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Martha Mocked, Commissioners Clash, Middle School Improves
A look back at the stories that mattered this week in Belleville and Nutley.

Nutley Commissioners Clash Over Garden Apartment Zoning
The Nutley Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night split over whether or not to change zoning and allow industrial business while preventing any new garden apartments along part of River Road.
SNL Mocks Martha Stewart's Foray onto Match.com
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Last month, Martha Stewart announced on the Today Show she had signed up for the match-making site Match.com. This week, Saturday Night Live writers took her mix of steely professionalism and professed need for companionship and crafted a fake ad for Match.com featuring castmember Kate McKinnon as Nutley native and CEO Stewart.
Belleville School Board Says the Middle School Is Improving
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The Belleville Board of Education heard Monday night from state officials that Belleville Middle School academics are improving, while the Township Council is charged with reducing spending on the defeated 2013-14 school budget.
Report Card Gives Clara Maass Top Rating
Belleville’s Clara Maass Medical Center continued to excel in overall safety in 2012, a report card issued by a health care quality organization revealed Wednesday.
A resident charged with assault reportedly smashed a Nutley police cruiser’s window Saturday.
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