Archive for October, 2011
No School, Day Two
Verona public schools will be closed again tomorrow, November 1, because power has not yet been restored to all school buildings. The Board of Education meeting that would have taken place at Verona High School tomorrow night will be held instead at Laning Avenue, which is one of the few schools that has power now. [...]
Field Workshop Postponed
The Town Council workshop on the new Hilltop field development that was to have been held Tuesday night, November 1, has been cancelled. No word yet on when the meeting, which will be open to the public, will be rescheduled.
Schools Iffy For Tuesday
Those of you without heat, power or Internet might not want to hear this, but Verona public schools look iffy for Tuesday. Forest Avenue and Laning Avenue elementary schools have power, and H.B. Whitehorne has power in half the building. But Brookdale, F.N. Brown and Verona High School have no power as of this writing. [...]
Halloween Postponed
Verona has just joined the many other New Jersey towns calling for Halloween celebrations to be postponed because of the freak October snow storm. At 1:13 p.m., the Verona Police Department, which has been emphasizing the dangerous conditions around town since the storm started on Saturday, issued this statement by text message: “Verona Police asks [...]
Sports Rescheduled
The most dominant sounds in Verona right now are chain saws and generators, but maybe tomorrow we will be back to cheering. The Verona High School football game against Weequahic that was snowed out on Saturday has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 1 at 3 p.m. UPDATE: Hillbillies game moved to Millburn High School field [...]
Christie Calls Storm Damage Worse Than Irene
If you’re in Verona you’ve probably figured this out already, but Governor Chris Christie went on several radio stations this morning and said the damage done by Saturday’s snowstorm is worse than that caused in New Jersey by Hurricane Irene: “Folks across New Jersey need to understand that when you compare the storm with the [...]
Halloween On Friday?
Nutley’s mayor has moved trick or treating in that town to Friday because of the storm. With street after street here littered with broken trees and the majority of Verona homes without power, some folks are asking if Verona should do the same. Halloween is not an official town holiday, so parents are going to [...]
Flaming Wires On Newman
Stay clear of Newman Avenue near the intersection of Wildwood Terrace and Hamilton Road: There are live power lines ablaze in the road. Verona Fire Department on the scene.
Public Schools Closed Monday
Just got the Global Connect call: All Verona public schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday October 31. The recording says that four of the six schools are without power.
Safe Trees, Happy Dogs
We’ve published two stories in the past year that might help you get through the next few days. In last January’s storm, Marjorie Williams, a member of the Verona Environmental Commission, put together a piece on helping your shrubs and trees recover from ice and heavy snow. Believe it or not, the best course of [...]