Verona loves to read. We have the Verona Public Library, one of the original Carnegie grant libraries, and six public school libraries, where increasingly computers sit alongside books. But above all, we have a lot of readers: There’s a furious trade in books between the adults at the Verona Pool in summer. The pool...
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When last we heard from Arlene Gibbs, she was walking the red carpet as the co-writer of the Sony Pictures movie “Jumping the Broom” and living in Italy. The climate in Rome must be good for creative thinking, because the one-time Verona resident has just published her first novel, “The Rebirth of Mrs. Tracey...
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A while back, Maria Hoogterp started gathering quotations that could be used for practice exercises in her husband Bill’s speaking, presentation and leadership business, Blue Planet Training. One thing led to another, and before she knew it, Hoogterp had herself a book of quotations on speaking, leadership and life. Speak Only If You Can...
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The Friends of Verona Public Library are holding their annual sale of gently used books. The three-day event kicks off tomorrow night, Friday, November 4, with a members-only sale from 7 to 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, anybody can stop by to buy books from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m....
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What if you did something heroic and nobody noticed? What if you did helped someone and nobody took your picture, posted a video of you on YouTube or tweeted your accomplishment to the world? Would you still feel like a hero? Michael Benfante thinks you should try. Ten years ago, Benfante experienced something that...
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If you want to chat with Kurt Landsberger, you’ve only got a small window of opportunity every week. Though past 90, he still goes to work three days a week. When not in the office, he needs time for writing–weekly newspaper columns and his sixth book. Or time for philanthropy, largely through the foundation...
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Teresa Giudice, one of the stars of “Real Housewives of New Jersey”, will be at DiPaolo Bakery tonight to sign copies of her new cookbook, Fabulicious! DiPaolo’s new owner, Fulvio DiPaolo, will also be serving a little something he baked up from the cookbook. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. and DiPaolo...
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Superheroes for Hospice will host its 3rd annual summer Comic Sale on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Saint Barnabas Health Care System Corporate Office located at 95 Old Short Hills Road in West Orange. The show will benefit patients and families served by the Saint Barnabas Hospice and...
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Children Having Individual Learning Differences, the Verona non-profit that sponsors the summer reading room at Verona Pool, is sponsoring a Spanish-language story time with Marisela Santiago of Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, next Wednesday, July 13, from 1 to 2 p.m.. The first 25 children to come to the story time will get a free...
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Earlier this year, Verona’s Board of Education moved to make improvements to its college prep English classes in grades 9 to 11. Central to those changes is getting more books into classroom libraries, particularly the kinds of books that high school kids are most likely to be interested in. But in today’s tight budget...
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