Articles By: Julia Martin Langan
Welcome To MyVeronaNJ!
MyVeronaNJ is a new way of looking at local news and events in Verona, New Jersey. Updated frequently throughout the day, it will feature the news, photos and videos that capture the experiences of those who live here, and Verona natives who have moved away. This site depends on you to tell us when local [...]
Fair In The Square Cancelled
When Fair in the Square organizers decided to cancel this year’s event this morning because of weather reports predicting a mix of rain and snow, we were a little flummoxed. For one thing, we’d planned a splashy debut for MyVeronaNJ at the fair. Plus, where would be get our cookies, hot chocolate and holiday cheer? [...]
Can This Tree Be Saved?
Generations of local children have been drawn, magnet-like, to a remarkable tree in Verona Park aptly dubbed the Climbing Tree. If you’ve ever walked by it with a child, you know this many-limbed wonder, whose branches defy the rule governing most trees, which dictate that branches reach up toward the sky. Instead, the limbs of [...]
Watch Dave Oster Go!
We’ve got the ability to run videos on this Web site and we’re going to use it to feature video coverage of Verona High’s record-smashing cross-country star Dave Oster’s national cross-country race in California next Saturday, December 12. The senior star, already considered one of the top athletes in Verona history, will be flying out [...]
The Mystery Of The Disappearing Speed Bumps
For weeks this fall, residents driving down sections of Sunset Avenue (between Mt. Prospect and Brookdale avenues) and Oakridge Avenue (near Stocker Road) were caught off-guard by divots in the street caused by parallel strips of asphalt that had been cut out of the roadway. The orange cones that were eventually placed there were helpful, [...]
Local Mom Takes Ronald McDonald For A Walk
Verona resident Ann Gault realized a long-held dream as she participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Gault was a balloon handler on the Ronald McDonald balloon and one of more than 5,000 volunteers. This year’s parade included 50 balloons and hundreds of costumed clowns and other entertainers who walk the 2 and 1/2 mile [...]