Forest Avenue School recently held its 2nd annual China Culture and Market Event. Fifty Mandarin students from Verona High School along with 30 Mandarin Club students from H.B. Whitehorne Middle School led the elementary school students in games and cultural events. Forest Avenue fourth graders, who have studied Mandarin since the first grade, performed...
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Temple University writing professor and published poet Jason Schossler recently conducted a two-part workshop with H.B. Whitehorne 6th graders in Mrs. Fusaro’s English class. Mr. Schossler visited the class twice to teach students how to improve the quality of their writing through poetry. The class was given a free-verse poetry assignment on his first...
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Unless you work from home, you can’t beat crossing guard Jim Schroeder’s daily commute. On weekday mornings during the school year, you’ll find him on the corners of Hillside and Forest Avenues—directly in front of his house. “I leave for work at 8:40 a.m. and I arrive at 8:40 a.m.,” jokes the former cable...
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Platinum Fitness has teamed up with the Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence for two back-to-back weekends packed with free events designed to promote health, wellness–and excellence in education. On Saturday February 27 and Sunday February 28 and again on the weekend of March 6 and 7, adults from Verona and Cedar Grove will have...
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For the first time in the history of the Hilltop Reservation, trained marksmen this week will cull deer in the 200-acre wooded area where parts of Caldwell, Cedar Grove and Verona converge. County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. spearheaded the operation in an attempt to preserve the area for future generations. According to Joyce...
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It’s not too late to buy tickets for the H.B. Whitehorne Middle School SCA fundraiser this Friday evening. This year’s event features an evening of mystery and intrigue in the Verona Community Center. The New Jersey-based Riddlesbrood Touring Theatre Company will use unusual light effects and mood-setting music to convert the VCC ballroom into...
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As I walked into Coach Patricia Hemsley-Cartotto’s office to talk to her about the upcoming girls’ varsity basketball season, I immediately felt a good vibe. Senior captain Michelle Petronaci was walking out of the office with Hemsley, laughing, and Hemsley was laughing right along with her. Coach Hemsley-Cartotto, who goes by “Hems” and will...
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