Belleville Post

12/11/2024

Belleville author finishes fourth book as he battles cancer: Former Belleville resident Eugene DeGeorge met his lifetime goal by authoring his fourth book, “Sunrise/Moonset,” a goal he has had since he was in college and began writing his book ideas on a typewriter. This book completes all the writing and poetry that he has formulated into a novella and three books of poems. “Unlike […]

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12/09/2024

Belleville Historical Society finds forgotten soldiers: Leroy Williams was 23 years old and had only been in Vietnam for about two weeks when he died on Oct. 3, 1965. He was from Newark and his body was brought back and buried in Woodland Cemetery without even a gravestone. The site became covered over with weeds and a growing forest eventually took […]

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12/09/2024

The Italians of Belleville and Newark: Andrea Lyn Cammarato-Van Benschoten was born in Columbus Hospital in Newark and grew up in Belleville in the 1970s. “I loved it,” Cammarato-Van Benschoten said. “It was a primarily Italian-Irish neighborhood. We had a great street I grew up on. It was a time you could hop on your bike. No cell phones. No technology. […]

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12/01/2024

Ground breaking for Greenway from Montclair to Newark in 2025: An open house was held earlier this month to share plans for the first portion of the Greenway project that will transform a nine-mile stretch of former rail line in Essex and Hudson counties into a linear recreational and transit corridor. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced that the first section to […]

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11/21/2024

La reducción de muertes por accidentes de tráfico se consigue compartiendo responsabilidades: Por el Departamento de Transporte de Nueva Jersey En 2023, se produjeron más de 600 accidentes mortales en las carreteras de Nueva Jersey. Estamos tan acostumbrados a ver estadísticas que es fácil olvidar que detrás de las cifras hay personas reales. Así que, vamos a decirlo de otra forma. En 2023, más de 600 […]

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11/21/2024

Reducing Roadway Fatalities Comes Down to Sharing the Responsibility: By The New Jersey Department of Transportation There were more than 600 crash-related fatalities on New Jersey roadways in 2023. We’re so used to seeing statistics that it can be easy to forget there are real people behind the numbers. So let’s reframe it. In 2023, more than 600 mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and […]

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11/12/2024

Early Chinese settlement is remembered: The first Chinese settlement on the East Coast was in Belleville in 1870. Most people, even in New Jersey, have never heard of this history. But recently, educators and community leaders from Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) New Jersey and Belleville Historical Society held a Zoom event for the community to learn about this forgotten […]

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10/28/2024

‘We Called Ourselves Rocketboat Men’: Veterans Day presentation at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center: LITTLE FALLS, NJ — On Sunday, Nov. 10, The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is hosting a special program in honor of veterans, including Seaman Second Class Lawrence Peter Berra. Author William Palmer will discuss his book, We Called Ourselves Rocketboat Men: The Untold Stories of the Top-Secret LCS(S) Rocket Boat Missions of World […]

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10/09/2024

Caddy wins life changing scholarship: When Belleville resident Jhann Torres’ parents immigrated from Ecuador, they hoped for a brighter future for their children despite the challenges of not speaking English. Throughout his life, Torres’ parents instilled in him the values of hard work and education, even though they were unsure how they could afford college. Jhann took on the responsibility […]

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09/08/2024

Special beer created for New Jersey soccer legend: BLOOMFIELD — Varitage, the soccer themed brew pub, has created a special beer for a joint promotion with former professional player and New Jersey soccer legend Giuseppi Rossi. “Giuseppi is a Jersey guy and was the perfect fit to help us build on what we started,” said Mark Costa, the co-founder/CEO/head brewer of Varitage Brew […]

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08/31/2024

Restauranter enjoying a delicious run: Nutley natives and residents watching the Belmont or Haskell Stakes might have found themselves rooting for eventual winner Dornoch because of the maroon and gray colors he wore. The racing colors were in fact a tribute to Nutley High School, where the horse’s owner, Vito Cucci, went to school and played on the football team. […]

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08/11/2024

New librarian brings more to library: Programming at the Bloomfield Public Library has changed in the last several months with the addition of reference librarian Jenne Sudia, who now works with long-time program coordinator and reference librarian Lisa Cohn. In the past, Cohn has been responsible for booking the monthly musical acts and, with Sudia, will continue to do so. Sudia […]

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05/31/2024

Mayor lays out his vision for the future: Belleville Mayor Michael Melham gave an elaborate “State of the Township” address last month, with a multimedia presentation and a party-like atmosphere to highlight initiatives underway in town. The mayor took center stage at Nanina’s in the Park on a Monday night in front of a capacity-filled room of supporters to provide an hour-long update. […]

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03/15/2024

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03/03/2024

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02/08/2024

Belleville benefits from its Catholic school: By the Rev. Ivan Sciberras Catholic Schools Week was observed around the country between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2. It is a week in which we reflect on the positive influences of Catholic education on the life of our families and our Township of Belleville. Here at St. Peter’s – where we have been educating […]

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02/03/2024

Man found guilty of stabbing roomate who was in a wheelchair: A former Belleville resident is facing life in prison when he is sentenced in April for fatally stabbing his wheelchair using roommate. An Essex County jury convicted Edwin Andujar, 59, of murder for fatally stabbing Thomas Parent, 59, of Belleville, in the apartment the men shared, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens […]

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12/22/2023

Help protect those who serve and keep us safe: NJ State Police Sgt. Stephen Napoli shed light on what it’s truly like to be at the scene of a roadside incident By Sgt. Stephen Napoli, New Jersey State Police As a seasoned officer who has served 22 years with the New Jersey State Police, I’ve witnessed firsthand some perilous scenes that unfolded on […]

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