Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Belleville Needs 2 Residents To Serve On Rent Leveling Board
And check out A New Theatre Company Brings Holiday Magic — and Opportunity to Rutherford! on the Belleville Patch calendar

Cheers Belleville! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Belleville seeks residents to help shape local rent control decisions
Also on today's calendar: A New Theatre Company Brings Holiday Magic — and Opportunity to Rutherford! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Belleville Needs 2 Residents To Serve On Rent Leveling Board (patch.com) — Belleville is looking for two residents to join its Rent Leveling Board, one as a tenant representative and one as a homeowner representative. Volunteers will help shape local rent control and landlord-tenant decisions, giving Belleville renters and property owners a stronger voice. Interested residents can email a letter of interest and contact the board secretary for more details.
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📸 Around Belleville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belleville
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★ Featured events ★
- A New Theatre Company Brings Holiday Magic — and Opportunity to Rutherford! →
First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford, 1 E Passaic Ave, Rutherford
9:00 am - Main Memorial Park Flea & Collectible Market →
1400 Main Ave, Clifton
9:00 am - Literacy Fair →
Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington St, Newark
10:00 am - Frank Vincent Marina Flea & Collectible Market →
277 Passaic Ave, Kearny
9:00 am - First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 →
Montclair Kimberley Academy – Primary School Campus (224 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ).,
9:00 am - Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
9:00 am - Taylor Simon King →
The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Home and School Meeting
The Early Childhood Center @ Forest Glen Multi-Purpose Room
6:00 pm - Newark PorchFest →
- 6th Annual Incredible Duck Race →
Kearny-Belleville Elks #1050, 300 Belgrove Dr, Kearny
10:30 am - The 6th Annual Incredible Duck Race →
Kearny-Belleville Elks #1050, 300 Belgrove Dr, Kearny
10:30 am - Sat. Sept. 26, 2026 Fish /Chicken Benefit Dinner at United Presbyterian of Lyndhurst →
United Presbyterian Church, 511 Ridge Rd, Lyndhurst
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
📣 Belleville Shout Outs!
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- Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
- Paul Miller Toyota — (973) 298-0726
- Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation — 2016796200
- First Impressions Beauty Parlor — (973) 667-8044
- Laundromat 4 Less — (862) 220-9555
- Agora Cafe — (973) 707-0902
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
- Hyssop Beauty Apothecary — (973) 637-0325
- ParkAveBridal Suites — (201) 341-0133
- Muller Insurance — (201) 659-2403
- Monaco Realty — (973) 715-1215
- VIO Med Spa Clifton — (862) 343-8044
- Nevaeh Verde Dispensary — (973) 758-6011
- Extra Mile Basketball NJ — (000) 000-0000
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Matthew De Fede — (973) 846-0065
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Red Bull GmbH posted a job opening for Youth Soccer Coach in Harrison. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Kearny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belleville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bloomfield
- Tice Family, Daniel Bitecola Honored for Outstanding Service to Bloomfield (tapinto.net)
- Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places • Maine Morning Star (mainemorningstar.com)
- Glen Ridge Daily Buzz: Sep. 8, 2026 (jerseybee.org)
Nutley
- Nutley Girl Scouts are Going to the Dogs in 2027 (tapinto.net)
- Nutley Will Hold 9/11 Tribute Ceremony, Townwide Candle Lighting (patch.com)
- Nutley Realtor Zachary Sebek of COMPASS Real Estate Returns as a $1000 Nutley Family Service Bureau Garden Party Sponsor (tapinto.net)
Montclair
- NJ Paves The Way For More Employee-Owned Businesses (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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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