Belleville’s hidden history

BELLEVILLE – If you were in the vicinity of the historic Belleville Dutch Reformed Church at Main…

Pricey settlements continue to add up

BELLEVILLE – Another in a series of lawsuits filed in recent years against the Belleville Board…

1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled

  BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…

Reported burglar behind bars on $30K bail: BPD

BELLEVILLE – A Newark man linked to the would-be burglary of a Smallwood Ave. residence on…

New command set at Belleville PD

BELLEVILLE — He was installed as the leader of the Belleville Police Department only a few…

Arrest in Belleville vehicular homicide

BELLEVILLE — Two months after the tragedy, a 19-year-old Bloomfield man has been arrested on a charge…

Light rail train, SUV collide in Belleville

An NJ Transit Light Rail train collided with an SUV in Belleville this morning, causing one…

Minichini marks milestone

BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Police Department has a new leader. Mark Minichini, a deputy chief since…

Belleville adopts affordable housing plan

  BELLEVILLE — Over the objections of several residents, the Township of Belleville took a first…

Street naming designation May 28 in Belleville

The Township of Belleville will host a street naming designation ceremony Saturday, May 28, at the…

Longtime attorney loses law license

TRENTON – A Belleville attorney has been disbarred by order of the N.J. Supreme Court. On…

Another Walgreens coming to Belleville

BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…

Belleville doc stripped of medical license

NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…

Scholarship for BHS’ DiAndrea

BELLEVILLE — Belleville High School senior Kayla DiAndrea has been awarded a $1,000 Grow NJ Kids…

Inferno at Bloomfield apartments

  BLOOMFIELD — At least six families were displaced by a three-alarm fire that destroyed as…

Belleville street renamed for vet KIA

BELLEVILLE – A decorated Belleville veteran who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country was honored…

Bank robbed, FBI on the case: BPD

The FBI is investigating a bank robbery in Belleville that happened Saturday, April 2, according to…

Incumbents face opposition in May elections

BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY — Incumbents seeking re-election to non-partisan municipal governing bodies in the two Essex County communities…

‘Shooter drill’ Friday; burglar sought: BPD

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department will conduct an “active shooter” drill at Belleville High School,…

Seeking volunteers for cleanup

BELLEVILLE – Want to participate in a civic pride community service project? The Belleville Historical Society…

Mill St. in Belleville closed from Franklin Ave. to Harrison St. today through Friday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

From the Township of Belleville and the Belleville Police Department: Mill Street will be closed for…

Dow and Cleveland Sts. designated John M. Hoar Way for Belleville man killed in Vietnam

BELLEVILLE – He was a slender, freckle-faced lad of 20 when he – like so many…

Grape Street Crips ‘leader’ charged with 4 murders, 3 attempted murders, other crimes: US Attorney

  BELLEVILLE —  A 39-year-old Belleville man, the alleged long-time leader of the Grape Street Crips,…

Someone placed public hearing ad in paper, but no one knows who

BELLEVILLE – Township officials are unable to explain the publication of a public hearing notice about…

Tucci learns his new Belleville salary

BELLEVILLE – After nearly a month on the job, Belleville’s new township manager learned how much…

Election contest heating up early

    BELLEVILLE –  Two Belleville residents disaffected by the policies of the current administration have picked up nominating petitions…

Belleville BOE must pay vendor big bucks

BELLEVILLE – A state arbitrator has awarded an IT contractor $310,689 in damages to be paid…

Pay still unsettled, Tucci settling into job

BELLEVILLE – He’s still waiting to find out important details … like how much he’ll be making and the…

Belleville man guilty in Newark assaults

BELLEVILLE –  A 21-year-old Belleville man faces up to 30 years in prison following his conviction last week for two…

Belleville struggling to keep head above water

The record may read just 3-8, but Belleville High School boys’ basketball coach Jim Stoeckel believes that the Buccaneers are a better…