A decision in binding arbitration announced Sept. 16 found that Van Buren Township Fire Fighter Kenneth Landstrom did not violate any fire department rules after a bad word appeared on[…]
Enrica Hensley, owner of Enrica’s Golden Needle, 436 Main Street in downtown Belleville, said a customer beat her up on Feb. 20. On Sept. 16 the accused pled guilty to[…]
A spectacular fire the afternoon of Sept. 15 burned and damaged 16 units in the Tuscan Manor apartments in downtown Belleville, making 40 people immediately homeless. No tenants or[…]
On Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education ratified a two-year contract with the Van Buren Education Association with no increase in pay this school year, but an[…]
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to give a no-bid contract to Davenport Brothers Construction for construction of the side streets and Five Points as part[…]
Belleville Mayor Richard Smith announced at Monday’s City Council meeting that the city was having trouble with its water meters. In fact, the meter on his house on Main Street,[…]
There were 41 fifth-grade students crowded into a small room at Tyler Elementary School, which School Board Treasurer Martha Toth called “a sight to behold.” And, there were 34 first-graders[…]
Roy Acho has been reappointed to the Belleville Civil Service Commission with a term that expires May 31, 2016. Acho is a longtime resident of the City of Belleville and[…]
At a two-and-a-half-hour meeting of the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee on Sept. 1, a wide variety of topics were discussed, with emphasis again coming back to the perceived[…]
Ken Stewart, 52, of Sumpter Township thought he’d try competing in the Senior Olympics this year just for the challenge, to see if he could do it. Senior Coordinator Denise[…]