The Verona Police Department is currently investing the December 14 burglary of a Claremont Avenue residence. The burglary occurred in the area of Hamilton Road between the hours of 3:55 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. If you were in the area and observed anything that looked out of the ordinary, the police are asking you...
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Church Street is closed for its much-needed resurfacing and repaving, but the Verona Rescue Squad wants you to know that it is still ready to help you if you need it. Verona Rescue Squad Captain Matt Antolino has made arrangements with Verona Fire Department Chief Pat McEvoy to house two ambulances at Firehouse One...
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The Verona Police are investigating a burglary to a Linden Avenue residence that is the fourth burglary in the past three weeks. In the most recent incident, which occurred on Linden between Elmwood and Otsego roads, a resident reported that a male rang his front doorbell. As the homeowner was making his way to...
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The Verona Police have sent out an alert to say that Linden Avenue will be closed from Grove Avenue to Brookside Terrace until 4 p.m. for utility repairs. You’ll need to find another way to go east to west through town.
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The Verona Police Department has sent out an alert about water main work on Derwent Avenue this morning. The work by Verona’s sewer and water department is causing some tap water to appear brown in color. But the police say it should be temporary and will clear by running the tap for a short...
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The Verona Rescue Squad does God’s work in a manner that is better than that of any church or synagogue. They save peoples’ lives not because they are Christian or Jewish or Muslim, but because they are people. They are one of the few institutions, which exist to help people for no other reason...
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Back in December 2009, when MyVeronaNJ.com was just getting started and setting up its Facebook and Twitter feeds, we discovered something strange: The Verona Police Department was testing out a Twitter-like service to send messages to cell phones. The test never went anywhere until a freak October snowstorm made it clear that Verona needed...
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It feels like the first day of school all over again: The Board of Education is sending out word that Verona public schools will reopen on Thursday, November 3. But because of downed trees and wires, it will be a delayed opening to minimize conflict with rush-hour traffic and there are going to be...
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Finally, the sighs of relief can be heard louder than the power generators: As of 4 a.m. this morning, only 45% of the town is still without power as a result of the freak October snowstorm. According to Verona Police Captain Mitchell Stern, power has notably been restored to East and West Lincoln streets...
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For many people in Verona, it is the chief annoyance of living in Verona: The horn. You know the one I mean. Oh sure, it’s quaint the way it blows at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., to mark the beginning and end of a day (yes, a day of an earlier era). But confess....
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