Section: Fun
Sneak A Peek At ‘Charlie Brown’
If we were a big media company, we’d have a printing press, TV studios and a fancy production department. Instead we have two laptops and two Flip cameras, one of which went to last night’s rehearsal of the VHS student production of “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”. The show is being staged tonight and [...]
Renew Your Golf Card, Get A Discount
Apparently, it’s never too cold to think about playing your first round of golf in the spring. Essex County has just sent us notice that it will slice $5 off the price of a County Golf ID Card if you renew your card between now and Monday, March 15. The “Early Bird Discount” drops the [...]
Sing? Dance? Get Ready For Talent Night
The Spotlight Players Parents Association–the same group that is putting on “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” this weekend–is recruiting acts for Verona’s annual Talent Night. Talent Night will be held Saturday, January 23 at 7 p.m. in the Verona High School auditorium, and everyone, of course, should plan on being there. But if you [...]
Turn Your Recycling Into Gifts
OK, we’ll admit to being sufficiently tree-hugger to be miffed when we see cardboard boxes tossed at the curb instead of being recycled at Commerce Court. But there’s a class coming up at the Essex County Environmental Center that does much to assuage our inner recycler. On Saturday, January 16, Claire Baker, owner of the [...]
Last Chance For Baseball
The Verona Baseball Softball League will hold a last-chance registration on Saturday, January 9 at the Verona Community Center annex from 9 to 11:30 a.m. That’s the smaller building up the hill near Centennial Field. VBSL says any player registrations received after January 11 will be placed on a waiting list and subject to a [...]
Win Tickets To “Charlie Brown” At VHS
Verona High School students will be putting on the musical “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” at VHS this Friday and Saturday, and we’re giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets. The show is completely student-run and directed; even the musical accompanists in the orchestra pit are VHS students. The show is [...]
Winter Nature Program For Kids
The Essex County Environmental Center is starting a kids science class this week with a winter theme. “Little Explorers Winter Nature Program” is a child-caregiver class that uses stories, walks and crafts to develop an awareness and appreciation for science and nature for the child as well as the caregiver. Each session, a different nature [...]
South Mountain Restaurateur Wanted
Essex County is taking bids from vendors to develop a family-friendly, lake-view restaurant at South Mountain Reservation. The site at the corner of Northfield Avenue and Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange will also have a miniature golf course and surface parking lot. It will be adjacent to Turtle Back Zoo and the Richard J. [...]
Our New Year’s Resolutions
Yes, promising to lose weight and exercise more in the new year are lovely thoughts, and we have resolved to do just that at least once or twice in the past. But as we look at our new venture, MyVeronaNJ.com, and our community, we find there are other things we ought to commit to doing [...]