Section: Thank You
VMAC Thanks Advisers
The Verona Municipal Alliance Committee held an barbecue on June 17 to thank the advisers who run VMAC-funded programs in the Verona schools. Pictured from left to right are the following advisers from H.B. Whitehorne Middle School: Debbie Marsano (Dream Team), Lindsey Lagan and Stephanie Lijoi (Best Club), Meredith Bielen (Dream Team) and her daughter [...]
Pifher Thanks Book Donors
We got this letter from Connie Pifher, who runs the Verona Children’s Fund and is Verona’s unofficial clearinghouse for all sorts of charitable giving. It is both heart-warming and heart-wrenching: Earlier this year an elementary school in Paterson (grades K-5) opened up a library in their school. Children who did not have access to their [...]
Tintle Says Goodbye To Verona Music
David Tintle, one of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School’s two instrumental music teachers, is retiring this June after 22 years with Verona’s music program. Though Tintle still has one big music event ahead of him, Friday’s competition at Music In The Parks, he took a moment at this week’s spring concerts to reflect on his experiences [...]
Saturday Sale At Alex The Shoe Man
Alex Gelfenbeyn, better known as Alex The Shoe Man, has been back at work for two months now since suffering a stroke in January. So to thank everyone who sent cards and wishes during his recovery, Alex is offering 10% off the purses, wallets and other merchandise he stocks (but not repair services) for one [...]
Thank You, Verona Police
Mostly, journalists report the news. Sometimes, however, we are the news. So when you read in the next police blotter that the Verona Police Department responded to a call about a raccoon in a house, you will know that it was mine. The dispatcher got Montclair Animal Control to my house quickly, and Officer John [...]
Verona’s Most Entertaining Crossing Guard
Unless you work from home, you can’t beat crossing guard Jim Schroeder’s daily commute. On weekday mornings during the school year, you’ll find him on the corners of Hillside and Forest Avenues—directly in front of his house. “I leave for work at 8:40 a.m. and I arrive at 8:40 a.m.,” jokes the former cable splicer [...]
Pifher Gives Thanks For Town’s Generosity
We got this e-mail today from Connie Pifher, the Community Center health coordinator who is Verona’s unofficial clearinghouse for local charity: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who assisted me in helping the Verona residents in need this holiday season. You brought in turkeys, hams, gift certificates and gifts. Trees were [...]
They Came For Carmela
While many Americans marked the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday with a national day of service, Veronans turned out in the center of town to help one of their own. Carmela Vece, a long-time volunteer at school and sports events, was severely injured in an auto accident just before Christmas. On Monday, January [...]
Thank You, Junior Wrestling Coaches
Volunteers make Verona tick. They help our schools, sports, scouting, music, after-school activities and religious communities to be as good as they are. Time and time again, we see our friends and neighbors spend hours of what could be their down time sharing their passion with Verona’s next generation. Sometimes these volunteers are put in [...]