Juried fine arts, crafts, antique show proposed as Artaffair on Main
Members of the Belleville Area Council for the Arts were present at the Oct. 18 Belleville City Council meeting to pitch a new event for the city next summer: a[…]
Eight candidates run for seven seats on District Library Board
Eight candidates are running for seven seats open in the first election held for the newly formed Belleville Area District Library Board. The candidates include six who had been appointed[…]
BHS Security Team fired Friday
School district administrators were not satisfied with the way the V-International security team was performing at Belleville High School, so on Friday the firm was fired. School Supt. Tom Riutta[…]
VBT board grants two tax breaks for GE projects at Grace Lake
Two tax breaks for the General Electric Company were granted unanimously by the Van Buren Township Board at its Oct. 19 meeting. GE is leasing several buildings from Visteon at[…]
Six candidates running for two School Board seats in Nov. 2 election
Six candidates are vying for two seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 2 General Election. The four-year terms of Board President David Peer[…]
Schools set five parent assemblies to discuss student survey results
Five parent assemblies have been scheduled in the Van Buren Public Schools to discuss the unsettling results of a recent online student survey that reveals sex habits, alcohol and drug[…]
VBT Public Safety Director says animal control situation better
The Van Buren Township Police Department is working on problems with animal control and things are better, but problems are not completely solved. At the Oct. 6 meeting of the[…]
Sumpter Board OKs new shingle roof for fire hall on 4-3 vote
After a lengthy and lively discussion at its Sept. 28 meeting, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to pay $38,000 for shingles and $800 for an extended 15-year[…]
Proposal: Film office would bring jobs, money to 48111
Brandon Mullins of Belleville wants to bring Hollywood to the 48111 zip code – and hopes those filmmakers would bring jobs and money to this area. Mullins presented his plan[…]
Skateboard damage to streetscape leads to proposed ordinance
Skateboarders have damaged Belleville’s new streetscape and at Monday’s [Oct. 4] meeting the City Council voted to hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to outlaw skateboarding and roller[…]
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