Section: Schools
UNICO Taking Scholarship Applications
The Verona Chapter of UNICO National is offering seven $1,000 scholarships for 2012 graduating high school seniors residing in Verona who have been accepted to an accredited institution of high learning for the ensuing year. Applications are now available at Verona High School or by contacting Verona UNICO Scholarship Chairman Bonnie Sharkey by e-mail. The [...]
Get Ready For Higher Taxes
There is a rock, and there is a hard place. And in between are the taxpayers of Verona, squeezed more tightly than ever. As the recession enters its sixth year, it is a near certainty that we will be paying more in taxes and getting less for it. Budget-focused sessions held by the Town Council [...]
Open House At Special Needs School
The Children’s Institute (TCI) will be holding an open house for its preschool and elementary program on Tuesday, February 28 at 10 a.m. The event will include an overview of the programs and support services provided, the opportunity to meet the school’s administrators, as well as a full tour of the school. The event is [...]
Spardel Earns Dean’s Award At Colgate
Claire Joanne Spardel is a recipient of the Dean’s Award for academic excellence during the 2011 fall term at Colgate University, where Spardel is a member of the Class of 2015. To be eligible for the Dean’s Award, a Colgate student must achieve a 3.30 or higher average while enrolled in four courses. Spardel, a [...]
O’Connell Makes Dean’s List At Ithaca
Caitlin O’Connell, daughter of Joseph and Cathleen O’Connell of Verona, a junior writing major, was named to the Dean’sList at Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences for the fall 2011 semester. From day one, Ithaca College prepares students for personal and professional success through hands-on experience with internships, research and study abroad. Its integrative [...]
FDU Inducts Masucci, Merola Into Honor Society
Fairleigh Dickinson University‘s College at Florham has announced that two students from Verona have been inducted to FDU’s Phi Omega Epsilon senior honor society for the spring 2012 semester. They are Joseph Masucci and Antoinette Merola. To qualify for Phi Omega Epsilon, a student must have completed 90 credits toward an undergraduate degree, and of [...]
Honors For Hall At UNH
Danielle Hall of Verona has earned honors for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year at the University of New Hampshire. Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hamsphire have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance. Highest Honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average [...]
Three From Verona On Caldwell College Dean’s List
Caldwell College recently named 343 students to the fall 2011 Dean’s list, including three students from Verona. To achieve this honor, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and complete at least 12 credits during the semester. The Verona students were Joseph Raimo, Sarthak Thapa and Brittany Wolfson. Caldwell College [...]
HBW Recognized For Diabetes Fundraising
Christina Costanza is a seventh grade student at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in March of 2006. Christina’s family and friends have formed a large walk team every October since 2006. Douglas Rouse, executive director of the Northern New Jersey/Rockland County Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation recently [...]
Cops & Rockers Rock The House
Teamwork between rock stars and the police (think enforcement, not Sting) have not always been a hand-in-hand concept. In Rock & Roll’s infancy, it was viewed in the typical drugs, sex, and rock & roll philosophy. At the second annual Cops and Rockers battle of the bands at Verona High School hosted by Verona PBA [...]