The Legislative Latino Caucus is supporting Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to grant “clemency” to several eligible groups of inmates in New Jersey.
A presidential rematch, Congress races and a new ballot layout. Here’s what to know before you head to the polls in Belleville and Nutley.
Nutley's latest municipal spending plan may come with a tax increase. The school board has already given an OK to a separate tax hike.
The Belleville Town Council held a public hearing for the 2024 municipal budget, which will come with a tax increase.
“It crushes the kids’ hearts – it’s just wrong what you've done,” a youth dressed in a baseball jersey said.
This summer, Belleville will have three new ward council members: Tracy Juanita Williams, Diana Guardabasco and Frank Velez.
John Kelly III is following in the footsteps of his grandfather as mayor of Nutley.
Frank Velez is on the brink of becoming the youngest councilman in Belleville history, unofficial 2024 election results show.
Four seats on the Belleville Town Council are up for grabs. Seven candidates are running for five seats in Nutley. See results here.
The fate of the local governments in Belleville and Nutley will be in voters' hands this week. Here's what to know ahead of Election Day.
The Belleville Public Library would like to invite students, parents and school staff to attend their upcoming programs taking place in May.
Essex County has rolled out new ballots after a big push against “the party line” this year. Here’s what they look like in Nutley.
In New Jersey, a candidate’s stance on property taxes – or where voters think they stand on taxes – can make or break a political campaign.
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham presented his 2024 “state of the township” address at Nanina’s in the Park. Watch it here.
Raafat Barsoom: “Medicaid payments do not even begin to pay for the care provided in an emergency room.”
Joe Belnome said he “peacefully marched” that day and wasn’t one of the people who breached the Capitol, a report says.
Raafat Barsoom – who has practiced medicine in Montclair and East Orange – is seeking the Republican nomination in 2024.
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill visited to a medical school in Nutley to push for more federal funds to combat heart disease in women.
Four seats on the Belleville Town Council are up for grabs this year. Here’s where to find your local polling place.
A public hearing on Belleville’s proposed spending plan is scheduled for May 28.
Belleville will get nearly $1 million in federal funding to help it protect the local water supply.
Who will replace recently departed Marie Strumolo-Burke on the town council? That remains to be seen – but Belleville will find out soon.
Nutley is among the Essex County towns that are holding a local election in May. Here’s who filed to run.
A Belleville "citizen watchdog blog" is bringing back its candidate challenge, asking contenders to sign a voluntary ethics pledge.
Belleville will get some new members on the township council this year. Here’s who is running for office.
A wealth of local data about Belleville’s municipal government was recently released as part of the town’s annual report.
Taxes increased in Belleville and Nutley last year. Here’s how much of your money went to schools, the township and the county.
Construction will be mostly complete by the end of the summer, PSE&G said.
Belleville’s superintendent says he is worried about student enrollment. The town’s mayor says the district needs to balance its own budget.
Belleville, Nutley and a local nonprofit will get a financial boost from this year's CDBG and ESG awards, Essex County officials said.
Administrators in the Belleville school district were seeking the town’s support for a $3.75 million series of upgrades. They didn’t get it.
Nutley is bringing back its neighborhood watch program. Local crime rates are way down from the levels seen in the 1980s and 1990s.
Nutley’s town government and public school district have been exploring ways that they can share resources and facilities.
Tracy Juanita Williams says she plans to run for Marie Strumolo-Burke’s spot on the Belleville Town Council when her term ends.
Carmen Morales (NJ-34) will represent Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Nutley and Orange in the state Legislature.
When her term ends this year, Marie Strumolo-Burke will be bidding farewell to the Belleville Town Council, she says.
The project would be paid for through a combination of township funding and New Jersey Green Acres Program funds, officials said.
Rep. Sherrill is pushing to repeal federal policies that "unfairly cut hard-earned social security benefits for retired first responders."
Winners were Lissa Missaggia and Brenda Pacheco (Belleville), and Salvatore Ferraro, Lisa Danchak-Martin and Salvatore Balsamo (Nutley).
There are a combined 11 candidates running for the local school board in Nutley and Belleville. See the latest election results here.