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[…]
At about 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, Van Buren Township Police received a report of an attempted child abduction. The Nixle alert issued by the police department that afternoon[…]
Those Belleville-area residents planning to go to next year’s Belleville Day in Florida are advised to circle Wednesday, Feb. 4. The gathering will be held at the Citrus Hills Golf[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A tearful mother told the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education about the hard time her son is having in a self-contained classroom[…]
At its Dec. 9 regular meeting the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously for a moratorium on marijuana provisionary centers and dispensaries in the township. They did not put[…]
The following five trophies were presented by the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce to five entries in Saturday’s Christmas Parade: • Best Municipal Float – City of Belleville • Best[…]