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Additional lawsuit filed.
07/17/2025

Additional lawsuit filed.

Another Belleville school administrator is blaming the Board of Education, business administrator and state monitor for a hostile work environment.

Remembering a Belleville icon.
07/17/2025

Remembering a Belleville icon.

Connie Francis, the chart-topping pop singer who grew up in Belleville, NJ, has died at 87. Her voice became a defining sound of the 1950s and ’60s.

Lawsuits filed against Belleville school district.
07/10/2025

Lawsuits filed against Belleville school district.

Five school administrators in Belleville have filed lawsuits accusing the business administrator of sexual harassment.

A group of Belleville High School employees are being investigated by district officials for reportedly wearing t-shirts...
02/08/2025

A group of Belleville High School employees are being investigated by district officials for reportedly wearing t-shirts with the words “Gulf of America” — the name change to the Gulf of Mexico suggested by President Donald Trump.

Superintendent Nicholas Perrapato said in his Feb. 4 letter that he was unable to share many details because it is now a “personnel matter.”

A 41-year-old Belleville man admitted he was drunk and speeding when he caused a crash in Roxbury that killed a pre-med ...
01/09/2025

A 41-year-old Belleville man admitted he was drunk and speeding when he caused a crash in Roxbury that killed a pre-med student in 2024.

Gerald J. Veneziano, 41, pleaded guilty to second-degree death by auto in the May 31, 2024 crash that killed pre-med student Jacob Davis, 18.

“It was something I considered [the previous year.] But then I decided to throw my hat in the ring during the Iowa Caucu...
11/01/2024

“It was something I considered [the previous year.] But then I decided to throw my hat in the ring during the Iowa Caucus,” said Joseph Belnome, a housing inspector for Belleville Township who is challenging Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D—NJ) in the Nov. 5 election.

Republican Joseph Belnome, who was present at the Jan. 6 riots, is taking on Democrat Mikie Sherrill in District 11 on Nov. 5.

Belleville on the big screen this weekend.
10/04/2024

Belleville on the big screen this weekend.

The shuttered Essex County Isolation Hospital in Belleville transformed into Arkham Asylum in the highly anticipated 'Joker' sequel.

Election info
05/08/2024

Election info

Five municipalities in Essex County will be holding non-partisan elections on Tuesday, May 14.

Swimmer from Belleville dies after being pulled from ocean in Spring Lake
05/06/2024

Swimmer from Belleville dies after being pulled from ocean in Spring Lake

The identity of the victim has not been released.

Essex County's $40 million COVID vaccination program had so little oversight that it led to overpayment to vendors, publ...
04/16/2024

Essex County's $40 million COVID vaccination program had so little oversight that it led to overpayment to vendors, public bidding violations and questionable payments to workers who held other public jobs, according to an investigative report released Tuesday.

The program had so little oversight that it led to overpayment to vendors, public bidding violations and questionable payments to some workers

Who's going to go see this in theaters?
04/10/2024

Who's going to go see this in theaters?

The teaser trailer for "Joker: Folie à Deux" was released Tuesday as fans can get a sneak preview of another blockbuster filmed in New Jersey.

Mayor Michael Melham expressed condolences, stating, “The family of the trailblazing councilwoman are in our thoughts an...
03/11/2024

Mayor Michael Melham expressed condolences, stating, “The family of the trailblazing councilwoman are in our thoughts and prayers, and I would urge all residents to join me at this time to reflect on her long legacy of leadership and service to the First Ward, including Silver Lake.”

Belleville Councilwoman Marie Strumolo-Burke died Friday. She was 82. She served on the council for 20 years.

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