By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A proposal to change the Belleville City Charter to eliminate the Civil Service Commission will be on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot, following[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Billy Ray Patrick, II, 22, of Belleville has been bound over to circuit court at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit for[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Thirty-fourth District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green said she had a history with the alleged victim in a weapons assault case before her and[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Randy Eli Black, 43, has been bound over to circuit court to face a first-degree home invasion charge for a crime that occurred April[…]
The Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue are reaching out to the community for help with funds to operate on a puppy that could suffer heart failure without the surgery. Marci[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On a 6-1 vote at its regular meeting on June 3, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the DPW Director’s request for[…]
At its May 21 meeting, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority approved its proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year beginning July 1. There was $16,000 budgeted to support the following[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At first, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority members were poised to approve the low price quote for fibar mulch for the playscapes at both[…]
By Don Bluhm, Belleville Having been a resident of Belleville for many decades, I have witnessed new buildings being constructed as well as watching some of the older buildings and[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville Area District Library Board selected a bidder to do a “small” traffic study for the Belleville/Quirk Road intersection to prove the need[…]