Archive for February, 2011
‘Fame’ Coming To VHS
Verona High School’s spring musical is coming up this weekend and this year, it’s all about fame: Fame the musical, that is. This is the show that was created about a diverse group of talented students at New York City’s High School of Performing Arts. The musical is a bit different from the film that [...]
Grief Counseling At First Presbyterian
Are you grieving from loss, separation, divorce or death? Rainbows, a nationwide organization that helps grieving families, is offering free sessions every Monday, starting March 7 through April 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. Volunteer facilitators are available for both adults and children ages 5 to 15 years old. [...]
New Life For Old Prom Dresses
This bit of news comes via MyVeronaNJ.com readers who are also parishioners at Our Lady of the Lake. The church is helping to collect prom dresses that will be sent to Haiti so that teenagers in that earthquake-ravaged country can have a prom. If you’ve got one in your closet, or a bridesmaid gown, drop [...]
Where In Verona Is It? Week 32
Well, we hope you all took advantage of the spring-like weather yesterday to shake off a few mental cobwebs. And maybe to take down your Christmas decorations (not that there’s anything wrong with still having them up on February 27). But with winter break and the Oscars behind us, it’s time once again for your [...]
Mardi Gras With Music At First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church of Verona will be celebrating Mardi Gras a few days early this year. On Saturday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the church’s new “Saturday Night Alive” service, Max Morden and a band will lead boisterous music and Pastor Erik Spencer will lead spirited conversation in celebration of the day. “In [...]
New Listings, Open Houses For February 27
There are six single family homes and two apartments new to the Verona real estate market this week, beginning with the one-bed, one bath condos at 3 Green Acres Drive ($170,000) and 365 Bloomfield Avenue ($189,000). If you prefer a free-standing home, 72 Derwent Avenue has four bedrooms and one bath on a super-deep lot [...]
Essex County Choral Festival
More than 300 singers from across Essex County will converge on the Newark Museum on Sunday, March 6, for the Essex County Choral Festival. The groups include the Elmwood United Presbyterian Church Celebration Mass Choir-East Orange, Essex Chorale-East Orange, Kol Dodi-New Jersey Metro-West, Maplewood Glee Club, Newark Boys Chorus, Oratorio Society of New Jersey-Montclair, North [...]
Wrestlers Struggle At Regions Quarterfinals
The Verona High School wrestling team dropped six of seven matches on Friday night in the quarterfinal round of the Region 4 wrestling tournament at West Orange High School. The only winner for the Hillbillies was returning state place winner Colin Farawell, who had a first period pin of his Lyndhurst opponent. All of Friday [...]
Where In Verona Is It? Canine Designs
Maybe we should send this week’s hat to Sergey Brin or Larry Page. No the co-founders of Google aren’t from Verona, and they weren’t among the players in the “Where In Verona” contest. But without a piece of their technology, Jeff Shilling might not have been this week’s winner. Jeff, who was competing against two [...]
Cheerleaders Head To Competition
Verona High School’s cheerleaders are headed to Ocean City, Maryland today for their first-ever national competition. “Reach the Beach” will pit the girls against more than two dozen squads from across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The team includes Tyler Ballantyne, Catherine Farley, Lisa Fitzgerald, Paige Gibson, Teddya Konopka, Brittany Liska, Ashley [...]