The Belleville-Area Independent received four awards in the 2009 Better Newspaper Contest put on by the Michigan Press Association. Contest awards are being announced during National Newspaper Week, which began Oct.[…]
At Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting, Mayor Richard Smith made three appointments to open seats on boards and commissions. He still has several more openings to fill and continues[…]
On Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright said he had received official notice from the Wayne County Election Commission that the recall petitions submitted had been[…]
For the third year, a fireworks display over Belleville Lake will take place after the nighttime holiday parade in the city. This year the parade, fireworks and other attendant events[…]
Van Buren Township Police Captain Ken Brooks told the VBT Public Safety Committee at its Nov. 10 meeting that the cuts to the budget he and Captain Greg Laurain propose[…]
Santa Claus will arrive in Belleville on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, riding on the back of a fire truck at the tail end of the “Nostalgic Winter Wonderland” parade. The[…]
At the Nov. 24, 2009 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, township attorney Rob Young gave a lengthy report on ongoing discussions between him and lawyers for the City[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]