Belleville News

The Newark campus of Rutgers University graduated its largest class ever Wednesday at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

A press conference with Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Belleville Mayor Ray Kimble has been scheduled for May 29 at noon at the Belleville Senior Center, located at 125 Franklin Ave.

Nutley Little Theatre has cast its upcoming production of the musical, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." The show opens Friday, June 7, 8 p.m. at the NLT Barn in Nutley.

For some, the thrill of going to theme parks with family or boating at the beach is the best way to spend the summer.

NEWARK - A Montclair doctor accused of writing illegal prescriptions for painkillers was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy that put some 70,000 pills on the streets, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.

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Are you privy to the incredible fashion deals available on the far end of Church Street in Montclair? One Savvy Design , a boutique consignment shop, opened at 72 Church St.

The following update comes courtesy Bloomfield High School Athletics. Serhiy Kralka repeated as Shot Put Champion at the Essex County Championship.

The Belleville Township Council voted Tuesday night to reduce the tax levy portion of the nearly $63 million 2013-14 school budget by $760,000, a decrease that did not satisfy one council member.The amount trimmed means the average household tax increase drops from about $270 to approximately $110, officials said.

Except the first word was something stronger than "forget." Understandable, given the fact that the Sandy in question was the hurricane that drilled and scarred the Shore.

A man is shown "casing" a store and walking outside an establishment he was about to rob, according to authorities.

A teachers aide at Sunnyside Academy child care center in Jersey City was in court again yesterday, this time via video link from the Hudson County jail in Kearny on additional charges of mistreating children at the facility.

Adner Oquendo, 35, of Florida was arrested and charged with eluding police, resisting arrest, and hindering apprehension on May 9 at 11:20 a.m. Police observed a blue 1997 Grand Marquis with Florida license plates being driven with no lights on, by a driver who was not wearing a seat belt.

Belleville's Board of Education meets on Monday night at the Belleville High School Auditorium.

From left to right, Sheriff's Detective Fitzgerald Figliuolo, Sheriff's Officers Dennis Kihlberg and George Sona, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura, and Sheriff's Officers Ryan Udvarhely of Belleville and Guiseppe Forgione pose at a ceremony hosted by The 200 Club of Essex County at Mayfair Farms in West Orange on May 9. The officers were all ... (more)

Belleville resident Mary Genzone, Branch Brook Cherry Blossom Club's treasurer, receives Essex County 's Outstanding Senior Citizen Award on Thursday at the Chandelier in Belleville.

A second employee of Sunny Side Academy child care center in Jersey City's Port Liberte has been charged with abusing a child entrusted to the care of the establishment, officials said.

The fate of the former Garden State Cancer Center property in Belleville won't be known until at least July, according to Essex County officials.

Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes has announced a total of 11 Belleville and Nutley residents who are students at the school have been named to both the President's List and Dean's Lists for the Winter 2013 quarter.

Last month, Essex County Freeholders recognized two local students for setting examples to their peers.