Kovach files petition with Circuit Court seeking his land splits
On Monday, attorney John Day filed a Petition for Mandamus in Wayne County Circuit Court asking the court to direct Van Buren Township to approve the parcel divisions requested by[…]
Sarah Palin to speak at Tea Party event in VBT Saturday
Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, will be the keynote speaker at Saturday’s “Patriots in the Park” event at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Van[…]
Belleville DDA selects LED lights for Main Street
Some 146 LED lights will be installed in the decorative light poles in Belleville’s Downtown Development Authority district. The work will take about three weeks and will begin after the[…]
VBT LDFA fails to raise quorum at meeting to deal with 2012 budget
Only three members of Van Buren Township’s nine-member Local Development Finance Authority attended the scheduled Aug. 11 meeting to consider the 2012 budget that would deal with declining revenue. Present[…]
School Board refuses to recommend keeping district library in city
School Board member Scott Russell asked fellow board members to consider recommending that the new district library building remain inside Belleville’s city limits. The Belleville Downtown Development Authority, the City[…]
School Board refuses to recommend keeping district library in city
School Board member Scott Russell asked fellow board members to consider recommending that the new district library building remain inside Belleville’s city limits. The Belleville Downtown Development Authority, the City[…]
Elena Koontz seeks help for gene-targeted cancer treatment in Houston
Doctors have told Elena Koontz of Romulus that she has six months to live with her Stage 4 breast cancer, but she wants to stay around to help her seven[…]
Van Buren Public School Board re-elects Martha Toth as president
At its regular meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously re-elected Martha Toth as president for the coming year. During the annual organizational meeting, Brenda[…]
Councilwoman takes offense at festival’s claim to City Hall address
Earlier this year, Belleville City Councilwoman Kim Tindall said she didn’t like the Strawberry Festival using City Hall as its official address. She was told the festival would change its[…]
Incident starting with alleged loud radio brings suit against VBT cops
A neighbor’s complaint about a loud radio led to a confrontation in a Robson Road garage between two Van Buren Township police officers and resident James Gamble, who recently sued[…]
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