Archive for April, 2010
VHS Car Wash Fundraiser
Verona High School Project Graduation 2010 is partnering with a Verona car wash for a fundraiser next week. Bring your car to Quality Car Care on Tuesday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the business will donate a portion of the proceeds to VHS Project Graduation, which creates a drug and alcohol-free [...]
Verona Passes Budget; W. Orange, Cedar Grove Don’t
School election results were mixed across Essex County, but more school budgets passed here than elsewhere in the state, where voters rejected 260 of the 479 school budgets up for consideration. In a strong turnout for an off-season election, Verona voters approved our $27.5 million school budget by 1130 to 1048. School superintendent Charles Sampson [...]
Verona School Budget Passes
Verona voters approved a difficult budget by a margin of 1130 to 1048 tonight. Board members Glenn Elliott and Michael Unis, who were running unopposed, won reelection to their seats. More details as we get them.
Track In Motion
On Monday, the Verona boys’ and girls’ track teams competed at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School against East Orange and Immaculate Conception high schools. We grabbed some of the action, including Ashlee Petroski’s flawless hurdles run and Rebecca Lee’s powerful shot put. The videos are on our YouTube page.
Pancakes With Fire
The Verona Fire Department‘s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser is this Sunday, April 25. For just $20 a family can get pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee for the grownups. The price for individuals is $5, seniors can eat for $4 and kids under 5 eat free. The pancakes will be flipping from 7:30 in the [...]
Fred Hill Jr. To Leave Rutgers Basketball
Former Verona resident Fred Hill Jr. has reportedly accepted a settlement from Rutgers University to step down as basketball coach. Hill had been coaching at Rutgers since 2006 and posted a career record of 47-77. Rutgers confirmed Hill’s resignation last night, but declined to discuss details of the settlement, which the Star Ledger reported here. [...]
Sprucing Up Your Trees
This past winter has not been kind to Verona’s trees. Wind, ice and rain brought down many of the town’s decades-old giant oaks and maples, some street-side trees and some deep in yards. Even now, you can still see tree service companies around towns pruning damaged limbs. If you’re thinking of planting replacements in honor [...]
Student Wins Award For Verona Park Essay
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) congratulates the winners of the First Annual “Why My Essex County Park is Important to Me” Essay Contest. From left, Erica Cerbasio of Caldwell received second place for her essay about Grover Cleveland Park, Blanca Medina of Newark received third place for her essay about Branch Brook [...]
VHS Musicians Win Plaudits In Virginia
Verona High School vocal and instrumental musicians traveled to Virginia Beach for a competition this past weekend and came away with several awards for their performances. On Friday, the Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, and Jazz Choir all performed and participated in a judges clinic where they received great acclamation. At the awards ceremony [...]
South Mountain Bird Hike
This coming Saturday, April 24, let the New Jersey Audubon Society take you on a birding hike through South Mountain Reservation. The NJAS will help you see early spring migrants and the last of the winter sparrows. The cost is $6 for NJAS members and $8 for non-members. Space is limited and you’ve got to [...]