Archive for September, 2010
Tax Protesters Seek End To Extra-Curriculars, School-Funded Sports
Eighteen people, including several who have already addressed budget matters at recent Town Council meetings, came to Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting to appeal for cuts to Verona’s school budget. Among the ideas they put forward were an end to spending on extra-curricular activities, school sports, the school Web site and Mandarin, as well [...]
Rescue Squad Blood Drive Sept. 15
The Verona Rescue Squad will be holding its fourth blood drive for 2010 on Wednesday, September 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Verona Rescue Squad Building, 12 Church Street. If you want to donate, you can register for an appointment online through the Blood Center of New Jersey or call the VRS office [...]
What VHS 2010 Is Doing: Food & Hospitality
You can’t book a room in Kevin Clarke’s hotel today. It hasn’t been built yet. He hasn’t finished the courses he will need to learn how to manage it. Heck, he won’t even start them until next week. But sometime in the not too distant future, Clarke will be running a hotel and, chances are, [...]
Six…
Mathematicians will tell you that six is the smallest perfect number. Today, it is the perfect representation of how many days are left until the start of school. Not that we’re counting. Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr.
Preserve It! Applesauce
More often than not, I’ll make homemade applesauce just for one meal–let’s say to go with a roast pork. In the late summer and early fall when apples are abundant, it’s a great time to experiment with mixing apple varieties and flavors in the world of applesauce. Last year, I had so many apples that [...]
Back To Back-To-School Nights
There are a lot of events on the MyVeronaNJ calendar, especially in the Schools category. But you might want to put the six dates below on your home calendar immediately since they tend to cause a lot of confusion. They are the “Back To School” orientation nights at the public schools. Here are the dates [...]
CulinAriane, Frungillo Top Prizes At OLL Oktoberfest
If you haven’t yet made plans to attend the Oktoberfest at Our Lady of the Lake Saturday, October 16, the baskets and silent auction items may sway your decision. Baskets like a reserved table for 4 with the chef of CulinAriane in Montclair, Ariane Duarte, who is an OLL School alumnae and a former contestant [...]