Our Lady of the Lake School will hold a clothing drive on Friday, November 4, from 3 to 5 p.m.; Saturday, November 5, from 3 to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, November 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds will support the school’s programs. Requested items include wearable and usable clothing (men’s, women’s and...
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The Verona Fire Department, Engine 11 visited Our Lady of the Lake School and Tuesday, October 18, to teach the preschool about fire safety. Firefighter Matt Antotino spoke to the class, accompanied by firefighters Rick Neale, Vin Salvatore, Larry Burdett, Jerry DeYoung. They went over Stop, Drop, and Roll; having a meeting place in...
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If you build it, they will come. That’s what the Hollywood script says. And if you build a big tent in a church parking lot and fill it with a lot of family-friendly music and activities, a lot of kids will come–with happy parents in tow. That was the big message from Kinderfest, Our...
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With summer coming to a close, the Youth Group at Our Lady of the Lake has sent over some pictures of what they did on their summer vacation. Once again, the teenagers participated in Operation Helping Hands, a Catholic Charities project to repair and rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This...
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It’s unlikely, even in Germany, that there would be much room for kids at an Oktoberfest celebration. But Our Lady of the Lake must put up the giant tent that covers its parking lot for its October 8 Oktoberfest a few days early, which got folks there thinking about what else could be done...
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The Knights of Columbus of Cedar Grove and Verona recently donated more than $10,000 to Essex County organizations dedicated to bettering the lives of people with special needs. The Knights of Columbus welcomed to its July 28 meeting representatives from organizations serving the greater Essex County area to present them with donation checks. Those...
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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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Our Lady of the Lake will host its second annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 8, and if you want to reserve an entire table under the giant tent, the deadline to do so is fast approaching: August 1. More than 1,300 people attended last year’s event, under a tent that covered the church’s entire...
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On May 21, Our Lady of the Lake School held a Fun Run and 5K race to benefit the school. Nearly 200 men, women and children turned out from the OLL community and beyond, and raced through the Forest Avenue side of town. The school had billed the race as a way for families...
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The Knights of Columbus of Cedar Grove and Verona will hold its Golf Outing fundraiser on June 14 at Black Bear Golf Club, which is part of the Crystal Springs Resort in Franklin, N.J. Past events have made it possible for the group to donate $5,500 each to the youth groups at St. Catherine...
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