School Board delays opening of school until Sept. 14 to ensure safety
The Van Buren Public Schools will not open on Tuesday, Sept. 1, as announced at its regular board meeting on Aug. 10. Following a 20-minute special school board meeting via[…]
Virginia Belinski resigns from Sumpter Township Planning Commission
Virginia Belinski’s resignation from the Sumpter Township Planning Commission was accepted by the township board at its regular, in-person meeting on Aug. 11. Clerk Esther Hurst said Belinski has moved[…]
Court Watching: Judge Parrott’s pretrial continued to Sept. 25 at 35th District Court
On Friday, Aug. 14, Judge James A. Plakas at 35th District Court in Plymouth set 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25 as the time to continue the pretrial of 34th District Court[…]
Sen. Gary Peters, Congresswoman Dingell to speak to local Democrats
The Southwestern Wayne Democratic Club announces Salute to Michigan, a “Virtual Happy Hour Club Fundraiser,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27, via Zoom. They will be toasting the fabulous Michigan[…]
Crime Stoppers offering $30,000 cash for good tip on who murdered Egypt
Egypt Covington, 27, was found murdered on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Van Buren Township. She was discovered in her home at 45576 Hull Rd., west of Sumpter Road. Crime[…]
Zoom Court Watching: Kenneth Parker faces 14 felony charges for July 31 incident in VBT
Kenneth Lamont Parker, 40, of Ypsilanti had his probable cause conference adjourned for two weeks, until Aug. 26, by 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green, who noted that the[…]
Belleville Area District Library reopens for ‘Grab and Go’ visits
The Belleville Area District Library’s Grab and Go service was softly rolled out on July 30 and is now being actively publicized, library director Mary Jo Suchy told the library[…]
Digging begins for drainage area for new parking lot
On Aug. 13, digging began for the huge underground wastewater storage tank that would be under the library’s new parking lot. The old library had to be demolished before work[…]
VBT Planners delay action on RM-Multiple zoning amendments
Zoning amendments that would open the door to Scott Jones’ planned single-family detached condos on small, lakeside lots was again delayed by the Van Buren Township Planning Commission at its[…]
Belleville Council accepts resignation of city clerk/treasurer
At the Aug. 17 Zoom meeting of the Belleville City Council, the resignation letter of City Clerk/Treasurer Sherri Scharf, effective Sept. 4, was unanimously accepted. Councilman Tom Fielder was absent[…]
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