The Verona Fire Department responded quickly to a house at 156 Linden at about 4:30 p.m. on December 31. The call shut down Linden Avenue between Woodland Terrace and Cumberland Avenue, but it did not appear to be as serious a situation as the two recent fires at 40 Kenwood Avenue and 6 Woodland...
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Thanks to our neighbors at Baristanet for bringing this one to our attention. Glen Ridge has announced that, beginning January 1, its trash hauler will pick up recyclables curbside every week, instead of twice a month. That means, for those of you still scratching your heads over Verona’s collection calendar, that Glen Ridge residents...
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Just kidding–the schools are already closed. But the snow has started falling much earlier than expected, and is expected to continue through the early evening. The National Weather Service is now calling for an accumulation of 1 to 3 inches in our area.
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Verona is blessed with several great venues for walkers, like the West Essex trail, which we wrote about early this month. But in my book, the best place for winter walks is Eagle Rock Reservation, a 408-acre oasis of county-owned woods straddling the borders of Verona, West Orange and Montclair. On bitter cold days...
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It’s almost here, that last night of the year. And if you want to kiss 2009 goodbye close to home, you’ve got options. Dinner reservations at Miele’s Italian Restaurant start at 5:30 and end at 8 p.m. Jack’s Cafe will be open until 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, as will the Verona Diner....
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The Verona Girls’ Basketball team took home a victory in the consolation round of the West Essex Holiday tournament at Caldwell College today against arch-rival Cedar Grove, 34-24. After three quarters trading basket for basket, the Verona girls pulled away in the fourth quarter after a Kara Bartow steal and conversion. Michelle Petronaci, Gianna...
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NJ.com says Verona Police are searching for a gray SUV that hit a 92-year-old Verona man at the intersection of Bloomfield and Park avenues this morning. The pedestrian was taken to Mountainside, but did not appear to be seriously injured. Any information, call the VPD’s non-emergency number, (973) 239-5000.
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The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Essex County, according to the Star Ledger, because rivers here have risen to the flood stage. The warning for Essex county as well as for Morris and Passic will remain in effect until Thursday.
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A funny thing happened the other day when we went looking for other people in Verona who were using Twitter, like us: We found the Fairfield Police Department. Cops using a technology most often associated with Ashton Kutcher and Britney Spears? (Note to the uninitiated: A message sent from Twitter is called a “tweet”.)...
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It’s great to see a professional hockey game live. But chances are that, even if we weren’t still mired in a recession, most of us would think twice about paying at least $50 apiece for non-nosebleed Devils or Rangers tickets for the entire family. Especially if some members of the family were still young...
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