Sixth-Graders Moving, Lautenberg Remembered Top Local News

Belleville Schools Shift Sixth-Graders to Middle School

To alleviate classroom crowding in the township’s elementary schools and to comply with state funding requirements, Belleville schools are moving sixth graders from elementary schools to the middle school starting in September.

Nutley Commissioner Updates Garden Apartment Zoning Change Plan

A Nutley official updated progress on plans to rezone parts of town for industrial use to prevent new garden apartments along sections of River Road.

While Frank Lautenberg worked in the U.S. Senate, the Nutley High School graduate never forgot his local roots. "Senator Lautenberg always had kind words about Nutley and his alma mater, Nutley High School," Nutley Commissioner Joseph Scarpelli said.

Nutley High Teacher Receives Princeton Award

Nutley High School Language teacher Deane Stepansky will be one of four exceptional New Jersey secondary school teachers honored by Princeton its 2013 Commencement on Tuesday, June 4.

Freeholder Gill Reflects on Lautenberg's Legacy and Warmth

Gill worked for Lautenberg starting in 2007, first managing his reelection campaign before becoming a senior adviser and then state director for his senate offices in Newark and Camden.  Speaking with Patch, Gill emphasized the late Senator's connection to Essex County, noting Lautenberg's ties to Nutley, Belleville and Montclair. 

Five Candidates File for Nutley School Board

Five candidates filed petitions before the 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, June 4 to run for Nutley Board of Education. Two are sitting members of the board: Board President Charles Kucinski and Board trustee James A. Kuchta. Alan Thomas, an attorney who ran for the school board in 2012, also filed to run. Former Board President Kenneth Reilly is running as well. Reilly retired from the board in 2011 and ran for Board of Commissioners the following year. Daniel A. Carnicella and Yvette Wallace, a local realtor and a co-chair of the Yantacaw School PTO, are also running. 

With no local contests on the line, Republicans pulled in more Nutley votes than Democrats in almost every contest according to unofficial results reported by the Nutley Clerk’s office.