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Belleville

Melham’s Valley Redevelopment Part 2: The Horror Stories

May 7, 2018 Griff

  Belleville Town Historian Michael Perrone returns with Part 2 of his account of the infamous Valley Redevelopment Plan proposed by the Council in 2001, and fought fiercely by Belleville families and business owners until […]

Belleville

Mattingly: Who Will I Be Voting For, and Why?

May 6, 2018 Griff

    I was moved to write this after reading a heartfelt response by my friend Lou Pallante, a former At-large Belleville Councilman who I have great respect for and value his opinion. In his […]

Belleville

Michael Melham’s Valley Redevelopment Fiasco

May 2, 2018 Griff

During his short-lived political career as our Fourth Ward Councilman from 2000 to 2004, Michael Melham was the leading proponent of the fiasco known as the Valley Redevelopment Plan. Most Belleville residents recognized it for […]

Belleville

Sierra Club Opposes Housing Development on Toxic Site

April 3, 2018 Griff

The NJ chapter of the Sierra Club has submitted an official statement to the Watch from Executive Director Jeff Tittel expressing their strong opposition to residential development of the contaminated Belmont Ave site. […]

Belleville

Fleischman: Important Belmont Ave Redevelopment Meeting, March 29th

March 22, 2018 Griff

  SPECIAL PLANNING BOARD MEETING ON POSSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT OF PATHMARK PROPERTY — 81-179 BELMONT AVENUE, BELLEVILLE THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH, 7 P.M. TOWN HALL, 152 WASHINGTON STREET   Attention all Belleville residents, especially residents of the […]

Belleville

Belleville Planning Board Meeting – Oct 12, 2017

October 14, 2017 Griff

  Here is video coverage of the October 12, 2017 public meeting of the Belleville Planning Board. Handout agenda           Update: NorthJersey.com has released their coverage of the meeting. Belleville board […]

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