Archive for August, 2010
Remodeling–Without The Headaches
When a raccoon falls through the ceiling inside your house, you have to make some changes. Making the outside of the house less raccoon accessible was step one. Step two was to fix the damage done inside. Martin Ziolkowski, a Verona-based contractor who did a stunning job modernizing his own house on Cumberland Avenue, took [...]
Kids’ Bike Race Saturday
Just a quick reminder that there will be a bike race just for kids on the Hilltop tomorrow, Saturday August 21. The Hilltop Conservancy has created the race for kids ages 4 to 15 and yes, there are prizes involved. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and the races begin at 9 a.m. Racers will be [...]
Emmy Nominations For Verona Animator
Nightstand Creations, a Verona-based creator of animated children’s programs, has received two Emmy nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Nightstand’s “December Miracles” was nominated in the category of Outstanding Entertainment Program Feature/Segment. The program, which has aired on public television in New Jersey, is the story of a child [...]
Rec Department Fall Registration Is Aug. 24
There’s a big lineup of fall programs at the Verona Recreation Department and you can register your kids for them next week. Online registration will begin at 6 p.m. on August 24 and in-person registration will be held at the Verona Community Center the same day from 6 to 8 p.m. The link for online [...]
West Orange OKs Flat Budget
West Orange has approved a budget that carries no tax increase, but comes with a big catch. According to the Star Ledger, West Orange balanced the budget by accepting a one-time payment of $1.9 million for its cell phone towers. In so doing, the town forfeited an additional $1.5 million in revenue from the towers [...]
What VHS 2010 Is Doing: Thinking International
Class of 2010 graduate Amy Janett had originally assumed she’d attend college in the Northeast. She was interested in a liberal arts college, and there are plenty within a few hours drive of Verona. She’d seen them firsthand two years prior when she’d tagged along on her brother Mark’s college-hunting trips. (He ended up at [...]
Ken McKenna To Resign From Council
Ken McKenna, who has served on the Town Council since July 2005, will be resigning from the council at its September 20 meeting. McKenna, who held the title of mayor from July 2007 through June 2009, will be moving to Berkeley Heights. McKenna’s current term on the council was to have expired in June 2013. [...]
Mardi Gras Birth Celebration Sale
Maria Carrozza of Mardi Gras Fine Foods is celebrating today, and she’d like you to share in it. Her sister Angela Gillespie had a baby girl last evening. Josephina Elizabeth Gillespie is 9 pounds 2 ounces, 21 inches long and according to her aunt, “She is beautiful!” Since Josephina was born on the 18th, Mardi [...]
UNICO Names Labor Day Race Sponsors
The Verona Chapter of UNICO National has announced the sponsors for its Labor Day 5K Classic Run, which is under the direction of the Essex Running Club. Presenting sponsors include Hillcrest Farms, Investors Savings Bank and Windsor Healthcare Communities. Supporting sponsors include Eight Hills Caterers, O’Neil’s Restaurant and Pub, Fred Hill Sports Academy, TD Bank, [...]
Pushcart Players Get State Grant
The Verona-based Pushcart Players, a non-profit theater company, has received a grant of $30,263 from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. A total of $15,560,823 in state and federal funding was awarded on Tuesday to nearly 800 arts organizations, programs, projects and artists across the state, including $259,954 for the Montclair Art Museum. [...]