Photo courtesy of St. Peter Church The faithful showed up in large numbers for the five Ash Wednesday Masses celebrated at St. Peter Church. The Holy Season of Lent culminates in the Easter Triduum, which is April 17-19. Easter Sunday this year will be celebrated on April 20, both in the Western Church and the […]
In a thrilling Championship game held on March 2 in West Orange, the Belleville sixth grade travel squad captured the 2024-2025 Suburban League title overcoming a 26-point first-half West Orange lead. | Paced by point guard Bobby Canon’s 27 points, the championship trophy has returned to Belleville for the first time in more than a […]
Photos courtesy St. Peter’s Church St. Peter School students joined the parish in celebrating St. Patrick at the morning Mass on March 17. In the homily, the Rev. Ivan Sciberras, pictured right celebrating Mass, explained that it was poor immigrants from Ireland that founded the parish on what was then known as “Irish Hill.”
BELLEVILLE, NJ — There’s no mistaking that girls flag football has been the rage over the past few years nationwide. TV commercials about the sport were shown during football season, particularly during the Super Bowl, giving inspiration to young girls. Belleville High School girls were especially moved, evidenced by the strong turnout for the new […]
The Sons of The American Legion Squadron 105 of Belleville held their first Flag Education and Etiquette Course on Feb. 3 at the Post Hall on Washington Avenue. The class participants were from the Post 105 Family – veterans, Sons, and Auxiliary members – as well as from the Wolf Den of Nutley’s Pack 141 […]
A Belleville native, who has written extensively about the township, has his photographic work on display as part of a library’s popular art and photography series. Anthony Buccino is a writer, editor, and photographer who began his photography journey by shooting film for the stories he produced while working for local newspapers. “Photography challenges me […]
Photos courtesy of St. Peter’s Church A large congregation – mostly Vietnamese – gathered around the altar at St. Peter Church to celebrate the Lunar New Year, at a concelebrated Mass led by Manuel A. Cruz, auxiliary bishop for Essex County. The celebration continued at St. Peter School, where the reception included musical entertainment.
Photos courtesy of St. Peter’s Church St. Peter’s School held several activities to mark Catholic Schools Week in January. Students, pictured left, showed their excitement and gratitude for the gift of a Catholic education.
Former Belleville resident Eugene DeGeorge met his lifetime goal by authoring his fourth book, “Sunrise/Moonset,” a goal he has had since he was in college and began writing his book ideas on a typewriter. This book completes all the writing and poetry that he has formulated into a novella and three books of poems. “Unlike […]
By The New Jersey Department of Transportation There were more than 600 crash-related fatalities on New Jersey roadways in 2023. We’re so used to seeing statistics that it can be easy to forget there are real people behind the numbers. So let’s reframe it. Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español In […]