The Verona Health Department is partnering with the Montclair Health Department and Mountainside Family Practice to hold a flu shot clinic in Verona. The clinic, which is open to anybody 18 or older, will be held at the Verona Community Center on Wednesday, October 20, from 5 to 7:00 p.m. The fee is $20...
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The Essex County Environmental Center is sponsoring a Friday morning yoga series designed around poses inspired by things found in nature. You can sign up for the Autumn Yoga Series in full or by the class and all skill levels are welcome. The cost is $10 per class and advance registration is required. For...
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For the past 12 years, Verona resident Floyd Cardoz has been the chief at Tabla restaurant in New York City. That will all come to an end on December 30. Cardoz announced that Union Square Hospitality Group has is closing the restaurant for economic reasons. “Despite our greatest efforts, its 283 seats have proved...
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On Wednesday, New Jersey state Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan introduced a bill that would exclude police and fire department salaries and benefits from the new law that caps annual property tax increases at 2%. That brought a swift, negative response from Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., who branded the proposed legislation...
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We all have a visual memory of 9/11. Maybe it was what we saw that day, maybe it is the people we no longer see. One of the images that became the memory for much of the world was taken from a hilltop in Verona by Robert Cumins. Next month, on October 19, he...
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Roland Straten is running on the GOP ticket for the 8th Congressional District seat against Rep. Bill Pascrell. This Friday, October 1, you can meet Straten at the home of Verona residents Tom and Beth Freeman. The “meet & greet” event will begin at 7 p.m. at 51 Afterglow Avenue. To attend, please RSVP...
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Town Hall has been tallying up the numbers on the 2010 season at the Verona Pool and they look quite good, budget-wise. The initial call for memberships produced 647 memberships in April alone. There were 261 more in May and a few stragglers in June, July and even August, for a total of 1,159...
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Yes, you read that right Dorothy. The Verona Public Schools have issued a telephone alert canceling or cutting short all after-school events today because of the likelihood of severe weather in our area, including a tornado. That means no after-school clusters for elementary school students and no clubs for HBW. VHS sports practices will...
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While Mark Zuckerberg was giving $100 million to Newark, Washington was doling out money under the $298 million federal education jobs bill. And Verona will get …. drumroll please… $47,889. Less than Caldwell, but more than Cedar Grove. And as you might expect with money that comes from the public coffers instead of from...
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The Homestead rebate checks that used to defray New Jersey’s sky-high property taxes are gone, but you should still pay attention to the mail you get this week from the state. New Jersey’s Treasury Department has begun to mail out applications for the new Homestead program, which could net you a tax credit on...
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