Section: Government
Council OKs Flat Budget, Tax Rate Rises
The Verona Town Council approved the township’s 2012 budget on Monday night, May 7, after the budget was revised downward to show no increase from 2011. But while the new budget is flat, its impact on residents may not be: Verona’s 2012 tax rate will rise from 2011. The vote on the budget was 3 [...]
Million-Dollar Upgrade To Verona Park
If you’ve seen all the black plastic lining the walkways in Verona Park now and wondered what was up, it is this: Essex County is replacing all the lighting there and the decking in the boathouse. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Parks Department chief Dan Salvante, a Verona native, announced [...]
Avoid Pool Late Fee
Today, Friday May 4, is the last day to get a membership to the Verona Pool without paying the late fee. Membership fees are up slightly this year, so you might as well avoid the $20 late fee if you can. The Family membership will rise to $420 from $410, while the Family with Babysitter [...]
Verona Mail Carriers Set Food Drive
Verona residents can help combat area hunger on Saturday, May 12, by leaving a bag of unexpired, healthy, non-perishable food on doorsteps as part of the 20th annual national Stamp Out Hunger food drive. For the second consecutive year, United Way of Northern New Jersey and the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 342, which [...]
County Wins Grant To Expand Environmental Center
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Monday, April 30,h that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Essex County a $951,000 grant to install solar panels and develop interactive exhibits about energy, electricity and conservation at the Essex County Environmental Center. “Since its opening in 2005, the innovative curriculum, hands-on approach to teaching [...]
Mayor’s Charity Event Extends Ticket Deadline
UPATE: The tickets are now all sold. If you plan on attending the Mayor’s Charity Evening on May 12 you now have until this Saturday, May 5, to lock in your tickets at the $95 per person price. The Mayor’s Charity Evening will honor seven individuals, organizations and businesses of Verona who have contributed to [...]
Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Essex County will hold its Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county’s garage at 99 West Bradford Avenue in Cedar Grove. Materials being collected at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day include pesticides and herbicides, paint thinners and solvents, oil-based paint, chemistry sets, barbecue [...]
Durrell Development Inches Forward
The Verona Planning Board met for nearly four hours on Thursday night to hear plans for a townhouse complex on the site of the former Charles Bahr & Son lumber yard on Durrell Street. Lennar, a national home-building company, intends to fill the 3.6-acre property with 33 attached townhouses spread across six buildings. Each unit [...]
Bahr Redevelopment Meeting Thursday Night
It’s being billed as a regular meeting, but it is likely to be anything but: The agenda for tonight’s gathering of the Verona Planning Board will feature a hearing on a proposal to redevelop the former Charles Bahr & Son lumber yard into a townhouse complex. Lennar, a major national home builder, is looking to [...]
County To Offer Free OSHA Safety Training
The Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action is inviting small business owners, and women and minority business owners to participate in an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Training Program. This free 30-hour training program is geared for construction-oriented businesses and will provide owners with information about federal safety standards that [...]