Essex County’s hunt to cull the deer population moves to Verona’s Hilltop Reservation and the Eagle Rock Reservation today. The hunt at those locations will continue on Tuesdays February 7, 14 and 21 and Thursdays February 9, 16 and 23. Ten hunters will be deployed at the Hilltop and former Essex County Hospital site,...
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In honor of President’s Day, the Verona Historical Society will host a tour of Grover Cleveland’s birthplace in Caldwell on Tuesday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. The guided tour will be lead by Sharon Farrell, director of the Cleveland house museum. The building, which is located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue, is also known as...
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Mr. Valdemar ‘Walter’ Nicolajsen, 103, died peacefully at home on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Services will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Wednesday, February 1 at 11 a.m. Visiting hours on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Born in Svendborg, Denmark, Mr. Nicolajsen came to the U.S. in...
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The Verona Municipal Alliance Committee and several Verona groups that have a hand in teen welfare will be coming together on Wednesday, February 8, to give parents an overview of New Jersey’s new harassment, intimidation and bullying law. The speakers include Dana Lustig, the anti-bullying coordinator in Verona public schools, the Verona Police Department...
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Bill Wood, who won first prize several times for his prints in the Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show, passed away at his home in Verona on January 20. There will be a memorial service to celebrate his life in March
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LiveProcess, a Verona-based company that helps hospitals and first responders coordinate their efforts in disasters, is looking for tech help. If you are a Java developer and want to work close to home–the company is located in the office complex at the corner of Grove and Ozone avenues–the job posting is here. The company...
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A recent Huffington Post story named customer service as another example of a lost, or certainly dying, art. As a veteran salesperson for eight years, I find this truly disappointing. Aside from the mantra, “the customer is always right,” there is the mantra “we want a customer to come back.” Customers return to stores,...
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Christopher Festa, who attends H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, has sent us this e-mail about the success of the service project he started as he was entering eighth grade: I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that contributed to my service project entitled One Hundred Hoodies for the Homeless. My original goal...
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Mary Elizabeth Gilmore, who grew up in Verona as Mary Elizabeth Lambdin, passed away in Toms River on Friday, January 20. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, t 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Of Padua in Red Bank. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Make A Wish...
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Eileen and Tom Finn of Verona are serving as co-chairs, as Saint Peter’s Prep in Jersey City prepares for the fifth annual 144 Grand Gala, an annual dinner-dance and auction in support of the school’s Financial Assistance Program. The Finns are the parents of current Prep junior Ryan Finn. Tom is a member of...
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