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Woman Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Belleville: Authorities Woman Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Belleville: Authorities
Woman Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Belleville: Authorities A 78-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in Belleville on Friday, March 22, authorities said. At 8:53 a.m., Teresita Cenit was hit by a car while walking on the 100 block of Union Avenue, Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  She was transported to University Hospital in Newark where she was pronounced dead soon after, Fennelly said. The driver remained on scene, Fennelly said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Sam Barron
News
MILLIONS: $6.3M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Belleville MILLIONS: $6.3M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Belleville
Millions: $6.3M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Belleville A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold at a Belleville liquor store. The ticket from Thursday's Pick-6 drawing wins the $6.3 million annuity jackpot, with a cash value more than $4.8 million. The winning ticket was sold at White Oak Liquors on Union Avenue. The winning numbers were 16, 19, 28, 38, 45 and 49. The XTRA Multiplier was 04. The jackpot for the Pick-6 game has reset to $2 million.  The next drawing will be held Monday, Jan. 20. The lucky retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling that winning ticket.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Former Owner Of Belleville Martial Arts School Convicted Of Molesting Girl Former Owner Of Belleville Martial Arts School Convicted Of Molesting Girl
Former Owner Of Belleville Martial Arts School Convicted Of Molesting Girl Jurors in Morristown convicted the former owner of a defunct martial arts school on Friday of molesting an 11-year-old girl – the third such case that he’d been involved in over a five-year span. Richard Perry, 48, was ordered held in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a Jan. 17 sentencing after jurors found him guilty of sexual assault and child endangerment. The Jamaican-born Perry, who is not a U.S. citizen, will have to serve 85% of his sentence under the No Early Release Act, must register under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life – after which he most…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Morris Thomas Of Belleville, 56, Owned Moey T's Hot Dogs Morris Thomas Of Belleville, 56, Owned Moey T's Hot Dogs
Morris Thomas Of Belleville, 56, Owned Moey T's Hot Dogs Morris E. "Moe" Thomas, a longtime Belleville resident who had recently moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, died July 21. He was 56.  Born in Belleville to George Thomas and Janet Nau, who survives him, he is also survived by his stepfather, Jean; his children  Deven Yates and his daughter, Mikaela and sons Elijah, and little Deven, Tareaa Surratt and her husband Steven and their daughters Mariah, Mashalyn, and Maliyah, Moe Thomas Jr. and his wife Kristin, Justin Pettit, and step-daughter Melissa Jones.  He is also survived by his sister Cheryl Beverly and her husband T…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Belleville Police Officer Struck By Vehicle During Ex-Mayor's Wake Belleville Police Officer Struck By Vehicle During Ex-Mayor's Wake
Belleville Police Officer Struck By Vehicle During Ex-Mayor's Wake A Belleville police officer was hospitalized after the officer was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The officer was struck around 4 p.m. near Union Avenue and Little Street, while on a traffic detail for late Mayor Ray Kimble's funeral, NorthJersey.com reports. The driver stayed at the scene and the officer sustained non life-threatening injuries.  Visitation was scheduled Wednesday at Megaro Memorial Home on Union Avenue, according to Kimble's obituary. He died this week at 80 years old.

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by Paul Milo