Supervisor John Morgan, Sobeckis lead Sumpter Fest Parade
The Sumpter Country Fest Parade kicks off at noon on Saturday, heading south on Sumpter Road from Judd Road to the fairgrounds across from township hall. This year’s Grand Marshall[…]
BHS students gets OK to graduate by preferred, rather than legal, name
On May 15, CBS News/WWJ Radio in Detroit published a story about a Belleville High School transgender student who got permission from the superintendent to have his preferred name called[…]
Belleville Area Women’s Club gives out five scholarships
The Belleville Area Women’s Club gave out five academic scholarships at its May 5 meeting. Scholarship winners were Belleville High School seniors, who received $1,000 each, Emily Kruchin, Amanda Parker,[…]
Rotary presents ten $2,000 scholarships to BHS graduates
On May 12 the Belleville Rotary Club held its 70th-annual Scholarship Program, awarding ten $2,000 scholarships to Belleville High graduates. The club recognized five recipients of first-time scholarships and five[…]
Belleville Planners working on parking, peddling/soliciting
The Belleville Planning Commission started reviewing the parking ordinance for the city at its regular meeting on May 14. Of special interest is the downtown area, said commission chairman Steve[…]
Belleville City Council OKs sending engineer to assess Veterans Memorial
After a lengthy presentation by Cornell Anton at Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to send Hennessey Engineers to evaluate the Veterans’ Memorial and to bring back[…]
Court Watching: Case against Ostrowskis dropped after witnesses fail to appear in court
Van Buren Township Police and the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged three members of a family in connection with an April 12 road rage incident that grew into an assault.[…]
Belleville Postmaster offers tips for spring mailbox maintenance
By Tim Inman Belleville Postmaster With the spring season well under way, the U.S. Postal Service is asking all Belleville-area homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes. Repairing suburban and[…]
Romulus announces Farmer’s Market, Flea Market, Concert Series
The City of Romulus has set events for the coming months and is inviting area residents to take part. The Farmer’s Market will be from noon to 6 p.m. on[…]
Correction: Mousa Kadiri not hired by schools as reported
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education did not approve the hiring of Mousa Kadiri as bookkeeper/accountant in the Finance Department as of May 18, as reported on page[…]
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