Archive for November, 2011
Church Street Reconstruction To Start
The long-awaited repair and resurfacing of Church Street is finally about to start. The sign announcing the work is up at the corner of Church and Claremont Avenue, and the street crew should arrive next Tuesday or Wednesday, weather permitting. The work on Church Street is being funded through Community Development Block Grant monies not [...]
Green Gift Fair This Saturday
The Essex County Environmental Center will hold its annual Green Holiday Gift Fair this Saturday, December 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of local vendors and local artisans will be selling sustainable and alternative gifts that are eco-friendly and made of recyclable materials. Some of the items for sale include paper goods, [...]
Warning Issued On Dog Treats
Chris and Natasha Burns of the Verona-based dog training company Dog’s Best Friend have passed along news of dog treats that are apparently making some dogs very ill. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in mid-November that it has seen an increase in complaints of dogs getting sick from eating Chinese-made chicken [...]
Rita McNeil Joins Marist College Fundraiser
Rita McNeil of Verona participated in the Marist College “Up ’til Dawn” fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. McNeil is a Marist College sophomore who was a 2010 graduatex of Mount Saint Dominic Academy. “Up ’til Dawn” is a three-day event organized by the college’s Student Government Association. The mission of St. [...]
Crock It! Emergency Pork Chops
I shouldn’t have been surprised when Thanksgiving arrived on the third Thursday of November; it always does. Every year. Same time. What I had trouble with was efficient dinner planning that also involved avoiding poultry. Enter: my Crock Pot. With increasingly busy afternoons and less time to plan ahead for dinner, I have a feeling [...]
Senior Athlete Of The Week: Jack Cummings
The final score of the Verona Hillbillies’ 2011 season was a two-point conversion in the Thanksgiving game against Caldwell High School. Freshman quarterback Frank Ferrari was on the starting end of the play. On the receiving end was senior Captain Jack Cummings, this week’s Verona Sports Boosters Senior Athlete of the Week. The Caldwell play [...]
Fundraiser For Gravely Injured Dad
Verona dad Rich Sullivan had a terrible accident during the power outage caused by the Halloween weekend snow storm. After a two-week stay in intensive care at St. Joseph’s Hospital, he has been moved to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Sullivan has shown improvement since being moved to Kessler, but his recovery will be slow and [...]
Alternative Christmas Mall At First Presbyterian
On Sunday, December 4, the First Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Alternative Christmas Mall. What’s that? An opportunity to easily make a donation to a charity in the name of someone on your Christmas list, instead of buying them a gift. The church, which is located at the corner of Bloomfield and Fairview avenues, [...]
Obituaries: Nancy Gibson
Mrs. Nancy Gibson, 81, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Cedar Grove. Visiting will be in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Saturday, December 3 from 2 to 4PM, with a Service to be held at 4PM. Born in Lewiston, Maine, Mrs. Gibson lived in Orange and moved to Verona in [...]
Honor Roll: Grade 5, First Marking Period 2011-2012
Ms. Yvette McNeal, principal of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, is proud to announce the names of those fifth grade students who earned academic recognition during the first marking period of the 2011 – 2012 school year. These students have qualified for the honors award by receiving As and Bs in every school subject. Matthew Aldiero [...]