Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: How a fake town on Belleville’s border is funding real recreation
Happening soon: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 on the Belleville Patch calendar
Hi there, Belleville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a fake town on Belleville's border is funding real recreation
Also on today's calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
- Sunday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• North Jersey man invents town of Beltley (nj1015.com) — A Belleville coffee shop owner has jokingly "founded" a new town called Beltley on the border between Belleville and Nutley, and the idea has gone viral. While the signs and props are playful, he's turning the attention into real support by selling Beltley-themed merchandise to raise money for Belleville Recreation programs. 
📸 Around Belleville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belleville
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★ Featured events ★
- Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 →
105 Essex St, New York
9:00 am - M y Big Beautiful Clear-Out Sale →
53 Greenwood Ave, Montclair
9:00 am - Jubilee Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
936 Allwood Rd, Clifton
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 - Taylor Simon King →
The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday September 6
Saturday September 19
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Nyah Beauty - Sip and Soap
Newark Arts Nyah Beauty, 145 Court Street, Maker Shop 4, Newark
7:00 pm - Nutley Farmers Market
Nutley Township Community Calendar Booth Drive at Booth Drive, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
9:00 am - Parkinson's Strength
JCC Metro West JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, 07052, United States
1:15 pm - Early Morning Walking Club
Nutley Township Community Calendar Public Affairs / Health Department at 149 Chestnut Street, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
6:30 pm - Board of Commissioners Meeting
Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners Meetings Parks and Recreation - Room 201 at 44 Park Avenue, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
7:00 pm - First Marking Period & Trimester 1 Begin
The Early Childhood Center @ Forest Glen Bloomfield, NJ 07003 - Underclass Yearbook Photos
James Caldwell High School West Caldwell, NJ 07007
8:00 am - School Begins!
Berkeley Elementary School
8:30 am
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
📣 Belleville Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Belleville PatchAM possible:
- First Impressions Beauty Parlor — (973) 667-8044
- Paul Miller Toyota — (973) 298-0726
- Realty Executives — (862) 228-0554
- Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
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- Muller Insurance — 2016592403
- Agora Cafe — (973) 707-0902
- Hyssop Beauty Apothecary — (973) 637-0325
- Monaco Realty — (973) 715-1215
- VIO Med Spa Clifton — (862) 343-8044
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Extra Mile Basketball NJ — (000) 000-0000
- HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Laundromat 4 Less — (862) 220-9555
- Nevaeh Verde Dispensary — (973) 758-6011
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Looking for a work space without paying for a 2 bedroom?
🏙️ BELLEVILLE NEW CONSTRUCTION — 1 BEDROOM + DEN... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Children's Place posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Franklin Square Sc in Bloomfield. Apply here.
- Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member in Nutley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belleville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bloomfield
- Meet the 'For the Bloomfield Students' BOE Candidates (tapinto.net)
- New Jersey couple missing amid Nepal flooding (abc7ny.com)
Nutley
- Big expectations for Nutley football as it seeks return to the playoffs (theobserver.com)
Newark
- More Newark Charter Students Are Speaking 2 Languages–And Succeeding In The Classroom, Data Shows (patch.com)
- Hundreds Of Newark Residents Find Friendship, Unity At Annual Block Party (patch.com)
- Newark Symphony Hall Will Host 'Africa On Stage,' Headlined By 'FELA! The Concert' (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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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