On a frosty Christmas Day in 1776, General George Washington led a raw group of soldiers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania across the Delaware River in a surprise attack against mercenaries fighting for the King George III. It was a brash move for its time, and had it not gone as well as it...
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That guy in your life feels the need; the need for speed. But what’s one to do when the Parkway and Turnpike aren’t exactly known for the good kind of driving thrills? Sure, both provide white-knuckled rides. Both have “obstacles” including slower (read: correct speed) drivers and lying-in-wait State Troopers. But for your Kyle...
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In Charlie Brown, Linus professed his devotion to the Great Pumpkin. In New Jersey, we honor a different round crop: tomatoes. And there is no better place to taste all the possibilities that a Jersey tomato can be than at the Great Tomato Tasting at Rutgers University’s Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Hunterdon...
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By now, your kids have probably seen all of the blockbusters: Harry Potter, Smurfs, Transformers, Captain America, Planet of the Apes. So It may be a good time to take them to see how those movies were made. The New York City borough of Queens is home to the Museum of the Moving Image....
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Tree-Licious Orchards has the best peaches of any vendor at the Montclair Farmers Market. Maybe any farmers market in New Jersey. If you want to see why, head to Port Murray, N.J. this Sunday, August 14, for Tree-Licious’ 5th annual peach harvest festival. Your family can pick peaches, listen to music, have lunch and...
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We are getting to that point in to summer when we all need something different to do with the kids. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference has obliged with a new post of hikes in and around swimming spots. Their top 10 list has five hikes in New York and five in New Jersey,...
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You might remember that last summer we posted several day trip ideas that we got from Anderson Electric‘s newsletter. George and Cathy Anderson have sent out a new round of ideas for this summer, and they start with the Tom’s River ice cream festival on Saturday, July 16. From 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,...
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Filip Babalievsky will be representing Verona High School–and the state of New Jersey– as the state champ in Automotive Services Marketing at the DECA International Career Development Conference this weekend in Orlando. Last weekend, he was at the New York International Auto Show, and filed this report: This year’s car show represents a return...
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I recently had the pleasure of attending the Harry Potter exhibit at the Discovery Times Square Center in New York City. If you haven’t heard about it, this is an exhibit of the props and costumes that have been used in the Harry Potter films. To be completely honest here, I have only read...
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We’ve traveled to many places with the kids since we started MyVeronaNJ.com. So if you need an idea for things to do this week during winter break, check out our stories tagged “Day Trip“, or just browse through our “Kids” category.
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