The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority was informed at its regular meeting Aug. 23 that its lightpoles along Belleville Road are obsolete and the DDA’s stock of replacement parts[…]
LeRoy Burcroff, former mayor of the City of Romulus, on Aug. 25 pled guilty to a wire fraud charge before Judge Denise Page Hood in U.S. District Court in Detroit.[…]
Wayde Hoppe, an architect who lives in Van Buren Township and designs developments for Davenport Brothers Construction, churches, and other groups, was approved to design the new Sumpter Township Fairgrounds[…]
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, MI-12, announced on Aug. 27 that the U.S. Department of Transportation will grant Willow Run Airport $24,984,642 to construct a new taxiway. “Willow Run Airport is a[…]
The Belleville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Aug. 25 to mark the official grand opening of Optimum Natural Distributors at 307 Davenport Industrial Park Drive in Belleville.[…]
On Aug. 16, Comcast announced that Maria Holmes of Belleville, the company’s long-time director of Community Impact for its Heartland Region, is retiring. Holmes’ decision to retire will end a[…]
Against the tragic backdrop of a historic conflict in Europe, Belleville-area residents are uniting with millions around the globe to promote the timely theme “Pursue Peace” as they participated in[…]
Josh Rigor (#23), an incoming junior at Belleville High School, travelled to Asia and Europe during the summer. He was part of the 16-and-under USA Basketball team which participated in[…]
The Honey Locust tree planted in memory of Ronald E. Stalmack, 1949-2015, by Randy Brown for Stalmack’s wife, saved the life of a driver on Saturday, Aug. 27. Belleville Police[…]
At a 16-minute meeting on Aug. 22, with a bare quorum, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education paid its bills and hired new staff members. Instructional employees hired[…]