Woman dies in 2-vehicle crash at Ecorse/Haggerty
Jeanyne Randall, 45, of Ypsilanti Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle accident at about 7 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 28, near the corner of Ecorse and Haggerty[…]
Belleville Community Chorus fall rehearsals to begin, singers wanted
Monday, Sept. 8, begins the new fall session for the Belleville Community Chorus, Inc. Rehearsals are on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Belleville United Methodist Church, 417 Charles St.,[…]
Sumpter Planners set Aug. 28 workshop on marijuana dispensaries
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Aug. 14, after discussing for two hours a proposed zoning ordinance amendment to regulate medical marijuana Provisionary Centers (also called dispensaries), the Sumpter[…]
VBT approves personal property tax abatement for NEAPCO
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its regular meeting on Aug. 19, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held a public hearing and then unanimously approved a request[…]
Belleville Church of God started in a storefront on Main Street 50 years ago
The Belleville Church of God was first organized in a storefront building on Main Street on May 10, 1958. It then moved to what was at the time “Irv’s T.V”[…]
Court Updates: Jury trials set Nov. 17 for two accused armed robbers in VBT
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A jury trial has been set for 9 a.m., Nov. 17 before Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Catherine L. Heise for Devon Lamar Mayes,[…]
Wayne Disposal puts fracking waste on hold for review by Governor’s panel
On Aug. 25, EQ announced it would voluntarily suspend receipt of low-level radioactive waste it was scheduled to accept from a Pennsylvania fracking company for its Wayne Disposal hazardous waste[…]
Wayne Disposal official to bring information to Sept. 2 VBT board meeting
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Kerry Durnen, Director of Operations of Wayne Disposal, Inc., will be at the 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, meeting of the Van Buren Township[…]
17-year-old male from Detroit jumps into Belleville Lake, drowns
At 10:10 a.m. last Thursday, Aug. 21, the Van Buren Township Public Safety Dive team recovered the body of a 17-year-old male from Belleville Lake. The teen, from Detroit, had[…]
Court Watching: Circuit Court Judge Van Houten again resets White’s final conference
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The final, pretrial conference for disbarred Belleville attorney Thomas A. White, before his Nov. 3 jury trial, was moved from Aug. 8 to Aug.[…]
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