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Students Collect for Soldiers, Armed Robbery Top Local News

Car burglary spree in Nutley, schools get defibrillators also make headlines.

Belleville Students Collect Donations for Soldiers

Belleville Middle School Builder's Club has been collecting items for the Soldier's Angels Foundation, a nonprofit volunteer group that provides aid and comfort to the men and women in America’s armed service with the motto "May No Soldier Go Unloved.”

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A Bloomfield man has been accused of an armed robbery of a Belleville bakery delivery driver last week, Belleville Police said. Belleville Police Detective John Giacobbe said Sean Crosbie, 20, robbed a delivery driver bringing a truck to the loading dock behind a Franklin Avenue bakery shortly before 2 a.m. last Thursday.

Father's Day Video Message

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In honor of Fathers' Day, we asked Belleville kids for lessons learned from their dads. The answers included how to cook, how to be funny and how to be a good sport. 

Clara Maass Donates Five Defibrillators To Belleville Schools

To promote student safety and help prevent cardiac deaths among student-athletes, Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation has donated five Automatic External Defibrillators to the Belleville School District.

Car Burglary Spree Under Investigation in Nutley

Nutley police have reported numerous thefts from cars in the township in early June and late May, including half a dozen that reportedly occurred on a single night.

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