Belleville, New Jersey Explained

Belleville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
Nickname:Cherry Blossom Capital of America
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Essex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Belleville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Essex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Essex
Government Type:Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Michael Melham (term ends June 30, 2026)[1]
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Anthony D. Iacono[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Albert Cabrera[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 8, 1839
Named For:French language for "beautiful city"
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:8.71
Area Land Km2:8.54
Area Water Km2:0.18
Area Total Sq Mi:3.37
Area Land Sq Mi:3.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Percent:2.05
Area Rank:319th of 565 in state
14th of 22 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:38222
Population Rank:62nd of 565 in state
7th of 22 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:11597.1
Population Density Rank:29th of 565 in state
5th of 22 in county
Population Est:37453
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:161
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.7935°N -74.1612°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07109[8] [9]
Area Codes:862/973
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3401304695[10] [11]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1729713[12]

Belleville (French: "Belle ville" meaning "Beautiful city/town"[13] [14]) is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 38,222. an increase of 2,296 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 35,926,

History

Originally known as "Second River" or "Washington", the inhabitants renamed the settlement "Belleville" in 1797.[15] Belleville was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Bloomfield. Portions of the township were taken to create Woodside Township (March 24, 1869, now defunct) and Franklin Township (February 18, 1874, now known as Nutley). The independent municipality of Belleville city was created within the township on March 27, 1874, and was dissolved on February 22, 1876. On November 16, 1910, Belleville was reincorporated as a town, based on the results of a referendum held eight days earlier.[16]

In 1870, Belleville became the first city on the East Coast of the United States with a Chinatown. While much of the country (especially the Western states) had strong anti-Chinese sentiment, the town welcomed a group of Chinese workers from the West Coast who had been workers on building the Central Pacific Railroad. This group of people eventually formed the basis for Chinatowns in Newark and New York City.[17]

In 1981, the town was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Frankie Valli and the band The Four Seasons formed in Belleville,[22] as did The Delicates, the late-1950s and early-1960s girl group made up of Denise Ferri, Arleen Lanzotti and Peggy Santiglia.[23]

In 1994, Congress passed a resolution recognizing Belleville as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.[24]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.37 square miles (8.71 km2), including 3.30 square miles (8.54 km2) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) of water (2.05%).[4] [7]

Silver Lake (2010 total population of 4,243[25]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) defined by the United States Census Bureau as of the 2010 Census that is split between Belleville (with 3,769 of the CDP's residents) and Bloomfield (474 of the total).[26]

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Belwood, Big Tree and Soho.[27]

The Second River forms much of the border between Belleville and Newark as it runs through Branch Brook Park.

The township of Belleville has given itself the nickname the Cherry Blossom Capital of America, with an annual display that is larger than the famed Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., site of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.[28] [29]

The township borders the municipalities of Bloomfield, Newark and Nutley in Essex County; Lyndhurst and North Arlington in Bergen County; and Kearny in Hudson County.[30] [31] [32]

Demographics

2020 census

Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2010[33] !Pop 2020[34] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)13,86810,31037.59%26.96%
Black or African American alone (NH)2,7943,0927.57%8.08%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)66500.18%0.13%
Asian alone (NH)4,2514,20111.52%10.99%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)5180.01%0.05%
Some Other Race alone (NH)2905170.79%1.35%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)5198531.41%2.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,13319,18138.93%50.23%
Total35,92638,222100.00%100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 35,926 people, 13,395 households, and 9,001 families in the township. The population density was . There were 14,327 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 60.55% (21,753) White, 9.12% (3,277) Black or African American, 0.35% (126) Native American, 12.00% (4,312) Asian, 0.05% (18) Pacific Islander, 13.97% (5,018) from other races, and 3.96% (1,422) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.34% (14,133) of the population.

Of the 13,395 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18; 44.3% were married couples living together; 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.8% were non-families. Of all households, 27.0% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.29.

