The students of F.N. Brown and Brookdale Avenue elementary schools annually participate in the Hearts of Hope program under the direction of their art teacher, Joni Jasterzbski, herself a Hearts of Hope recipient. Hearts of Hope is a program that distributes small, hand-painted, ceramic hearts to people struggling with illness. Over the past five...
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In the last school year, F.N. Brown elementary school participated in the St. Jude Math-a-Thon program and raised $9,221.50 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the premier center for the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. The Verona community sponsored students by pledging an amount-per-problem or a one-time donation....
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A little over a year ago, sitting in Jack’s Cafe, the MyVeronaNJ.com team was brainstorming ideas to get readers more involved with the site. Our traffic was growing rapidly, and readers were reading lots of stories every day, but they weren’t talking back to us as much as we wanted. Then Fred Goode suggested...
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Thirty-eight weeks is a long time to remember things. So, at the request of Jeff Shilling, we are publishing a list of all the “Where In Verona” locations since the contest began last summer. Take a trip down memory lane… Week 1: Hillcrest Farms Week 2: Town Hall Week 3: Towne Scoop Week 4:...
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If you live in Verona and you failed to come up with the winning answer to this week’s Where In Verona contest, you’re about to feel even worse: This week’s winner lives in Morris County. Neal Wallen isn’t a total stranger, however. He grew up in Verona, went to elementary school at Laning and...
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Between winter and spring in Verona there is another season: Tricky Tray season, and it is time to think about buying tickets. The F.N. Brown elementary school Tricky Tray will be held on Wednesday, March 30, from 6 to 11 p.m. and tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow. The F.N. Brown...
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In the beginning, it’s not much to look at and it’s not very big. Just a heart-shaped piece of pottery, about 4 inches across at its widest. But when painted and decorated by students at Brookdale and F.N. Brown elementary schools, this little ceramic will deliver a heart full of hope to people who...
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On Tuesday, December 21, 2010 the Verona High School S.T.A.R club visited F.N. Brown elementary school. The students in S.T.A.R, which stands for Students Teaching Alternate Resources, went to F.N. Brown to speak with the fourth grade classes about the holiday season. Before they even left VHS, the S.T.A.R.s warmed up for their trip...
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The F.N. Brown elementary school district has perhaps the greatest real estate diversity of any Verona neighborhood, from the smallest capes to the largest, and most expensive, homes in town. Just one exception: while the Laning, Forest and Brookdale districts each have a few condos, there are none in F.N. Brown. Dr. Anthony Lanzo,...
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There are a lot of events on the MyVeronaNJ calendar, especially in the Schools category. But you might want to put the six dates below on your home calendar immediately since they tend to cause a lot of confusion. They are the “Back To School” orientation nights at the public schools. Here are the...
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