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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Three Verona lacrosse players earned All-Conference honors, as Athletic Director Gary Farishian announced at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. Senior Emily Fitzpatrick, junior DonnaJo Dinorcia and sophomore Julianne Mascera were selected to the first team for the Super Essex conference. You can see the athleticism, toughness and determination that earned them the awards in...
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With the World Cup games about to begin in South Africa, we want you to search your memories for stories about the man who made soccer the sport it is today in Verona, George Stiefbold. At a recent Board of Education meeting, Verona High School Athletic Director Gary Farishian announced that VHS is planning...
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A Verona golf legend gave a memorable start to the 2010 season for the Verona High School golf team. At the Montclair Golf Club on Tuesday, April 6, Terry Dean, a member of Verona’s 1942 state championship team, drove the first ball for the current team’s opening match. Dean’s family was on had to...
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The recent round of end-of-season Verona High School sports dinners were true to the usual format of coaches recapping their seasons and honoring seniors and key contributors. But this year there was also something new: Scholar-athletes on each team were recognized. At Sunday night’s dinner for the basketball and cheerleading teams at The Villa...
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Good news for the the high school baseball program: The Greater Newark Tournament semi-final will be held in Verona after all. Earlier this year the Essex County Athletic Directors Association (ECADA), the governing body for the prestigious tournament, voted to move the double-header, usually held in Verona on a Saturday in the spring, to...
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Following a state-sectional-championship season, the Verona High School Boy’s Varsity Basketball team has set its sights on a repeat for the 2009-2010 season, which kicks off Friday at 7:00 p.m. in the VHS Gym. Coach Eric McElroy, who is beginning his seventh season as VHS coach, admits that it may be a bumpy road...
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