Post Tagged with: "Snow"
Hilltop Deer Hunt Called Off Today
Essex County has let us know that, because of the snow, it has canceled hunting at Eagle Rock Reservation and the Hilltop Reservation today as part of its program to reduce the deer population at both parks. This means that Fairview Avenue will be open to traffic as usual and that the parks will be [...]
Public Schools Closed Wednesday
The Verona Board of Education has posted a note on its Web site that the town’s public schools will be closed on Wednesday, February 10. Now, on with the snow!
How To Make Snow
Verona students brought home today a series of highly creative remedies for making sure we have snow on Wednesday: -Flush ice cubes down the toilet -Wear your pajamas inside out -Put a spoon on the windowsill -Freeze a spoon full of water -Place an iced spoon under a pillow We take no responsibility for the [...]
Weather? Or Not?
Early today, our friends at Baristanet jokingly canceled Wednesday but it seems more than likely that we will, finally, be getting a big snowstorm tomorrow. The National Weather Service has issued as Winter Storm Warning, calling for a heavy snowfall, beginning late tonight and lasting into tomorrow. It is predicting a total accumulation of 8 [...]
Snow Won’t Stop Beefsteak Dinner
The Verona Sports Boosters association wants everyone to know that its annual Beefsteak Dinner Dance is not, repeat NOT, going to be canceled because of snow. The event, which benefits Verona High School athletes, will be held as planned on Saturday night in the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue, beginning at at 7 p.m. [...]
Kindergarten Workshops Canceled, Book Fair Postponed
The pre-kindergarten workshops that were to have been held at all Verona public elementary schools on Saturday, February 6 from 10-11 a.m. have been canceled because of the expected heavy snow. No word yet on when or if tomorrow’s planned session is going to be rescheduled. The schools had planned to hold the subsequent orientation [...]
Big Snowstorm Headed Our Way
Depending on how much you like winter, you may be cheered or dismayed to hear that there could be as much as a foot of snow headed our way, starting this afternoon. According to NewJerseyNewsroom.com, the New Jersey Department of Transportation crews have begun to put a brine solution down on certain roadways to keep [...]
Snow On The Way
UPDATE: The National Weather Service issued an alert at 7:54 p.m. for icy roads in our area. The snow storm that was only supposed to effect south Jersey seems to be shifting course a bit. While the National Weather Service advisory remains in affect for the tip of New Jersey and the southern Atlantic coast. [...]
Dusting Of Snow Causes Morning Havoc
Talk about your perfect storm. A dusting that at any other time would have hardly been noticed caused major difficulties on Verona’s roads this morning, coming as it did at the exact time parents and commuters were heading to school and work. Every mom at school pickup seemed to have a fender-bender story from the [...]