Section: Seniors
Register Today For Summer Adult Exercise
The Verona Recreation Department is opening registration on Monday, May 21, for its adult summer exercise programs. Senior exercise, Zumba and Rediscover Fitness are back, and the Rec Department is adding four classes to be held at the pool. The pool schedule includes senior water aerobics, senior yoga, adult yoga and twilight exercise. Class sizes [...]
Wine & Cheese Night For Seniors
Verona LIVE will host a Wine and Cheese Café, a social evening for active adults at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. The free event will take place at the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue. The evening will include fun activities and live music provided by Hospitality, a group of local musicians. The program [...]
Normal Aging: What To Expect
Verona LIVE, the program for senior citizens and near-seniors in town, is holding a health workshop for those age 60 and up. In “Normal Aging: What to Expect”, Dr. Everett Schlam, an internist at Mountainside Hospital, will talk about what is and isn’t inevitable as we age and about healthy habits that are good preventive [...]
AARP Safe Driving Class For Seniors
The Verona Community Center will hold a safe driving class for senior citizens on May 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This class, which can help seniors lower their car insurance premiums, fills up quickly. If you want to attend, or know of a senior citizen who wants to, you should register now. The [...]
Let Kids Teach You The Internet
On April 10 from 3:30 to 5 p.m., girls from H.B. Whitehorne Middle School will once again offer free, one-on-one computer training to Verona seniors. The BEST Club, a self-esteem program for girls at HBW, will demonstrate computer basics (using a mouse and keyboard), as well as how to create an e-mail account, navigate the [...]
AARP Looking For Volunteers
AARP is looking to recruit individuals that would like to become AARP Community Outreach Volunteers. The volunteers go out into the community on behalf of AARP and provide information about programs for people age 50 and older. Interested individuals will also learn about “You’ve Earned a Say,” and how AARP is making sure the voices [...]
Workshop On Drugs, Alcohol In Seniors
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 14, the Verona Municipal Alliance Committee is sponsoring a speaker for a combined meeting of the Verona Park Seniors and the Verona Senior Club at the Presbyterian Church on Fairview Ave at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Adrian Restivo Levitt, PhD, LPC, LLC. Dr. Levitt will speak on “Maximizing Health Through [...]
Register For Spring Rec Programs
The Verona Recreation Department will hold online and in-person registration for spring classes beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 12. The classes range from bowling to tennis, for pre-schoolers through senior citizens, and most classes are priced at $40 to $65. Classes begin the week of April 16 and there is a late fee [...]
Health Class For Seniors Starts Thursday
The next Take Control of Your Health class will be held on Thursdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Hillwood Terrace from February 9 through March 15. This six-week program is geared to individuals with chronic diseases. Participants will learn how to manage their symptoms, develop healthy eating and exercise classes, communicate effectively with doctors, [...]
Writing Contest For Seniors
Are you over the age of 60? Do you have a story to tell that you’d like to share with others? The Essex County Legacies Writing Contest is approaching and Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Division of Senior Services, invite Essex seniors ages 60 and older to submit an original story [...]