Archive for June, 2011
Girls Volleyball Camp Coming
Total Game Plan, a volleyball camp for girls entering grades 5 to 12, is coming to the Verona Community Center in July. The camp’s director is Mike Tully, the award-winning head volleyball coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy. The camp runs July 11 to 15 for girls entering grades 5 to 9, from 8:30 a.m. to [...]
Red, White And Blue–Hair
The Junior Woman’s Club of Verona will hold a “Hair Color for Kids” fundraiser during the Verona fireworks tonight, Thursday, June 30, with all proceeds benefiting The Valerie Fund, which helps children with cancer and blood disorders. Various hair color services, ranging from tips to red and blue hair extensions, will be provided by Alicia’s [...]
Juniors Gather Food For Pantry
The Junior Woman’s Club of Verona recently held a Shop-N-Drop event outside Kings Supermarket to benefit the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair. Shoppers could take an item purchased at Kings and immediately donate it to the pantry. Pictured are, left to right, Gabriel and Alek Breitenbach with their mother, Juniors Co-President Joanna Breitenbach, and [...]
What VHS 2011 Is Doing: Music, And Engineering
If you’ve lived in Verona for any length of time, you know about the strength of Verona’s public school music program. What you may not know is what happens to those musicians after they graduate from Verona High School. This year, VHS is once again sending students out to major in music at college. Some [...]
Pirates Capture Pony League World Series
The Game Room Store Pirates, guided by manager Wayne Masters, defeated the SJ Carney Roofing A’s, lead by returning manager Brian Venner, on Saturday June 25 to capture the Verona Baseball & Softball League’s Pony League Baseball World Series, two games to one. The Pirates, lead by strong pitching performances by Austin Masters and Luke [...]
Top 10 Stories for May
Between elections and calamities, May was a busy month. But the readers of MyVeronaNJ.com also took time to weigh in on the surveys that we have created as part of our “Reinventing Verona” series, with some clear opinions on the Verona pool (longer hours, longer season) and dining options in town (more family-friendly restaurants, please). [...]
Kids’ Author To Visit Verona Pool Wednesday
C.H.I.L.D., which sponsors the summer reading room at Verona Pool, is bringing author Jane Lovascio to the pool today, Wednesday, June 29. Lovascio is the creator of the Casey and Bella series, which feature two real dogs, Casey, the Jack Russell Terrier and Bella, a Yorkie. Each book in the Casey and Bella book series [...]
Terry’s Owner Talks About Recovery From Crash
It is a cold winter day. You are getting ready to land your plane at Lincoln Park airport, but your fuel line freezes. You know it’s risky, but you have no choice but to fly into a tree. This was the case for our friend, Les Gwyn-Williams. Most of us know him as the owner [...]
Pushcart Players, Paper Mill Honored For Autism Theater
The Verona-based children’s theater group Pushcart Players and the Paper Mill Playhouse have been honored for their work to create a theatrical performance for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. On June 11, the Pushcart Players’ performed a sensory-friendly of its “Stone Soup and Other Stories”, supported by a grant from The Merck Company [...]
Chasse Graduates With Honors
Shepard High School has announced the graduation of Chris Chasse, the son of John and Daria Chasse of Verona. Chasse graduated with honors, earning the highest GPA in his class for his four years at the school. He was active in a number of activities including the high school plays and the Kean University Diversity [...]