Archive for April, 2011
Girls Win A Squeaker
The Verona U10 softball team opened up their Spring travel season Friday at home against Parsippany. It was a close game from the start with the lead going back and forth three times in five innings. Verona pulled out the nail-bitter 5-4, with a bases-loaded single by Katie Ryan to score Anna Rosinski from third. [...]
‘Little Shop’ In Montclair–With Verona Touch
Montclair High School’s School of Visual and Performing Arts is performing Little Shop of Horrors this weekend and next, but the star of the show may just well be something from Verona. Audrey, the carnivorous plant that causes some…um… changes to the show’s cast, was designed and built by the MHS students with help from [...]
Saturday, Sunday Open Houses
It’s another big open house weekend for Verona home sellers and buyers. There are 21 properties to see, from condos to single-family homes. And though most of the open houses are on Sunday, May 1, the seller at 10 Balston Drive has decided to try to capitalize on the big turnout expected for the town-wide [...]
Hillbilly, Cedar Grove Spring Classic Is May 3
Tuesday, May 3, has been circled on the calendar of the Verona High School baseball team since practice began on a cold, early March afternoon in the high school gym. This is the date that the Hillbillies take on Cedar Grove High School under the lights at Yogi Berra Stadium on the campus of Montclair [...]
Prescription Drug Disposal Day Is Saturday
On Saturday, April 30, the Verona Police Department will be participating in a statewide drug disposal event called Operation Take Back New Jersey. You can bring unused, unwanted and expired medicine to the police department between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. This is the third year for Operation Take Back New Jersey, whose goal is [...]
6th Grade High Honor Roll, Third Marking Period
Ms. Yvette McNeal, principal of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School is proud to announce the names of those sixth grade students who have earned academic recognition during the third marking period of the 2010 – 2011 school year. These students have qualified for the high honors award by receiving an A in every school subject. Ava [...]
6th Grade Honor Roll, Third Marking Period
Ms. Yvette McNeal, principal of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School is proud to announce the names of those sixth-grade students who have earned academic recognition during the third marking period of the 2010-2011 school year. The students have qualified for the honors award by attaining all As and Bs. Joseph Anello Jake Anquillare Caitlin Barry Stephen [...]
Middle School Insider: Jump To The Future
Typewriters to laptops, records to iPods, written letters to e-mail: Doesn’t technology make life so much easier? It’s crazy how much we rely on technology in our everyday lives. From when our alarm clock rings in the morning to wake us up, to watching TV before bed, we never stop using it. Whether we’re at [...]
Thunderstorm, Tornado Warning
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Essex County and parts of northern New Jersey for today through late afternoon. Winds could be in excess of 70 mph. Newark Airport has also issued a warning. The airport says that arrival delays now average 2 hours and 4 minutes. Departure traffic is [...]
Cardoz Wins A Round On ‘Top Chef’
Floyd Cardoz, the New York City chef who calls Verona home, finally won one last night on “Top Chef Masters.” The chefs had to take food that has been the downfall of contestants on “The Biggest Loser” and whittle down its calorie count. Cardoz drew a request for a meatball sub from a “Biggest Loser” [...]