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…

Esposito quits as manager to prep for reval as assessor

BELLEVILLE –  An order by the Essex County Board of Taxation to Belleville to conduct a municipal-wide revaluation has triggered the…

Despite mishap, water still ‘safe to drink’: DEP

BELLEVILLE –  Belleville residents may have been wondering about a certain notice “about your drinking water” posted on the township website…

Ordered to revalue for 2018

BELLEVILLE – The last time it happened, it was 2007 and the current Belleville mayor, Ray Kimble, was in…

Fischer resigns as Belleville grid coach

It was the spring of 2014 when Joe Fischer proclaimed his happiness about returning once again as the head…

Belleville wrestling program moves forward with new coach Pizzi

The Belleville High School wrestling program is undergoing another transition period, with former assistant coach Joe Pizzi taking over for Junior Nardone, who…

Buccaneers look to improve after last year’s struggles

After enduring a tough 6-14 campaign where she graduated seven seniors, Belleville High School girls’ basketball coach Liz Ramirez is taking a…

A look back at 2015

As we do every year, here’s a look back at the top stories that made headlines…

Schools need 60M in repairs

BELLEVILLE –  The bill to fix Belleville’s public schools has come due … and it’s a whopper. In…

Will Silver Lake firehouse reopen? Stay tuned …

BELLEVILLE – Another disastrous fire in Belleville’s Silver Lake section has sparked cries for restoration of the Franklin St. firehouse which…

Chief to leave in ‘16

BELLEVILLE –  After more than four decades spent in uniform, Belleville’s highest-ranking cop will be turning in his badge next…

News in Brief

BELLEVILLE –  A Belleville man has been sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for…

Alleged Ridge Road gas station robber caught: NAPD

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Updated from original story that appeared in the 9 Dec. edition of The…

Owners: ‘Don’t kick us out’

BELLEVILLE –  Ecuadoran immigrant Washington Pesantez has spent 17 years on Cortlandt St. in Belleville’s Valley section where he has…

New retailer replaces Food Basics

BELLEVILLE –  A new supermarket has surfaced in Belleville’s Valley area in place of another that has been sold…

Fire leaves 3 homeless, pet dead

BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…

Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus

Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…

News in brief

KEARNY –  So far, the transition from the old Meadowlands tax sharing formula to a tax on meadows hotel…

Music to stop bullying by

BELLEVILLE –  Last year, Belleville High School seniors composed poems on the theme of anti-bullying and one student urged business…

Hotel, eatery, medical offices at Roche site?

BELLEVILLE –  The designated developer of the Roche Diagnostic property in Belleville has completed acquisition of the 19-acre parcel, thereby clearing…

Township probing BOE

BELLEVILLE –  Belleville’s municipal government is taking the unusual step of undertaking a very public examination of the township’s Board of…

All fired up

Belleville Fire Department held its annual Fire Prevention Open House on the evening of Friday, Oct. 16, at Fire Headquarters…

Fatal shooting still mystery

BELLEVILLE –  The Belleville Police Department’s Homicide/Major Crimes Unit and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a fatal shooting in the…

Fall term: sweeping changes

BELLEVILLE –  New classrooms, updated academic policies and courses, revamped security and staff appointments were all part of the Belleville public…

Chinese presence marked

BELLEVILLE –  It is commonly known that in the latter part of the 19th century, waves of Chinese immigrants…

Inherent conflict in dual role?

BELLEVILLE – Will Kevin Esposito have to step down as interim township manager or as township tax assessor? Will he…