Post Tagged with: "Summer"
Summer Options! Kids’ Yoga Camps
The constant and consistent heat of mid- July gets to me. It’s the one time of summer when I think it’s actually better for my kids to spend a little time inside in the air conditioning. If they can have fun while doing that all the better. Yoga camp does just that. We reported a [...]
Summer Options!
Summer is officially here. The pool is open, I’m done packing lunch, and my kids are done counting down the final days of the school year. As much as I look forward to summer (we drove by the pool in February just to see it) even the pool becomes a little redundant. There’s only so [...]
Are You Going Down The Shore?
News for beach-goers and maybe the economy at large this morning in the Press of Atlantic City: Jersey Shore rentals are picking up. One agent told the paper that July and August rentals are up between 9% and 13% over last year. But June rentals are running slower because winter snow forced many school districts [...]
Free Summer Concerts In Essex Parks
Essex County has released its slate of free summer entertainment in the parks, and it all kicks off with a noon-time Gospel Festival on Saturday, June 19 at Monte Irvin park in Orange. There’s a wide range of music styles and locations, but only one of them will be in Verona, the August 13 appearance [...]
What’s New At Verona Pool
The changes at the Verona Pool this season start before you even get past the badge check. The parking lot has been repaved from top to bottom except for the side lot closest to the former hospital grounds. The paving added a pedestrian walkway that extends from the upper lot to the main gate. That [...]
Signs Of Summer
The warm weather at the end of spring break was a sure sign of things to come, as well as things ending. The school year is almost over, the pool is only about 4 weeks away from opening, and soon there will be fireflies in my yard. The summer brings with it days at the [...]
Register Online For Summer Playgrounds
The Verona Recreation Department will open online registration for all summer playground programs except Tot-Lot on Thursday, April 15. The playground program runs from June 28 to July 30, with different age groups at different schools. Primary Park, the program for kids going into first and second grades, meets at Laning Avenue School. Elementary Zone, [...]