21.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.0 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $60,127 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,658) and the median family income was $69,181 (+/− $4,525). Males had a median income of $46,656 (+/− $2,959) versus $42,237 (+/− $2,818) for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,668 (+/− $1,357). About 3.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.[35]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census[10] there were 35,928 people, 13,731 households, and 9,089 families residing in the township. The population density was 10744.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 14,144 housing units at an average density of 4229.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 69.44% White, 5.36% African American, 0.17% Native American, 11.31% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 9.83% from other races, and 3.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.68% of the population.[36] [37]

As of the 2000 Census, the most common ancestries listed were Italian (30.9%), Irish (9.4%), German (6.9%), Polish (4.5%), United States (2.6%) and English (2.2%).[36]

There were 13,731 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.23.[36] [37]

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.[36] [37]

The median income for a household in the township was $48,576, and the median income for a family was $55,212. Males had a median income of $38,074 versus $31,729 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,093. About 6.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.[36] [37]

Government

Local government

Belleville is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[38] The governing body is comprised of a seven-member Township Council, of which the mayor and two members are elected at-large and one each is chosen from four wards, with elections held on a non-partisan basis as part of the May municipal election. Members are elected in even-numbered years to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with the four ward seats up for vote together and the two at-large seats and the mayoral seat up for vote two years later.[39] [40]

, the mayor of Belleville is Michael A. Melham, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026. Members of the Belleville Township Council are Deputy Mayor Vincent Cozzarelli (Ward 3; 2024), Naomy De Peña (at-large; 2026), Thomas Graziano (at-large; 2026), John J. Notari (Ward 4; 2024), Steven J. Rovell (Ward 2; 2024) and Marie Strumolo-Burke (Ward 1; 2024).[41] [42] [43] [44] [45]

The Township Manager is Anthony D. Iacono.[2]

Federal, state, and county representation

Belleville is located in the 11th Congressional District[46] and is part of New Jersey's 34th state legislative district.[47]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 19,684 registered voters in Belleville, of which 7,241 (36.8%) were registered as Democrats, 2,708 (13.8%) were registered as Republicans and 9,729 (49.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[48]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 65.8% of the vote (8,031 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 33.3% (4,071 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (109 votes), among the 12,956 ballots cast by the township's 20,621 registered voters (745 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 62.8%.[49] [50] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 56.9% of the vote here (7,475 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 41.4% (5,444 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (110 votes), among the 13,135 ballots cast by the township's 19,378 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.8%.[51] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 50.6% of the vote here (6,046 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 48.0% (5,728 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (130 votes), among the 11,940 ballots cast by the township's 17,411 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.6.[52]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 53.1% of the vote (3,170 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 45.8% (2,734 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (67 votes), among the 6,050 ballots cast by the township's 20,904 registered voters (79 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.9%.[53] [54] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 50.7% of the vote here (3,626 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 42.6% (3,041 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.6% (329 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (72 votes), among the 7,146 ballots cast by the Township's 19,313 registered voters, yielding a 37.0% turnout.[55]

Education

The Belleville School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[56] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 4,548 students and 361.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[57] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[58]) are Hornblower Early Childhood Center[59] (60 students; in PreK), School 3[60] (322; K-5), School 4[61] (466; PreK-5), School 5[62] (375; K-5), School 7[63] (404; PreK-5), School 8[64] (464; K-5), School 9[65] (124; K-5), School 10[66] (152; K-5), Belleville Middle School[67] (736; 6-8) and Belleville High School[68] (1,358; 9-12).[69] [70] [71]

The Belleville Public Library and Information Center had a collection of 98,603 volumes.[72]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Essex County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[73]

Route 7,[74] Route 21[75] and County Route 506[76] all pass through Belleville.[77]

The Belleville Turnpike Bridge (also known as the Rutgers Street Bridge) crosses the Passaic River, connecting Belleville to North Arlington. The bridge was formally renamed on July 4, 2013, as the "Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes de Oca Memorial Bridge" in memory of a United States Marine Corps soldier killed in February 2012 while serving in Afghanistan.[78] [79]

Public transportation

The Silver Lake station[80] provides service to Newark Penn Station on the Newark Light Rail.[81]

Until 1966, the Newark Branch of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad provided train service at stations at Belleville and Cleveland Street. The New York and Greenwood Lake Railway, later the Boonton Line, also served the township.[82] The Newark Branch tracks are now used for freight only, operated by Norfolk Southern.[83]

NJ Transit bus service is available to and from Newark on the 13, 27, 72, 74, 90, 92, 93 and 94 bus lines.[84] [85]

