By FF3, Lead Editor A nearly 200-year old painting, appraised at $125,000 and belonging to the Belleville Historical Society, was removed from the Belleville Public Library and now hangs on the wall in Michael Melham’s office at Town Hall. The… Continue Reading →
Nothing makes a civic watchdog happier than to see people attending public meetings and demanding answers and accountability from their elected officials. Belleville residents demonstrated that spirit at last Tuesday’s Town Council meeting at the Belleville High School auditorium. People… Continue Reading →
Dear Attorney General Grewal, You are obviously a busy man, so I will be direct. The residents of Belleville – a small town in Essex County – have patiently waited for your office to investigate the shameful – and possibly… Continue Reading →
(Editor’s Note: This article refers to “BetterBelleville” only as a political platform. It is not intended as a critique of the BetterBelleville Civic Association, upon which this website takes no position.) This past Wednesday’s Town Council Reorganization meeting marked two… Continue Reading →
by Frank Fleischman III, Lead Editor On June 6th, something occurred in Belleville that it has had little experience with: a civil rights and anti-racism protest in front of Town Hall, organized by the local group Belleville Allies and in… Continue Reading →
With news that election results for the May 12 Town Council elections have been certified, it appears Belleville’s four wards voted to return all incumbents to their seats. To call the election unorthodox and unprecedented seems an understatement. Due to… Continue Reading →
To the Editor, The Covid-19 pandemic has forced New Jersey’s May elections to be conducted by Mail-in ballots only. In Belleville, we have four ward council seats on the ballot. The sitting Councilpersons presently seeking re-election have been keeping those… Continue Reading →
The method of voting has changed, but the responsibility of voting for good leaders has not. We live in unusual times. So many things we are used to have changed, and you can count the way you vote – at… Continue Reading →
At a recent public meeting, the Nutley Board of Commissioners held a moment of silence for the late Kevin Kennedy, former councilman of Belleville. No, you didn’t read that wrong, and no, it isn’t a typo or a misstatement. The… Continue Reading →
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