A measure passed by state lawmakers in the waning hours of the 214th Legislature could move Verona school board elections to November from April and eliminate a public vote on the school budget altogether. “We could be in for a drastic change in the way the budget is presented to the public,” said Board...
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It only looked like a war zone. Last weekend, about a dozen men from Verona went to Allentown, Pa. to race through 11 miles of snow, fire, mud, cold water and assorted other obstacles for an endurance competition called the Tough Mudder. Dave Freschi and his son Nic were back for their second Tough...
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He was strong-minded and involved, a part of so much that defined Verona for so many decades that more than a few people thought he would be here forever. Joseph A. Vitale, Jr.–Joe to generations of Veronans–died on Thursday, August 5, at age 85. His funeral is this morning at St. Aloysius Church in...
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Members of Troop 2 Verona spent last weekend whitewater rafting and camping in Pennsylvania. Fifty Verona scouts, troop leaders, and members of the co-ed teen Venture Crew spent Saturday navigating the swirling currents of the Lehigh River following a dam release. The group camped in tents Friday and Saturday evenings at Camp Acahela scout...
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So much for the luck of the Irish. Governor Chris Christie’s office just released the much-anticipated district-by-district numbers for the 2010-2011 school budgets and it’s bad news. Almost every district must cut 5 percent from its budget; in Verona, that amounts to $1.4 million. “This is pretty drastic,” says Verona Board of Education member...
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Glenn Elliott, a six-year veteran of the Board of Education, and Michael Unis, who won last year’s election for a one-year spot to fill an unexpired term, have announced that they are seeking re-election to the Board. Two of the board’s five seats are up for grabs in this year’s election, which is set...
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