Editor and VBT Residents, Voters, and Taxpayers: Both the governmental units of Van Buren Township and Belleville are listed on the latest (2007) “fiscal watch” list of the[…]
Brooks, Brooks, Laurain, Floro sue VBT over promotion
Four top command officers in the Van Buren Township Police Department who last summer filed a discrimination complaint, claiming they were passed over for the top cop position because they[…]
VBT water line under lake still not done; new try starts next week
The water main under Belleville Lake was expected to be completely in place by Christmas, but it wasn’t, and the sub-contractor working on the project has now been moved out[…]
Attorneys ‘binder’ of secret information provides scant ammunition for recall
A 73-page binder of information, originally deemed to be secret under “attorney-client privilege” and then voted out into the open for the public to examine, appeared to be a big[…]
Trial of accused in Cothern murder case adjourned to Oct. 22
The trial of the man charged in the murder/arson of Van Buren Township senior citizen Frances Cothern has been adjourned until Oct. 22 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice[…]
Belleville hurries to use $45,000 in LUST funds to clear 100 Davis St.
The former DPW yard at 100 Davis Street has been the target of environmental cleanup for almost 20 years. Following the latest directions from the Department of Environmental Quality,[…]
3/50 Project captures the imagination of Belleville shoppers
The 3/50 Project has caught the imagination of local businesses and shoppers in Belleville and they hope it will infuse new spending into the local economy. Signs have popped[…]
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