If you’ve been cleaning out your garage this spring, you’ve probably come across a few items that shouldn’t be tossed in the regular garbage as they can poison our soil and groundwater. So don’t miss the County’s Hazardous Waste Collection Day tomorrow, Saturday May 1, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m....
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Mark Bovich, a junior at St. Peter’s Prepatory School in Jersey City, has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout, and will be honored at a ceremony at Notre Dame Church in North Caldwell on May 23. To become an Eagle Scout, a life rank, a boy scout...
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If your kids love to swim, you’ll want to know that the Verona Wave Swim Team is taking a new approach to its programs this summer: Three separate teams, based on ability and interest in competition. In-person registration will be held on Saturday May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, so here’s what you...
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Rethink Autism, an innovative on-line support system for the management of children on the autism spectrum, will present a free workshop for interested professionals and parents on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Verona Community Center ballroom. Sponsored by C.H.I.L.D., a Verona nonprofit for children with learning difficulties, the seminar is titled, “Using a...
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What a game! Verona shut out archrival Cedar Grove 2-0 in a classic pitcher’s duel on Wednesday at Doc Goeltz. The win puts Verona’s record at 7-6 and above .500 for this first time the season. The story of this game really begins and ends with junior starting pitcher Matt Rosenfeld. Rosey established his...
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If your only reason for not going to the Bronx Zoo is its location, we have one word for you: fuggedaboutit. Unless you plan on spending $288 for a round-trip ticket to San Diego, there is no better urban zoo anywhere in the United States. (Sorry, Turtle Back.) And, if the traffic gods are...
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This Sunday, Our Lady of the Lake church will be collecting food for St. John’s Soup Kitchen in Newark. The soup kitchen feeds over 400 people daily and OLL is the largest single contributor to its pantry. A group of volunteers from the church also feeds the hungry at St. John’s one Tuesday a...
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We’re getting to that point in a school break week when we all need new things to do, and here it is: Tomorrow, April 29, at noon Turtle Back Zoo will open an expanded Pony Ride attraction. The new location is more accessible for visitors and rides will be longer. The rules about riding...
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Spring cleaning at the park this year has also meant clearing out all the old wooden benches and replacing them with durable, comfortable new seats. There are also new trash receptacles. According to Marv Friedman, chairman of the Verona Park Conservancy (VPC), funding for the spruce-up is courtesy of the last grant the VPC received...
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Verona High school pole vaulter Rebecca Slotkin traveled to Philadelphia this past weekend to compete in the Penn Relays, the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious national competition for high school and college track athletes. She missed in her first two attempts at the opening height, then sailed right over. So did several other competitors, so...
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