Places of interest

Belleville locations in The Sopranos

1996 Torch Relay

On June 18, 1996, the Olympic Torch Relay came through Belleville. The relay entered Belleville from Rutgers, made a left onto Washington Avenue, passing the Belleville Town Hall, a right onto Belleville Avenue and stayed on Belleville into the township of Bloomfield. The torch relay ended at Atlanta, Georgia for the 1996 Summer Olympics.[90]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Belleville include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.bellevillenj.org/Departments/manager-s-office Manager's Office
  3. https://www.bellevillenj.org/Departments/office-of-the-township-clerk Office of the Township Clerk
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=belleville&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Belleville, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes
  10. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  11. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  12. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  13. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.
  14. http://westfieldnj.com/whs/history/Counties/EssexCounty/belleville.htm Belleville History: People And Events
  15. http://westfieldnj.com/whs/history/Counties/EssexCounty/belleville.htm "Belleville History: People And Events – A Town Gets Its Name"
  16. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 125.
  17. Xu, April. "The First Chinatown on the East Coast; Several Chinese workers who helped build the Central Pacific Railroad found refuge in Belleville, NJ.", Asian American Writers' Workshop, April 7, 2017. Accessed May 8, 2017. "About 100 people watched as Perrone, the president of the Belleville Historical Society, led the ceremonial digging of the monument's foundation one rainy October morning in Belleville, New Jersey. The monument was meant to honor a group of Chinese who died around 150 years ago. They were Chinese workers who were among those who built the Central Pacific Railroad and came to live and work Belleville in 1870.... This Chinese community across the Hudson River was actually responsible for giving rise to the Newark (NJ) Chinatown and eventually, the Manhattan Chinatown — which later, successively, became the largest Chinese communities in the eastern United States."
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925103452/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH6.PDF#page=3 "Chapter VI: Municipal Names and Municipal Classification"
  19. http://www.gao.gov/assets/140/137109.pdf#page=54 "Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments"
  20. Narvaez, Alfonso A. "New Jersey Journal", The New York Times, December 27, 1981. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Under the Federal system, New Jersey's portion of the revenue sharing funds is disbursed among the 21 counties to create three 'money pools.' One is for county governments, one for 'places' and a third for townships. By making the change, a community can use the 'township advantage' to get away from the category containing areas with low per capita incomes."
  21. [Alan Karcher|Karcher, Alan J.]
  22. [Mark Rotella|Rotella, Mark]
  23. Clemente, John. Girl Groups: Fabulous Females that Rocked the world, p. 13. Krause Publications, 2000. Accessed June 28, 2022. "The belles from Belleville, The Delicates, 1959, (L-R) Arlene Lanzotti, Peggy Santiglia, Denise Ferri."
  24. Web site: Legislative Calendar. 1994.
  25. https://archive.today/20200212140130/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3467590 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Silver Lake – Essex CDP, New Jersey
  26. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=19 New Jersey: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts – 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
  27. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  28. http://www.bellepl.org/cherry_blossom.htm A History Of Branch Brook's Cherry Blossoms – Belleville: The Cherry Blossom Capital of America
  29. Staff. "Editorial: Give Belleville tourists reason to stay", Belleville Times, April 21, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 1, 2013. Accessed September 14, 2017. "Each spring, people flock to Essex County's Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park. The county park system has the largest variety of blossoms in the world.... Belleville already promotes itself as a cherry blossom capital, but perhaps more could be done, especially this time of year, when so many people descend on Branch Brook Park. It's one of the few major events attracting people outside the area to Belleville."
  30. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010624/touches.html Areas touching Belleville
  31. http://www.essexregister.com/municipalities/ Municipalities
  32. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  33. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  34. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  35. https://archive.today/20200212084727/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401304695 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey
  36. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401304695.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic/Social/Economic/Housing Characteristics for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey
  37. https://archive.today/20200212095356/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401304695 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey
  38. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  39. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 128.
  40. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  41. https://www.bellevillenj.org/directory Directory
  42. https://www.bellevillenj.org/_Content/pdf/budgets/2023-Introduced-Budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
  43. https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ County Directory
  44. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/112990/web.285569/#/summary Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results
