Articles By: Virginia Citrano
Senior Athlete Of The Week: Franco Camerota
More often than not, a sports season a ends with you wishing there had been more of it. More time to watch favorite team or sport, but often more time to see how a particular athlete would have continued to develop. An athlete like Verona High School senior wrestler Franco Camerota. By all counts, Camerota [...]
Mixed Doubles Tennis League Forming
The Verona Recreation Department will be starting a six-week, round-robin mixed -doubles tennis program next month. The program is open to intermediate tennis players who are Verona or Cedar Grove residents. It runs on Wednesday nights from May 2 through June 6 at the Verona High School tennis courts. The fee is $40, with an [...]
Town Seeking Info On Businesses
Verona’s construction code office is trying to update the information it has on file for businesses with shops and offices in town. Tom Jacobsen, who runs the office, says the town is looking to make sure it has the proper contact information on hand in case of emergency. If your business got a form, it [...]
50 Years Of Haircuts
If you are a male who has lived in Verona any time in the last half century, the chances are better than even that your hair has been cut at least once in the tiny barbershop that operates on a tiny sliver of ground at the base of Claremont Avenue. And if it was cut [...]
Where In Verona Is It? March
It’s the first Monday of a new month, which means that it’s time for a new round of Where in Verona Is It? If you’re new to the contest, take heart: A new participant, Kent Hudson, won the February round by guessing Verona Opticians/Affinity Eye Care. But if you’re new to the contest today, you’ll [...]
Real Estate For March 4
Apologies for the late notice, but there are a bunch of open houses in Verona real estate on Sunday, March 4. There are also five new listings, and just two homes with lower prices. All homes are listed from lowest priced to highest in each category. Open Houses 1 Wedgewood Drive #106: 1 bed, 1 [...]
Brookdale Dog Walkers Beware
A reader has sent us a photo of a substance that appears to be antifreeze at dog’s eye level near the curb of Valhalla and Sylvan. There is a red flag marking the spot, but that did not prevent one dog from getting into the liquid today and getting ill. A sign by the flag [...]
Looney Cheers Farrell’s 1,000 Points
Chris Looney was, three years ago, the last Verona High School basketball player to score 1,000 career points. Brian Farrell, the newest player to achieve that milestone, said he was inspired by Looney’s performance to seek the goal for himself. Looney is now a junior at Colgate University and he followed Farrell in the playoff [...]
Farrell Hits 1,000 Points As Verona Wins
The enormity of his achievment didn’t quite hit Brian Farrell until he stepped off the court and opened up his cell phone. It was packed with texts, tweets and Facebook messages–all congratulating the senior basketball player on hitting 1,000 points. “The phone has been ringing non-stop”, he said. Just like the gym at Verona High [...]
Senior Athlete Of The Week: Samantha Intili
Pole vaulting is more than your ordinary leap of faith. You’ve got to charge down a narrow track, plant a pole that weighs just a fraction of your weight and hope that it will catapult you safely over a bar suspended several feet in the air. Without focus, and a strong core, it’s just not [...]