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Nutley Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mauro Tucci talks during the organizational meeting of the Junior… Continue

Mayor Joanne Cocchiola and the Greenutley Committee have announced that the second townwide garage sale will be held on Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The rain date is Sept. 26.
The garage sale is a Greenutley Initiative designed to raise awareness of the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling.
“Over 100 households purchased permits and participated in the garage sale last year,” said Cocchiola. “We also had many individuals from neighboring communities visit our township to make… Continue

The ninth anniversary of Sept. 11 will be honored with somber ceremonies in Nutley and Belleville on Saturday morning. The Nutley observance will be held in front of Town Hall on Kennedy Drive at 11:30 a.m.
The Belleville gathering will take place at 11 a.m. at the town’s 9-11 Memorial Park located at the corner of Franklin and Chestnut streets.
Nutley Public Safety Commissioner Al Petracco will oversee the town’s 9-11 ceremony for the third consecutive year.
“It’s a solemn occas

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By Roman J. Uschak, Staff Writer
Jim Riccio has a problem with airplanes.
The longtime Nutley resident does not have a fear of flying. He just doesn’t like having planes flying over his home on Margaret Avenue at all hours of the day and night.
“I have a right to complain,” he said at a meeting of the Nutley Board of Commissioners last month.
He called the noise from nearby Teterboro Airport “relentless” over the previous five or six months, and came to the commission

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By Roman J. Uschak, Staff Writer
The new school year opened in Belleville and Nutley this week as administrators and teachers have been preparing for the start since last month.
“Our teachers are enthusiastic about the start of the new year,” said Nutley Superintendent Joe Zarra early last week. “They’ve been in the classrooms, organizing and decorating.”
Orientation for new Nutley teachers was held last week while administrators gathered in meetings.
All Nutley staffer… Continue