  45. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/103451/web.245375/#/summary May 12, 2020 Municipal Special Election Unofficial Results
  46. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
  47. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  48. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-essex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Essex
  49. Web site: Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Essex County . March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  50. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Essex County. March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  51. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County
  52. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_essex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Essex County
  53. Web site: Governor – Essex County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  54. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Essex County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  55. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf 2009 Governor: Essex County
  56. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=bcb6d4adf3a449d6929369bd289eab15 Belleville Board of Education District Policy 0110 – Identification
  57. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401350&DistrictID=3401350 District information for Belleville Public School District
  58. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401350 School Data for the Belleville School District
  59. https://hecc.bellevilleschools.org Hornblower Early Childhood Center
  60. https://3.bellevilleschools.org/ School 3
  61. https://4.bellevilleschools.org/ School 4
  62. https://5.bellevilleschools.org/ School 5
  63. https://7.bellevilleschools.org/ School 7
  64. https://8.bellevilleschools.org/ School 8
  65. https://9.bellevilleschools.org/ School 9
  66. https://10.bellevilleschools.org/ School 10
  67. https://ms.bellevilleschools.org/ Belleville Middle School
  68. https://hs.bellevilleschools.org/ Belleville High School
  69. https://www.bellevilleschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=339853&type=d&pREC_ID=747531 District Directory
  70. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/0250 School Performance Reports for the Belleville Public School District
  71. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for the Belleville School District
  72. https://librarytechnology.org/library/21670 Belleville Public Library and Information Center
  73. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Essex.pdf Essex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  74. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000007__-.pdf#page=4 Route 7 Straight Line Diagram
  75. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000021__-.pdf#page=3 Route 21 Straight Line Diagram
  76. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000506__-.pdf#page=4 County Route 506 Straight Line Diagram
  77. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Essex.pdf Essex County Highway Map
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  80. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=7&selStation=38064&x=41&y=19 Silver Lake station
  81. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_nlr_map.pdf Newark Light Rail System Map
  82. http://www.westfieldnj.com/whs/history/Counties/EssexCounty/belleville.htm Belleville History: People and Events
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  93. Staff. "Results Plus", The New York Times, November 18, 1992. Accessed July 11, 2012. "Jeff Agoos and Chico Borja of Belleville, N.J., scored two goals each as the United States beat Russia, 8–3, last night in its opening match of the FIFA world indoor championship in Hong Kong."
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  96. Milo, Paul. "Report: Caputo Bidding Adieu to Belleville; Redistricting Compelling Move, Assemblyman Says", Belleville Patch, April 8, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2014. "There's been another development in what is proving to be an eventful week in local politics: Assemblyman Ralph Caputo is leaving Belleville and relocating to Nutley, where he plans to seek re-election from the 28th District, according to a published report."
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  122. Stephey, M.J. "Imprisoned Journalist Roxana Saberi", Time, May 7, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2017. "Born April 26, 1977 in Belleville, New Jersey to a Japanese mother and Iranian father. When she was 6 months old, the family moved to Fargo, North Dakota."
  123. Staff. Junior Sanchez, The Beat, September 8, 2012. Accessed February 4, 2013. "Originally from suburban Belleville, New Jersey, Junior Sanchez had his DJ beginnings with a jerry rigged DJ set made up of his parent's two stereo systems when he was 11."
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  128. Kaplan, Ilana. "Sharon Van Etten Is Right There", Interview, May 27, 2014. Accessed June 29, 2018. "Sharon Van Etten: Oh, nice! I can’t let go of it. I was born in Belleville. Then I grew up in Nutley and in the sixth grade we moved to Clinton."
  129. LaGorce, Tammy. "Bellowing Like Iron Maiden, but Very, Very Sensitive", The New York Times, November 7, 2004. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Wait too long, and the cartoonish geek punk who leads My Chemical Romance – the guy dipped in the requisite all black, with thick mascara and smudges of orange shadow beneath both eyes before a recent show at Irving Plaza in Manhattan – overtakes the boyish 27-year-old from Belleville given to explaining the band's progression through stories about his grandma and his Dungeons and Dragons addiction."
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  132. Kadosh, Matt. "Belleville Tuskegee Airman soars in history", The Record, February 21, 2018. Accessed March 3, 2018. "Willette, of the Tuskegee Airmen's 99th Fighter Squadron, had died in the crash while escorting B-17 bombers over Germany in 1944. The 1939 Belleville High School graduate was one of 66 black Tuskegee Airmen killed in World War II combat."

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