Christmas means two things to the members of Verona Police P.B.A. Local 72: Getting Christmas trees to needy families and getting Christmas cheer out to special needs schools. On Saturday December 10, 2011, the P.B.A. members held their third annual Christmas Tree Drive. Members bought trees and stands from Hillcrest Farms, loaded them into...
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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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This past Saturday, Our Lady of the Lake hosted an Oktoberfest that was its first, but will almost certainly not be its last. Over 1,300 people attended–dining, dancing and drinking the night away in tents that almost completely covered OLL’s very large parking lot. Jill Corrigan, who was one of the event’s planners and...
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The Verona Chapter of UNICO National has announced the sponsors for its Labor Day 5K Classic Run, which is under the direction of the Essex Running Club. Presenting sponsors include Hillcrest Farms, Investors Savings Bank and Windsor Healthcare Communities. Supporting sponsors include Eight Hills Caterers, O’Neil’s Restaurant and Pub, Fred Hill Sports Academy, TD...
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The replacement of the curbs on the south side of Bloomfield Avenue in Verona between Park and Brookdale Avenues has begun. Traffic was moving slowly there today, especially in the direction of Montclair during school drop-off and pick-up hours. The work had ended by 5 p.m., but there were still some police vehicles in...
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