🌱 Patch AM: How Belleville boys soccer turned last year’s slump into a title run

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In today's newsletter:

• How Belleville boys soccer turned last year's slump into a title run

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Beautiful with sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
• Sunday: Some rain in the p.m.; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Belleville Soccer 2025 Season Update (theobserver.com) — Belleville High boys soccer has bounced back from last year's struggles, clinching the Super Essex Conference Independence Division title with a 3-0 win over East Orange and a 6-2-2 start. Coach Joseph Pontoriero is now ramping up the schedule with tough matches against Bloomfield, Nutley, and top-ranked West Orange as the Bucs aim to prove themselves in county and state tournaments.
   

📸 Around Belleville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belleville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
• 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
Friday October 16
• The Sixties Rock & Roll Revue Returns to Tierney's! →
  Tierney's Tavern, 138 Valley Rd, Montclair
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• 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
Thursday October 22
• Women's Entrepreneurship Event at Berkeley College →
  3 E 43rd St, New York
  11:00 am

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Other local events

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
• 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park →
  Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
  10:00 am
• Jazz Trio Concert →
  Christ Episcopal Church, 74 Park Ave, Glen Ridge
  7:00 pm

📣 Belleville Shout Outs!

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• Muller Insurance — (201) 659-2403
• HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
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• Hyssop Beauty Apothecary — (973) 637-0325
• VIO Med Spa Clifton — (862) 343-8044
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• Agora Cafe — (973) 707-0902
• First Impressions Beauty Parlor — (973) 667-8044
• Nevaeh Verde Dispensary — (973) 758-6011
• ParkAveBridal Suites — (201) 341-0133
• Monaco Realty — (973) 715-1215
• Matthew De Fede — (973) 846-0065
• Daryle Pellegrino | Mortgage Loan Originator | NMLS 327220 — 2016796200
• Laundromat 4 Less — (862) 220-9555
• Paul Miller Toyota — (973) 298-0726

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Nutley Real Estate Market Update For October 2026 —Matthew De Fede Read on Patch

• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in BLOOMFIELD NJ S24168 in Bloomfield. Apply here.
• Allaire Health Services posted a job opening for Dietary Porter in East Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belleville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomfield

• 23 Mill St Floor 2, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 (zillow.com)
• Monday Night Music at the Oakside Cultural Center (TAPinto.net)

Nutley

• New Nutley Public School Teachers Welcomed at Annual Rotary Club Dinner (TAPinto.net)
• Homecoming 2026: Ramapo Community Celebrates Together (ramapo.edu)

Newark

• Newark Shooter Gunned Down Man In Wheelchair, Sentenced To Prison (patch.com)

Ok Belleville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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