Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Former Commissioner takes officials to task for abandoning efforts to have the Belleville Dutch Reformed Church designated as historic landmark as steeple needs repair.
A former commissioner clashed with Belleville Township Council members Tuesday night over failed efforts to have the more than 300-year-old Dutch Reformed Church designated as an historic landmark. A successful designation would help bring funds to pay for needed repairs to the church's damaged steeple and the entire structure. The steeple at the church was braced to keep it from collapsing after Super Storm Sandy caused damage more than two weeks ago. Vincent Frantantoni, a former commissioner and frequent critic of the council, told officials, "We only needed about six months to a year to get the historic designation, and all we needed was the local designation, but it was never done." Councilman Vincent Cozzarelli said the township's …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Council talks about increasing garbage collections, street sweeping
The Belleville Township Council is trying to make the downtown business area of Washington Avenue cleaner in a bid to attract more shoppers. Residents have complained at public council meetings for years that trash cans are overturned, the street is not swept regularly and that neglect hurts business. At September meetings, officials said that increased garbage collections and street sweeping are two easy ways to improve the look of the avenue, and both changes are now being worked out. Deputy Mayor Vincent Cozzarelli proposed increasing garbage pick-ups. "We need to change the way we pick up garbage on Washington Avenue," Cozzarelli said. "There are too many overturned trash cans." Township Manager Kevin Esposito said discussion is …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Incumbents Strumolo-Burke, Rovell, Cozzarelli and Notari gain re-election to Ward Council slots
Four incumbent Council members retained their Ward Council seats while five challengers lost their bids Tuesday night. Marie Strumolo-Burke, Steve Rovell, Vincent Cozzarelli, all fought off challengers, while John Notari won unopposed. Strumolo Burke won a third, four-year term in the Ward that includes the township’s Silver Lake District. She beat Joseph Coviello by a more than four to one margin. "The people have spoken, and they know that I am for the people and by the people, and I'm only in it for my Ward and for the whole Township," Burke said Tueday night in an interview. Rovell was elected to a third term in the Second Ward, beating challengers Gary Hinton, Carol Politz and Florence Martin. Third Ward Councilman Vincent Cozzarelli…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Incumbents can still collect more signatures; Strumolo Burke expected to file soon
According to the township clerk's office, three of the four incumbents in May's Municipal Council election have already filed petitions weeks before the March 5 deadline. Thus far, the trio of Deputy Mayor and Second Ward Councilman Steve Rovell, Third Ward Councilman Vincent Cozzarelli, and Fourth Ward Councilman John Notari have filed, although they can still accumulate additional signatures over the next two-plus weeks. Candidates typically gather as many signatures as possible since constituents cannot sign more than one petition. First Ward Councilwoman Marie Strumolo Burke is expected to file soon. Thus far, 10 candidates have pulled petitions, which is the first step toward establishing candidacy in the May 8 election, which …
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Pulled petition Thursday to challenged incumbent Cozzarelli in Third Ward
Former Commissioner Vinnie Frantantoni said he let Vincent Cozzarelli run unopposed for the Third Ward Council seat vacated when Paul “PJ” MacDonald passed away last January because he wanted to see how the newcomer would handle himself. Little more than a year later, Frantantoni sees things differently, which he said prompted him to pull a petition Thursday, he told Patch at that night's zoning board meeting. Thus far, Frantantoni is Cozzarelli's only known competition since George Ritacco, a former Third Ward Councilman and among the first challengers to pull a petition, told the Belleville Times he was backing out. “I can't let him go unopposed this time,” he said. “He hasn't been voting in the best interest of Belleville residents.” …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Third Ward Incumbent continues push for re-election with Wednesday event at Porto
Nearly 75 political and township dignitaries supported Third Ward Councilman Vincent Cozzarelli's quest for re-election by attending his campaign fundraiser Wednesday night at Porto. “I'm glad I have all this support,” Cozzarelli said. “I look forward to having a successful campaign. And, if elected, over the next four years there's great things we're going to accomplish in this town.” Among those supporting Cozzarelli were Essex County Freeholder-at-Large Rufus I. Johnson; Belleville Mayor Ray Kimble and Municipal Council members Marie Strumolo Burke, Mike Nicosia, John Notari, and Steve Rovell; Fire Department Chief Bob Caruso; and both Chief Joseph Rotonda and Deputy Chief Mark Minichini of the police department. Also on hand were Board…
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Carnevale, Hinton take steps toward Second Ward candidacy, increasing incumbent Rovell's challengers to three.
Two more candidates recently pulled petitions to run against Second Ward Councilman Steve Rovell in this May's election, meaning the incumbent and deputy mayor will potentially face three challengers. Both Gary Hinton, the Pastoral Council President at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and a vocal citizen at Municipal Council meetings, and Sal Carnevale have taken the first step toward candidacy by pulling the petitions. All four wards are up for re-election on May 8, with only Fourth Ward Councilman and two-term incumbent John Notari running unopposed at present time. Each of the incumbents previously told Patch they planned to seek another term, although this was an open secret for several months. Before Hinton and Carnevale pulled …
Friday, January 6, 2012
No Challengers Announced Yet for Representatives of Belleville's Four Wards
Expressing their respective desires to continue helping constituents, incumbent Municipal Council members representing each of Belleville's four wards will seek re-election this May. John Notari previously stated his intentions at his annual Fourth Ward Thanksgiving dinner and forum, while annual forum dinner in November, while it was presumed Marie Burke (First Ward), Deputy Mayor Steve Rovell (Second Ward) and Vincent Cozzarelli (Third Ward) would look to extend their stays on the Council before officially telling Patch they will campaign again. All but Cozzarelli are seeking their third terms. Councilmen-at-Large Kevin Kennedy and Michael Nicosia are not up for re-election until 2013. At the moment, no one has formally declared their …
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