The Archdiocese of Newark is taking seemingly unprecedented steps to help combat the spread of the…
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Kevin Kennedy, former Belleville councilman, dead aged 63
If there were a dictionary solely dedicated to the Township of Belleville, there’d be an entry…
Belleville’s Castro: A true senior leader
The 2019-2020 boys’ high school basketball season was about to begin and Belleville High School veteran…
Is appointment to Belleville Planning Board illegal?
A group of concerned Belleville residents who have formed a coalition say Mayor Michael Melham has…
Mom, her son, 7, die in Park Ave. fire in Nutley
Immediately upon their arrival at 320 Park Ave., Nutley, on a cold, somewhat snowy Saturday, Jan.…
Belleville wrestlers surviving super schedule
Before the 2019-2020 high school wrestling season began, Belleville High School head coach Joe Pizzi believed…
Nutley’s Scheidel has 1,000 or so memories over her brilliant career
Nutley High School head girls’ basketball coach Larry Mitschow was all set to have an intense…
THE 4 CHAPLAINS: Army Chaplain will preside at annual Father Washington Mass Feb. 2 at St. Stephen’s
KEARNY — When the Parish Community of St. Stephen’s gets together Feb. 2 at noon for…
Video shows three white girls using racially insensitive language; Nutley PD says it’s ‘in poor taste,’ but not criminal in nature
A video recently posted on social media has a community scratching its proverbial head. The Nutley…
The top news stories of 2019
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Ho, ho, ho, whaddya know? It’s Santa Hague once again
Well, you better watch out and better not cry, you better stay still and don’t be…
WACTH: NJSEA approves resolution to keep Keegan closed forever! We did it!
Click the headline to watch a video from today's historic NJSEA meeting.
WHAT MIGHT THEY FIND?
In a rectangular plot of land behind the Dutch Reformed Church in Belleville, scientists and students…
Kwapniewski celebrates 30 years at the helm at Coccia Realty
For those who know Jan R. “John” Kwapniewski, perhaps the most difficult thing to remember about…
At all Belleville schools, the water is safe, Melham says
Acting solely with an abundance of caution, and with the new school year approaching, Mayor Michael Melham…