Archive for March, 2011
Join The Rescue Squad
Among the many hats that Jeff Shilling wears in Verona (including some MyVeronaNJ.com hats won in our contests), none is more important perhaps than the one for membership recruiting at the Verona Rescue Squad. The squad is looking for members, and if you’re at least 16, you can join. As a adult volunteer, you’ll be [...]
7th Graders Win History Honors
H.B. Whitehorne Middle School 7th graders Michael Knothe (left) and Billy Gault (right) were recently recognized at National History Day. The pair competed in the southern regional district and will go on to the state competition, which will be held May 7 at William Patterson University. For National History Day, students created exhibits that included [...]
At War, Afghanistan
Afghanistan is pretty much halfway around the planet from New Jersey, almost at the same latitude. Two worlds, very far apart, and not just in geographic terms. Vincent Camerota didn’t need to wear a bullet-proof vest here, or carry a weapon. But since January, Camerota has had to make both part of his daily routine. [...]
VHS Senior Takes Second At NJIT Design Contest
The New Jersey Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture and Design recently held its first competition for architecture for high school students in New Jersey. Students were given a common theme and loose guidelines to design by, but were greatly encouraged to think creatively and demonstrate their innovative abilities. Rebecca Gannon, a senior at Verona [...]
Verona’s Front-Row Seat On The Final Four
It’s hard not to get caught up in March Madness, even if you don’t have a team in contention. But Verona native Tim Lawrence does. Lawrence, who graduated Verona High School with the class of 2006, is now pursuing a masters in sports management at Virginia Commonwealth University and working as an assistant to its [...]
Students See Their Teacher Get Married
Regina Clark, who has taught speech at Laning Avenue School for the last four years, was married on Saturday and she extended an invitation to her students to attend the service at Our Lady of the Lake. Many of the children came for the ceremony, and Father Michael Hanly invited them onto the altar to [...]
BOE Approves 2011-2012 School Budget
The Verona Board of Education approved a school budget last night that will have one of the smallest impacts on your household budget in years. The general fund tax levy portion of the budget–$27,158,147–works out to about $104 more per year for the average Verona home. That compares with a $190 per home increase for [...]
Race For Autism
Natasha Hiden-Burns, who is often running around town with a pack of dogs as part of her business, Dog’s Best Friend, will be running for a different purpose on April 16. That’s when Caldwell College will be holding a 5K run-walk for autism, which affects one New Jersey child in 94, the highest prevalence in [...]
2,000 And Counting
We’ve told you a lot about Verona in the past 15 months, in lots of stories. So many stories, in fact, that late last week, MyVeronaNJ.com published its 2,000th story. It takes a lot to keep more than 70,000 regular readers happy.
Train To Be A GeesePeace Volunteer
Essex County is looking for volunteers to participate in GeesePeace, a county-wide program that uses humane methods to control the Canada geese population. The program is geared to limit the birth of goslings and is endorsed by the Humane Society of the United States. Training will be provided through an “on-call” system based on the [...]