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Greetings Belleville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

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.
   

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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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