The Verona Recreation Department is looking for coaches for its suburban basketball teams. There are two teams at each grade level, fifth through eighth grade, one for boys and one for girls. The season will begin with tryouts in mid-October with games beginning in mid-December and continuing into late February. Generally there are two...
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On May 13, the Township of Verona’s director of community services, Jim Cunningham, accepted a recognition award from the Community Personnel Services, Inc. Presenting the award is Jesse Abeles. He is a graduate of CPS and is employed as the senior citizen/medical transportation dispatcher at the Verona Community Center.
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If you are at Verona Pool today and there’s a loud horn followed by a flashing light, get out of the water immediately: Verona’s new lightning warning system is sensing trouble nearby. Late last week, Verona installed a saucer-shaped antenna on the roof of the main pool building designed to sense a lightning strike...
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Athletic Director Gary Farishian instructed VHS coaches to cancel open gym varsity sport practices today due to the extreme heat and poor air quality. The high school gyms are not air conditioned. The VCC gym isn’t air-conditioned either, but men’s basketball will be held as scheduled this evening, with fans blowing. Men’s softball is...
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The Special Buddy program, a service offered by the Verona Recreation Department that matches special needs children with volunteer counselors in the town’s summer playground program, will operate a little differently this year. According to Recreation Department Director Jim Cunningham, due to budget constraints, the program will no longer have a dedicated, paid outside...
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The Verona town council approved a new fee structure for the use Centennial Field that has the potential to sharply increase revenue from the turf field on the west side of town. Effective immediately, rental rates charged to non-Verona-based individuals and groups have been doubled to $300 for a 4-hour period, $500 for an...
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In a little over 8 weeks, the water in Verona will be back where it belongs–in the Verona Pool. The town has begun to send out membership applications for this summer, and here’s what you need to know. In deference to the times, Verona is not raising membership rates this summer. A family membership...
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This evening is the first opportunity for Verona residents to register for the Recreation Department’s spring offerings, and there is a dizzying array of options, from book clubs to ballet, bowling to basketball. In-person registration is at the VCC from 6 pm to 8pm. Starting at 8 pm, you can register online. Though the...
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The Verona Recreation Department is opening registration for its Winter programs tonight, which means another opportunity to test the department’s online sign-up system. The department has been easing its way into the system, known as Community Pass. It will hold in-person registration first this evening from 6 to 8 p.m., because there is limited...
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