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Let’s start with the basics: In the past three years, there has been an...
I can honestly say that this is the first time I’ve ever cooked with...
As high school seniors turn the corner to their spring semester, many are faced...
“They ask me what I’d like written about me when I’m gone. I hope...
There’s been another rollover accident on the eastern end of Bloomfield Avenue. This one occurred Friday morning at about 2:15 a.m. The car was traveling east on Bloomfield and veered off the roadway into the rocks just past Mountain Auto Body, in between Pompton and Sunset avenues. The car rolled over onto its side...
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The weather is fine and the sports commitments are minor in Verona this weekend, which should leave you plenty of time to consider the real estate. There are six open houses, three new listings and just one home with a lower price. Open Houses 5 Louisburg Square: 2 bed, 2 1/2 bath. Townhouse with...
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Wow. Newsday‘s Tom Rock is putting a lot on the shoulders of Dan DePalma. Rock says, in a story published Friday evening, that the former Verona High School football player “may wind up being one of the Giants’ most important players as they prepare to face the Patriots in Indianapolis next Sunday.” Rock seems...
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Six students from Verona have earned the honor of placement on the Dean’s List at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) for the fall 2011 semester: Michelle Mau, James Ruzich, Matthew Silber, Noah Herman, Emma Tucci and John DeRosa. To achieve this honor, a student must carry 12 or more credits that semester and...
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Colin Farawell, who set records for Verona High School in both wrestling and lacrosse, has committed to attending Bucknell University in the fall as part of its wrestling program. Farawell is the Hillbillies all-time wrestling victory leader with 123 wins and the only VHS wrestler ever to amass 40 wins in a single season....
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Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to wear jeans to school like everyone else. Sometime in high school though, I began sneaking out of the house in them, but only on Fridays. Today, I live in jeans and so do my kids. They hold up well for wiping hands, spilling food, and thankfully frequent washing....
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The Verona Municipal Alliance Committee and several Verona groups that have a hand in teen welfare will be coming together on Wednesday, February 8, to give parents an overview of New Jersey’s new harassment, intimidation and bullying law. The speakers include Dana Lustig, the anti-bullying coordinator in Verona public schools, the Verona Police Department...
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Andrew and Andrea Santamaria are Verona residents and the owners of the new Liberty Tax Service franchise in Montclair. They are launching a food drive–dubbed “Soup or Bowl”– to benefit the Human Needs Food Pantry, and it could also benefit you. From now through February 4, if you bring in five or more non-perishable...
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Bill Wood, who won first prize several times for his prints in the Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show, passed away at his home in Verona on January 20. There will be a memorial service to celebrate his life in March
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Let’s start with the basics: In the past three years, there has been an increase in certain kinds of crime in Verona. Not major crimes, like homicide and murder, but the crimes that rattle our everyday sense of well-being. Crimes like car theft, larceny and burglary. But there are other basics, too. Whatever the...
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The University of Scranton has announced its Dean’s List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2011 fall semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the Dean’s List. The list includes students from the Jesuit university’s College of...
The Verona Health Department has let us know that there has been a second case of whooping cough at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School. The first case of pertussis, as whooping cough is more formally known, was disclosed by the public schools on January 11 ; the second case was confirmed by Verona School Superintendent...
Both Verona High School basketball teams took on Cedar Grove High School on Tuesday, and both came away victorious. The Verona girls basketball team picked up their third win of the season by defeating Cedar Grove in a hard-fought 30-28 victory. Caroline Mols led the team in scoring with eight points. She also was...
If you like what the mild winter is doing for your utility bill, you’ll like this too: PSE&G will be giving customers a credit on their February residential gas bills. The credit will be 15 cents per therm on all February usage, which means that residential customers who use 200 therms in February will...
For the last three years, the scoring on the Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team has come from a variety of players; some from its Verona High School side, so from its Glen Ridge High School players. VGR’s defense has come from a variety of players too. But more often than not, the final line of...
Jim O’Toole, a sophomore from Verona, is spending the spring semester studying abroad at the University of Dallas‘ 12-acre Eugene Constantin Campus just outside Rome. Since 1970, University of Dallas students have had the opportunity – usually in their sophomore years – to spend a semester in The Eternal City studying, traveling and experiencing...
Brian Farrell dropped in 26 points for the Hillbillies to lead them to 58-44 victory over Montclair Immaculate on Monday. The score was tight early on as both teams knotted at 14 a piece after the first quarter. Verona began to pull ahead in the second quarter, outscoring the Lions 11-4. Farrell, with the...
LiveProcess, a Verona-based company that helps hospitals and first responders coordinate their efforts in disasters, is looking for tech help. If you are a Java developer and want to work close to home–the company is located in the office complex at the corner of Grove and Ozone avenues–the job posting is here. The company...
The last nine months have been a whirlwind for Dan DePalma. Last May, the Verona High School graduate was invited to work out at Eli Manning’s camp during the lockout. Then the Jets brought him over to their summer camp. DePalma played a pres-season game for the Jets against Philadelphia (see the video), and...
The Verona Municipal Alliance Committee and several Verona groups that have a hand in...
Eileen and Tom Finn of Verona are serving as co-chairs, as Saint Peter’s Prep...
The National Weather Service is predicting four to seven inches of snow in our...
If you are in need of purging extras in your home, this upcoming event...
Bill Wood, who won first prize several times for his prints in the Essex...
Mary Elizabeth Gilmore, who grew up in Verona as Mary Elizabeth Lambdin, passed away...
“They ask me what I’d like written about me when I’m gone. I hope...
Geraldine DiSanzo passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at home. The wake is...
