Mayor Michael Melham says tough financial decisions need to be made due to revenue shortages. Belleville residents need to know how their tax money is being spent. A forensic audit of Town Hall would help. In 2020, as if dealing… Continue Reading →
Mayor Melham and the Town Council have no problem issuing pricey water bills to Belleville residents, allegedly to cover a $1.6 water utility deficit. That’s probably not shocking when you consider their refusal to support a criminal investigation into a… Continue Reading →
Belleville Watch Challenges All Board of Education Candidates to Publicly Support Attorney General Investigation Into 2014 Deficit The unmistakable signs of election season are plain to see. Lawn signs have quietly begun to spring up on lawns across Belleville, and… Continue Reading →
The “BetterBelleville” mayor and council candidates promised transparency, focus on resident concerns and most importantly, a clean and clear break from the political misdeeds of prior town councils. BetterBelleville’s electoral victory in 2018 had Belleville residents looking forward to those… Continue Reading →
Chances are, if you’re like most people today, you’re seeing or reading the news, watching the stock market rollercoaster, worrying about how you’ll pay the bills, your taxes, your rent or mortgage, wondering how you’ll handle your kids’ schooling and… 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 →
Editor’s Note: The next Town Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9th 2020 at 6 p.m. Members of the public can e-mail their questions or comments to Township Clerk Kelly Cavanagh at kcavanagh@bellevillenj.org by 6 p.m. on June 9th…. 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 →
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