Articles By: Virginia Citrano
Verona Lake On Ice
Fred Goode was down at Verona Park with his camera this weekend, and he’s sent us some wonderfully evocative pictures of the frozen lake. We’re posting a sample here, but you can see the full album on our Facebook page.
Bird-Watching Hikes
The New Jersey Audubon Society is holding a series of bird-watching hikes in parks around Essex County. The first one is Thursday, January 14 at Becker Park, which you may remember from your childhood as Becker Farm. The hike starts at 9 a.m. and the Audubon folks want everybody to meet in the parking lot [...]
DiVincenzo Details Deer Hunt, Woodlands Restoration
Essex County will seek to cull up to 175 deer from its parklands during its third annual deer hunt, which begins on Tuesday, January 19. The six-week-long hunt at the South Mountain, Eagle Rock and Hilltop reservations will result in park and road closures, including a stretch of Fairview Avenue in Verona. But County Executive [...]
Winter Gardening, Pet Care For Kids
There are two new after-school activities for kids this week at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. “Green Thumb Club-Winter Gardening” will be held this Wednesday, January 13, and again on January 27. It is for children ages 5 to 10 who want to learn how plants can be started indoors during the winter. [...]
Belt-Tightening In Maplewood, Montclair
Dire budgets are forcing cutbacks in still more Essex County towns. According to today’s Star Ledger, Maplewood has laid off 10% of its municipal workers and is merging its violations bureau with South Orange. There are furloughs planned for the entire year and library hours are being cut. Maplewood Patch, a local news Web site, [...]
Fun–And Foolishness–On The Ice
We were out on the ice almost all day yesterday, and we had a lot of fun. Many of you who have already been in our stories were out there, like Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team coach Stephen Ruggerio and several members of his team. Coach Ruggerio was part of a hockey game that spanned kids, [...]
We’re Skating!
Verona Park Lake opened for skating and the ice is as smooth as lake ice ever gets and fabulous. About a third of the main lake is marked off for skating, from the boathouse to the Lakeside side of the lake. Verona Park Lake is open for skating every day except Sunday from 9 a.m. [...]
My Quest For New Skates Ended Here
My old skates are just that–old. Twenty years old, to be exact, with many miles on them thanks to New York City’s Wollman rinks and a large lake in New Hampshire. And though they continue to be quite serviceable indoors at South Mountain Arena, Floyd Hall or the Clary Anderson rink, they no longer provide [...]
Bloomfield Eyes Layoffs
West Caldwell has gone to the mat with its police department to close its budget gap. Irvington has put a massive furlough program in place. Now it’s Bloomfield’s turn. According to Baristanet, a town councilwoman is confirming that there will be layoffs in that town. To get an understanding of why there is so much [...]
Verona Sets Swine Flu Vaccine Clinics
The Verona Health Department is partnering with the Montclair Health Department to offer the both intra-nasal and shot versions of the H1N1 vaccine. The first clinic will be for the intra-nasal vaccine. This is a weakened live virus vaccine that is sprayed into your nose rather than injected into a muscle. The health departments emphasize that [...]