Archive for July, 2010
Revaluation In The Star Ledger
Verona’s property revaluation made the front page of The Star Ledger’s Essex section today. You can read the story here.
Good News, Bad News On The Budget
The ink on Verona’s 2010 budget is barely dry, but Township Manager Joe Martin and Dorothy Trimmer, Verona’s de facto CFO, have begun work on our expenses and revenue for 2011. There’s some good news on the budget locally and some bad news–potentially a lot of bad news–for Verona’s budget coming out of Trenton. First [...]
Carnival Coming
The Verona Recreation Department is holding its annual summer carnival on Tuesday, July 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. The carnival will be held in the back parking lot at the Verona Community Center or, in the event of rain, in the VCC gym. The Rec Department is promising games, fun, food and prizes and [...]
Verona, Or Giverny?
This shot of Verona Park lake, taken on Monday, looks like a scene that Monet would have appreciated. Algae blooms seem to have sprouted on the water especially early this year; the motor boat in the photo, quaint as it looks, is actually two workers spraying something to control the green gunk, according to Anthony [...]
Spring Break Earlier Next Year
Verona’s public school calendar for 2010-2011 has been finalized and it looks a little different than last year. Spring Break, which for years has been scheduled for the last week in April, will fall during the third week of the month, April 18th through the 22nd. Students will also have off the following Monday, the [...]
Monster, He Wrote
When you learn that Ed Shankman has written children’s books entitled “The Boston Balloonies”, “The Cods of Cape Cod” and “I Met a Moose in Maine One Day”, you might think he lives in New England. Even more so when you hear that his latest book is about Champy, the legendary monster of Lake Champlain. [...]
Tomato Gardening
Nothing says New Jersey like a good tomato so, if you’re here, you might as well learn to grow a good one. The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County is teaching a class on the basics of tomato gardening at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland on Monday, July 26 at 7 p.m. The [...]
Night Sky Adventure
The 4-H Club is taking to the skies next week with an astronomy program for families. Called “Night Sky Adventure”, it will teach families about the stars and constellations of summer. Your family will get build their own star finder, put their family heroes in the sky, and do a celestial treasure hunt. The program [...]
VTV To Air Town Council Meeting
Jim Thomas, who runs Verona’s community television channel programming, was out of town last week when the Town Council meeting was met with an overflow crowd protesting the rise in taxes. He’s back now and the video from the meeting will be up on VTV tonight–and every night this week–at 7 p.m. Thomas normally programs [...]
Christie Seeks Superintendent Salary Cap
Late last week, Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a proposal to limit the pay of school superintendents across the state. The salary cap would range from $120,000 for school districts with fewer than 250 students to $175,000 for districts with up to 10,000 students. According to the state, 366 school superintendents now earn more than the [...]