Guests attending the Belleville-Area Independent’s celebration of 20 years of publishing on Friday, Jan. 9, will each be entitled to a free personal classified ad for three weeks – the[…]
Detroit Police Officer James R. Pierce was presented with a Medal of Valor, along with four co-workers, for heroism during a police run on June 24. The officers were given[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A public hearing was held Dec. 10 before the Van Buren Township Planning Commission to hear plans for a new building to fill the[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Bryce Kelley, the former Van Buren Township Planning and Economic Development Director who resigned from the position in 2008 after Paul White was elected[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its regular meeting Dec. 9, the Belleville Area District Library board was told it had spent $165,000 so far over the last few[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At the beginning of the Dec. 15 Belleville City Council meeting, Councilman Tom Fielder gave a statement encouraging city officials to consider selling city[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A fire at Water’s Edge apartments on the I-94 South Service Drive in Van Buren Township the afternoon of Dec. 10 brought lots of[…]
On Dec. 30, Sam Ruffolo is retiring. Sam has delivered packages for United Parcel Service for more than 30 years in Belleville. “We all love him on Edgemont,” said one[…]
The Belleville-Area Independent will celebrate the completion of its 20th year of publishing in January 2015 with an open house and a contest. The Independent started publishing its weekly newspaper[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor It’s not that the water and sewer rates aren’t going to go up by 6 or 7% in Van Buren Township at the first[…]