🌱 Patch AM: Belleville-Nutley Parade Will Celebrate Italian Heritage, Culture

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In today's newsletter:

• Belleville parade to honor Italian heritage and standout local leaders
• How will Belleville use new AI cameras to ticket illegal parkers?

Also on today's calendar: MBA Open House at Berkeley College and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Belleville-Nutley Parade Will Celebrate Italian Heritage, Culture (patch.com) — Belleville residents can look forward to Sunday's Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade, stepping off from Belleville High School and traveling along Joralemon Street and Franklin Avenue. The event honors Italian heritage and highlights local leaders, including Belleville's Italian Man of the Year Stephen Zirpoli and Italian Woman of the Year Georgette Cozzarelli.
   

• Stealthy Parking Cameras Are Popping Up Across NJ: Here's Who Decides If You're Ticketed (dailyvoice.com) — Belleville is among several New Jersey towns planning to install new SafetyStick parking enforcement cameras that monitor problem spots like crosswalks, bus stops, and hydrants. Local officials will decide where to place them, how long cars can stop before it's a violation, and what fines drivers will face once any warning period ends.
   

📸 Around Belleville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belleville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Lamp for Haiti 20th Anniversary Gala and Celebration →
  Glen Ridge Country Club, 555 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Main Memorial Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  1400 Main Ave, Clifton
  9:00 am
• Kill Goofy →
  The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Frank Vincent Marina "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  277 Passaic Ave, Kearny
  9:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Open House at Berkeley College →
  New Jersey Campuses,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• PTO Tricky Tray
  Roosevelt Elementary School North Arlington, NJ 07031
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Worst Fairy Tale Ever →
  Nutley Public Library Children's Room, 93 Booth Dr, Nutley
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• Nutley Community Blood Drive - Surprise Gift for donors! →
  Knights of Columbus 2346, 150 Chestnut St, Nutley
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Frank Vincent Marina "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  277 Passaic Ave, Kearny
  9:00 am
• 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park →
  Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
  10:00 am
Thursday October 22
• Women's Entrepreneurship Event at Berkeley College →
  3 E 43rd St, New York
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Interstate Waste Services, Inc. posted a job opening for A Welder in Lyndhurst. Apply here.
• Walker Healthforce posted a job opening for Senior Payroll Administrator Contract in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belleville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomfield

• Bloomfield Township to Begin Halcyon Pond Restoration Project (TAPinto.net)
• Harvest Fest In Bloomfield Will Include Music, Food, Family Friendly Fun (patch.com)
• West Orange Daily Buzz: Oct. 6, 2026 (jerseybee.org)

Nutley

• Some Tickets Still Available for Nutley High School PTO's First Ever Tricky Tray (TAPinto.net)

Newark

• This New Trash-Hunting Boat Is Patrolling The Passaic River In North Jersey (patch.com)
• Missing North Jersey Girl, 14, May Have Gone To New York: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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