Section: News
VHS Honor Roll: 9th Grade, First Marking Period
The following Verona High School ninth grade students received all As and Bs on their report cards for the first marking period of the 2010-2011 school year: Amanda Albelin, Caitlin Barnes, Samantha Bass, Parthenia Bogdady, Travis Bouquet, Madelyn Boyle, Matthew Braschi; Andrew Capuano, Nicholas Cariani, Matthew Carroll, Luke Catania, Nicholas Celfo, Tabitha Chasse, Phoebe Chu, [...]
Under Assessment, Under Review
There’s a house on the market now in Verona that’s listed at $399,000. That’s a comfortable price in Verona, a price that shouldn’t surprise anyone. But here’s something that might surprise you: The house is assessed for $44,000 more, which is $443,000. Houses can be listed for less than their assessed value for many reasons. [...]
Wedding Gone Wrong
Now that they don’t throw rice at weddings anymore people apparently feel compelled to throw other things. Like punches. Four Verona Police cars and the Verona Rescue Squad responded to the Richfield Regency yesterday when a disagreement between two female members of a bridal party turned physical. According to Verona Police Chief Doug Huber, four [...]
The Tale Of The Tape
Problems happen. And when they do, there is usually a simple explanation of why they happened. So it is with the video of the November 15 Town Council meeting, which stopped during the public comment portion of the meeting. Elizabeth Knoop, one of the leaders of the tax protest group in Verona, sent a strongly [...]
Yes, It’s Safe To Drink The Water
By now, you’ve read the story, or heard a version of it from someone who has: An elevated level of lead in Verona’s water supply has prompted the town to mail out a letter alerting residents to health dangers of lead. Sounds scary, right? Trouble is, there’s a lot more to the story and when [...]
Verona At Sunset
The weather was a bit bleak today, but not so this past Tuesday evening, when there was a beautiful sunset over Verona. Sarah O’Farrell captured the skyline from her house looking out towards Everett Field.
DiVincenzo Wants County Workers To Pay More For Health, Pension Benefits
Health care and pension costs are the chief reasons for Essex County’s projected $56 million budget shortfall next year, says Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. And yesterday in Newark, he unveiled a plan to reduce that shortfall by making county workers pay more for their benefits–a lot more. County workers, like state government [...]
Freehold May Snatch Verona Superintendent
The Freehold Regional High School District is interviewing Verona Superintendent Charles B. Sampson to head the troubled central Jersey system. According to a report in the Asbury Park Press, Sampson, who has been in Verona since 2008, is one of only two candidates for the job. The other is Robert Gratz, the superintendent of Hackettstown. [...]
Veteran’s Day Celebration At Laning
For the past eight years, Laning Avenue school has had a Veteran’s Day celebration complete with songs, carnations and heartfelt thanks for our veterans who have served in the five branches of the United States Armed Forces. This year Frank Albano, principal of Laning, included the Merchant Marines, an auxiliary to the United States Navy. [...]
FAA To Send More Planes Over Verona
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration would like to ease the delays at JFK airport by sending more flights over our homes. According to a story in today’s Star Ledger, the proposed route changes would shift Kennedy’s flight path from northern and central New Jersey to a corridor that runs through the already crowded airspace of [...]