Yesterday, there was some over-zealous cleaning at a house in the Laning district and two children gave away their mother’s blue road bike. If you were the recipient of that bike, which has drop handlebars and the word “Backroads” on the frame, their mother would like it back. Please send an e-mail so it...
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Clear your calendar on the morning of Saturday, May 14. That’s the date of the seventh annual free Family Bike or Hike through the Hilltop Reservation, sponsored by the Hilltop Conservancy. This is an easy walk or bike ride that can be done at your own pace with even young children through the Hilltop,...
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A bike safety program is coming to Verona and for one lucky elementary school student it will mean a free bike. In the future, it could greatly expand biking to the middle school and high school here, just as it has in Montclair. The program is called Bike 4 A Bike and it was...
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Maybe the kids have grown tired of riding their bikes around Verona Park. Maybe their biking skills are beyond the bike zone at South Mountain Reservation. Maybe they’re ready for something longer than the West Essex trail, or maybe they want a trail on a more scenic waterfront than the D&R Canal. If they...
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Montclair Bikery is offering four free sessions on bike maintenance and repair in March, starting this Thursday night. The schedule is below and if you’re interested in attending, you need to reserve your place now by e-mail or by calling 973-744-7252. All classes are held in the service area of Montclair Bikery from 7:30...
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If you’re a cyclist and open to adventure, you may be interested to know that there will be a 25-mile bicycle tour of Newark on Sunday, September 18, led by Mayor Cory A. Booker. The event, which is open to cyclists 15 and older, takes rides past major landmarks in all 5 wards of...
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Once upon a time, a time not all that long ago, you could buy just about everything you needed within walking distance from your house in Verona. There was a department store (Evenson’s) and two grocery stores, a movie theater and a hardware store (run by the father of Soprano’s creator David Chase). Malls...
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