Section: Announcements
County Sets Cherry Blossom Events
Mother Nature has caused many trees to bloom early this year, but Essex County will hold the 36th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Brook Park next month. The festival begins Saturday, April 7, with the Cherry Blossom Challenge Bicycle Race and runs through on Sunday, April 22, with Bloomfest, a day-long event of [...]
Obituaries: Richard ‘Rick’ Petersen
Richard “Rick” L. Petersen died yesterday, Sunday, March 25, at home in Verona. The former Bloomfield special education teacher was 58. The wake will be Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Shook’s Cedar Grove Funeral Home and the funeral mass will be at Our Lady of the Lake on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. You [...]
Pet Adoption Of The Week: Layla
The Montclair Animal Shelter is looking for someone to adopt Layla. Found as a stray in New York City, she was adopted to a loving home through the ASPCA there. But her guardians lost their apartment, and Layla migrated to a family friend in Montclair. While Layla liked her new Montclair guardian, the situation was [...]
Obituaries: Stephen Petro
Mr. Stephen Petro, 90, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 22, 2012, following a short illness. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Verona, on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11 a.m. Mr. Petro was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his family to Belleville, New Jersey when [...]
Lobby For Art
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. is inviting local artists and arts organizations to attend a free workshop on arts advocacy on Wednesday, March 28. The “Art Matters” workshop will be led by Anne Marie Miller, executive director of ArtPride New Jersey. It will be held at the South Orange Performing Arts Center at [...]
Prout To Speak On Green Burials
Bob Prout, the owner of the solar-powered Prout Funeral Home in Verona, is going to be speaking on natural burials at the Garden State Greenfest this Friday and Saturday. Prout will give a short history of the natural burial movement in the U.S. and talk about ways to achieve a greener funeral, from choosing a [...]
Leukemia Fundraiser Next Tuesday
O’Neil’s Restaurant & Pub will host an event to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s TEAM in Training on Tuesday, March 27, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event is being organized by the Drost-Walshe family of Verona and will be open to the public and friends of the Drost-Walshe family. O’Neil’s will generously donate [...]
Obituaries: Robert “Bo” DeFrance
Robert “Bo” DeFrance, a long-time employee at Mountain Auto Body, died on Monday, March 19, in Little Egg Harbor. The funeral will be held on Friday, March 23, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Theresa’s Roman Catholic Church in that town. The full obituary is in The Star Ledger
Obituaries: Rhoda Marion Walensky Haftel
Rhoda Marion Walensky Haftel passed away on on Friday, March 16 at her home in Verona. She was 78. Services will be held this afternoon, Monday, March 19, at 1:45 p.m. at the J.L. Apter Memorial Chapels in Cedar Grove. The full obituary is in The Star Ledger. For Shiva details, call the chapel at [...]
Medication Options For Children With Autism
As part of its on-going commitment to educate and support families, caregivers, and teachers, The Children’s Institute (TCI), is offering a free lecture this spring. This one, the third in the series, “Medication Options for Children and Teens with Autism” will be presented by Mark Faber, M.D., a licensed psychiatrist and consultant to TCI. Dr. Faber [...]