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🌱 Patch AM: How a fake town on Joralemon Street is helping Belleville kids.

Coming up on the Belleville Patch calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉

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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:

  • How a fake town on Joralemon Street is helping Belleville kids.

Also on today's calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 84, low: 70.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Jersey man invents town of Beltley (wobm.com) — A Belleville coffee shop owner has jokingly "founded" a new town called Beltley on the border between Nutley and Belleville, sparking viral videos and playful Nutville counter-signs. The made-up town actually sits within Belleville, and its creator is using Beltley-branded merch to raise money for Belleville Recreation, turning a neighborhood in-joke into local support.
   

📸 Around Belleville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belleville

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Other local events
    Sunday August 30
  • Nutley Farmers Market
    Nutley Township Community Calendar Booth Drive at Booth Drive, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
    9:00 am
    • Monday August 31
  • Parkinson's Strength
    JCC Metro West JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, 07052, United States
    1:15 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • 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
    • Wednesday September 2
  • 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
  • Parkinson's Strength
    JCC Metro West JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, 07052, United States
    2:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Every little face on this flyer has a story.
    Some have known uncertainty, some have been overlooked, and some have simply been waiting patiently for someone to finally choose them. Taz, Chaz,… (Nextdoor Belleville Park)
  • Kearny Public Schools posted a job opening for Pre-K Classroom Teacher in Kearny. Apply here.
  • The Cleaning Authority, LLC posted a job opening for Housekeeper House Cleaner in Clifton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belleville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomfield

  • Meet the 'For the Bloomfield Students' BOE Candidates (tapinto.net)
  • Bloomfield couple, Princeton Junction woman missing after Nepal disaster (nj.com)
  • Michael Mickens, Makai Douglas and Mekhi Wilson Named Team Captains for BHS Football in 2026 (tapinto.net)

Nutley

  • Former Executive Chef Realizes His Dream with Bella Cucina Pizzeria in Nutley (tapinto.net)

Montclair

  • Road Closed After Montclair Water Main Break On Friday (patch.com)
  • Montclair Town Council Seat Is Up For Grabs. Here's Who Filed To Run (patch.com)
  • Anti-ICE Protesters Rally In Montclair, Bloomfield After Latest Arrests (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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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