Archive for January, 2010
The New Frank Anthony’s Opens
That ugly auto repair shop at the corner of Bloomfield Avenue and South Prospect Street is gone for good, replaced by the new incarnation of Frank Anthony’s. Owner Anthony Tortoriello is opening the doors today for what we in the publishing trade call a soft launch, with a grand opening scheduled for later this month. [...]
Lukas Brothers Power Verona Track Win
Dave and Nick Lukas had a banner day at the Super Essex Conference Championships at the Jersey City Armory on Saturday, leading the Verona boys track team to win the event’s Liberty Division. Dave Lukas won the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races, with times of 4:56.15 and 10:47.73, respectively, while Nick finished second in both. Eddie [...]
Winter Nature Program For Kids
The Essex County Environmental Center is starting a kids science class this week with a winter theme. “Little Explorers Winter Nature Program” is a child-caregiver class that uses stories, walks and crafts to develop an awareness and appreciation for science and nature for the child as well as the caregiver. Each session, a different nature [...]
Wrestlers Score In Bloomfield Tourney
Verona High School’s Hillbilly Wrestling team fared well in the December 30 Bloomfield Tournament. The boys have a home match at VHS this Wednesday at 5 p.m. against East Side High, and are away against Old Tappan at Northern Valley Regional High School on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Sherre Festa)
South Mountain Restaurateur Wanted
Essex County is taking bids from vendors to develop a family-friendly, lake-view restaurant at South Mountain Reservation. The site at the corner of Northfield Avenue and Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange will also have a miniature golf course and surface parking lot. It will be adjacent to Turtle Back Zoo and the Richard J. [...]
New Leadership In Caldwell
Caldwell’s town council held its annual re-organization meeting yesterday and neighboring news Web site TheCaldwellsPatch has all the details. There are two new council members, Richard Hauser and Peter Murray, and Verona resident Gregory Mascera, a partner at the Verona firm of Bannon, Rawding, McDonald & Mascera, was appointed municipal attorney. There were also a [...]
Our New Year’s Resolutions
Yes, promising to lose weight and exercise more in the new year are lovely thoughts, and we have resolved to do just that at least once or twice in the past. But as we look at our new venture, MyVeronaNJ.com, and our community, we find there are other things we ought to commit to doing [...]