Section: 911
Cleaning Up After Irene
Uprooted trees and tottering trees, flood waters that swelled Verona Park lake and took out a backyard deck downstream. Power outages that put Verona residents among the 375,000 PSE&G customers statewide who lost electricity due to Hurricane Irene. Thankfully no deaths here, though the storm left nine in its wake. It will take at least [...]
Bye Bye Car
This is what’s left of the car formerly known as Glenn Houthuysen’s. There are downed trees in several areas of own, including one that punched a hole in a house on Linden. The Verona Public Works Department is working to clear them. The Verona Police Department is asking that “unless absolutely necessary”, you avoid travel [...]
Irene Hits, Not As Hard As Feared
Verona families lost sleep last night from Hurricane Irene, but, thankfully, not too much else. The storm, which made landfall in New Jersey at Little Egg Harbor around 5 a.m., has cut power in out in several areas of Verona–Colin Boyle, who lives off Lakeside, reports that his went out at about 4 a.m.–and MyVeronaNJ.com [...]
Hurricane Preparedness, Verona Style
As Hurricane Irene closes in on the New York metro area, folks in Verona are tackling one last round of preparedness. Some of it is the things that the Verona Police have already asked you to do in and around your yards. Some of it is a step beyond: We heard quite a bit of [...]
Verona Police Offer Hurricane Preparedness Tips
With Hurricane Irene quickly approaching, the Verona Police Department has issued the following information to help you prepare for the storm. The VPD also suggests that you sign up for their e-mail alerts by logging on to www.veronapolice.org and entering your e-mail address in the “sign up for e-mail alerts” section on the home page. [...]
Earthquake!
We kid you not. A 5.8 magnitude quake hit northern Virginia at 1:51 p.m. and was felt all the way up to our area. Jessica Kirby of Verona works in Rockaway, N.J. and messaged us to say, “it felt like someone was shaking my chair.” Patti Walsh, who works in lower Manhattan, e-mailed “not a [...]
Downed Wires Close Pompton
A tree on the west side of Pompton Avenue fell into the roadway during this afternoon’s storm, taking utility wires down with it. The Verona Fire Department, Rescue Squad and Public Works department responded, as did police from Verona and Cedar Grove. Pompton was closed and traffic diverted until the mess was cleared.
Mt. Prospect Closing All Day Thursday, Friday Night
Major road work is going to close one of Verona’s north-south roads again. Mt. Prospect is going to be shut all day tomorrow, Thursday, August 11, from 7 a.m. through 7 a.m. Friday, August 12. The road will be closed again on Friday from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Saturday. According to Verona Police Department [...]
Mt. Prospect Closed Thursday Night
The Verona Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for tonight, Thursday, August 4. Mt. Prospect Avenue from Bloomfield Avenue in Verona to Eagle Rock Avenue in West Orange will be closed to traffic until 6 a.m. Friday for road construction. You should plan an alternate route and expect heavier traffic on surrounding roads.
Bear Incursion Ends In Tragedy
Baristanet is reporting that a black bear, likely the one that has been wandering through Cedar Grove and North Caldwell, was shot and killed by Clifton police earlier today. Its crime? Creating a “hazardous situation” on Route 46, the Clifton cops said. The police action is not sitting well with animal advocates. According to Baristanet, [...]