Section: Featured
Full-Day K Makes Some Headway
The Verona Board of Education approved a resolution at its meeting on Tuesday night that puts full-day kindergarten up for a vote in Verona this November. The ballot question will ask voters to approve spending $140,000 in addition to the school budget to expand Verona’s kindergarten program to what has been called the “Roseland model”. [...]
Festa, Greco Head To State Tournament
Verona High School wrestlers Joe Festa and Frankie Greco will be heading to the state wrestling tournament in Atlantic City after securing third place finishes in the Region 4 tournament on Saturday. Greco, who had taken first place in his weight category in the District 13 championship a week earlier, suffered a rare decision against [...]
Crock It! Risotto With Sundried Tomatoes
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a big fan of making risotto in my crock pot, to the point where I think this is my new favorite meal. Let’s just hope that after I’m done experimenting with all the different ways of making it, I can still fit into my jeans. Here’s my latest adventure in [...]
Crock It! Chinese Beef Soup
I originally received this recipe during the summer when I was working on the Spice It! Cinnamon series. I had asked around among Verona’s chefs and restaurant owners to see if anyone had recipes using cinnamon they were willing to share. The response was terrific and I had received a wide variety of recipes. There was one [...]
What To Do During Winter Break
If you’re spending winter break in Verona, never fear: We’ve got plenty of ideas for activities, drawn from more than two years of reporting on day trips around our area. The Museum of the Moving Image in New York City is still running the exhibit on Jim Henson and the Muppets that we wrote about [...]
Get Ready For Higher Taxes
There is a rock, and there is a hard place. And in between are the taxpayers of Verona, squeezed more tightly than ever. As the recession enters its sixth year, it is a near certainty that we will be paying more in taxes and getting less for it. Budget-focused sessions held by the Town Council [...]
New Business: Edlyn Sweets
Home-baked desserts with home made ingredients and no preservatives. Yes, you can make this happen without the mess if you know where to go. Where is that place you ask? Edlyn Sweets in Caldwell. Edlyn Sweets opened last July, but I didn’t hear about them until Thanksgiving, when I was putting together the Thanksgiving food story on [...]
Are We There Yet?
I was fortunate enough to travel a lot as a child. The World’s Fair in Vancouver, Canada, trolley rides in San Francisco, a paddle boat down the Mississippi, and singing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. And I must not forget our annual road trips to Walt Disney World every February. I have [...]
Crock It! Winter Citrus Chicken
There are a couple of things I know about myself. One is that I often run out of time for making dinner. So if I don’t plan ahead, I’m toast and my kids are having hot dogs. The second is that I love citrus. Not just to eat, but also to smell. Winter is known [...]
Verona Public Library To Lend E-Books
Since the 1890s Verona residents have frequented the Verona Public Library for anything from children’s books to magazines, to archived newspapers, to newly released books, and encyclopedias. All this time though, even with the ability to reserve or renew a book through the VPL Web site, we haven’t been able to download one. That’s all [...]