The Verona Police Department collected 50 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted medicines on Saturday, September 25 as part of Operation Take Back New Jersey. That’s Officer Joel Martin above, Verona’s liaison to the program, with some of what was collected. Operation Take Back New Jersey was created to keep prescription medicines out of the wrong hands and make sure they are disposed of in an environmentally sound way. (Photo by Detective Michael Harrington, Verona Police Department)
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Virginia Citranohttps://myveronanj.com
Virginia Citrano grew up in Verona. She moved away to write and edit for The Wall Street Journal’s European edition, Institutional Investor, Crain’s New York Business and Forbes.com. Since returning to Verona, she has volunteered for school, civic and religious groups, served nine years on the Verona Environmental Commission and is now part of Sustainable Verona. She co-founded MyVeronaNJ in 2009. You can reach Virginia at [email protected].
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