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Rec Department Fall Registration Is Aug. 24
There’s a big lineup of fall programs at the Verona Recreation Department and you can register your kids for them next week. Online registration will begin at 6 p.m. on August 24 and in-person registration will be held at the Verona Community Center the same day from 6 to 8 p.m. The link for online [...]
Summer Options! Sports Camps
Let’s face it, as great as it is to take the time to relax and chill out, it doesn’t take long for the energy to build back up in kids. They need an outlet, and summer sport camps are a great place to both get the energy out and take advantage of off-season training. Verona [...]
Fred Hill Jr. To Leave Rutgers Basketball
Former Verona resident Fred Hill Jr. has reportedly accepted a settlement from Rutgers University to step down as basketball coach. Hill had been coaching at Rutgers since 2006 and posted a career record of 47-77. Rutgers confirmed Hill’s resignation last night, but declined to discuss details of the settlement, which the Star Ledger reported here. [...]
Girls’ Basketball Clinic Starts Friday
The Verona Recreation Department has just announced a new, free basketball program for 7th and 8th grade girls, but you need to work fast to get your girls into it. The 90-minute program, called the Head Start Basketball Clinic, starts this Friday, April 9 at 6 p.m. in the Community Center gym. The clinic will [...]
BOE Makes More Cuts But Preserves Programs
At last night’s Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Charles Sampson announced further cuts to the 2010-2011 budget, necessitated by last week’s announcement that Governor Chris Christie is reducing state aid to the Verona district by $1.4 million, or 5% of the budget. In addition to the $800,000 in cuts listed last week, the new items [...]
Girls And Boys Lose In State Quarterfinals
The most successful girls basketball season in a long time came to an end last night. Before a deafening crowd of Hillbilly faithful, the girls succumbed to a potent Belvidere team which possessed a formidable three-point shot and a near-perfect free throw percentage, 53-50. The Verona boys, who traveled to Boonton, also lost in the [...]
Game On!
Due to Thursday and Friday’s big snow, some big games for Verona teams were postponed. The worst of the weather is behind us now and we have the revised Saturday schedule. Friday evening’s girls basketball game against Montclair Kimberly Academy to decide the league championship is now scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at VHS. [...]
Impending Storm Prompts Cancellations
UPDATE: SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE AT 12:30. You probably know by now that the National Weather Service says there is a “major” snow storm headed our way on Thursday. We’ve been trying to track down events that are being canceled and here’s what we’ve got so far. Essex County has called off the deer hunt scheduled [...]
Events For The Week Of February 22
Monday is Mom’s Liberation Day, as both the public schools and Our Lady of the Lake school are back in session after Winter Break. But that, of course, just means that the activities shift from the home front to the wider world of Verona, with its many school, sport and community events. If you have [...]
State Playoffs Begin For Winter Sports
It isn’t just Olympic athletes who are going for the gold right now. All four winter sports teams at VHS–Basketball, Wrestling, Hockey and Winter Track–are entering the final phase of season play and, we are proud to say, all have qualified to compete in the early rounds of state championship play. After placing second and [...]