Articles By: Virginia Citrano
Calabrese Charged With Intimidation
Carlo Calabrese, a former Verona High School football player who is now a linebacker for Notre Dame, has been charged with one count of misdemeanor intimidation as the result of an off-campus incident in early May. Calabrese was initially arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Intimidation is a Class A misdemeanor under Indiana law and [...]
Free Garage Sales On ShopVerona
It’s that time of year, folks. Time to clean your junk out of your basement and hope that someone will buy it to add it to the junk in theirs. And ShopVerona.com, the new companion Web site to MyVeronaNJ.com, has just made it easier. One of the many cool features of ShopVerona.com is that it [...]
Real Estate For May 12-13
The big reveal of the renovated Hiram Cook Homestead–the home built by the man who gave Verona its park–is this afternoon, Saturday May 12, but the sneak peek on the real estate listing for the home suggests that it will be quite fabulous. When we first saw the house at 14 Manor Road in August [...]
New Business: Sprout Food And Farms
A new business has taken root in the old greenhouse on Pine Street, and it’s got lots of things to help your garden, and your family, grow. Dave Chalek has named the business Sprout Food and Farms, and that should tell you a lot about what’s going to be happening there. He is using the [...]
Senior Athlete Of The Week: Erin Smythe
For most of us, hurdles are just a metaphor. A term for a challenge that needs a bit of grit and determination to get over, but no actual lifting of legs. That is not the case with Erin Smythe, this week’s Verona Sports Booster’s Senior Athlete of the Week. She competes in the 3x400M hurdle [...]
Council OKs Flat Budget, Tax Rate Rises
The Verona Town Council approved the township’s 2012 budget on Monday night, May 7, after the budget was revised downward to show no increase from 2011. But while the new budget is flat, its impact on residents may not be: Verona’s 2012 tax rate will rise from 2011. The vote on the budget was 3 [...]
Welcome To ShopVerona.com
Maybe you grew up walking to the center of town to shop in Verona. Maybe you now know the best places to park to reach every Verona business. Maybe there are days when you want to shop without walking or parking. You’re in luck: Now you can shop Verona from your computer. This week, MyVeronaNJ.com [...]
New Anthony Robert Salon Opens
For months, it has been the worst-kept secret in Verona: Anthony Lombardi, the star of Jerseylicious, was not moving his Anthony Robert Salon out of Verona. Yes, the script of the reality TV show would have had you believe that Lombardi, who has operated from a tiny space next to the Peckman River for several [...]
The New MyVeronaNJ.com
Yes, MyVeronaNJ.com looks different this morning. We are unveiling a redesigned site that is better organized, loads faster on your computer, tablet and phone, and is the gateway to everything you will need to know about Verona. It will also be the home for an expanded lineup of video content and new Web technology. Take [...]
It’s Bloom Time At The Presby Iris Gardens
They have been Mother Nature’s Mother’s Day gift for 85 years now: The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Upper Montclair. And beginning today, Saturday May 5, they are open to the public from dawn to dusk through early June. This year’s bloom season will include a variety of events, in the gardens and in the [...]