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Linden Closed Wednesday Afternoon

Virginia Citrano — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:32:25 +0000

The Verona Police have sent out an alert to say that Linden Avenue will be closed from Grove Avenue to Brookside Terrace until 4 p.m. for utility repairs. You’ll need to find another way to go east to west through town.

Bridge, Tunnel Tolls Going Up

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:00:48 +0000

It’s going to cost you more to get across the Hudson into New York City, but not as much as the Port Authority had initially proposed. The governors of New Jersey and New York have signed off on a plan to raise the tolls by $1.50 next month for E-Z Pass holders and $2.50 for those without. Tolls will rise by 75 cents each December, from 2012 through 2015. The toll increases will, however, come with an audit of operations at the Port Authority, which spent $85.7 million in overtime last year. Bloomberg has the full story.

Help On The Way For Church Street

Virginia Citrano — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:00:31 +0000

You might remember that, last week, we showed you this picture of graffiti on heavily rutted Church Street, just up from the Verona Rescue Squad building. Town Manager Joe Martin said at the Town Council meeting on Monday, August 15, that repairs to the street might be eligible for federal Community Development Block Grant funds. The town intends to file an application by the September 1 deadline, and hopes to hear a response by mid-October.

Martin said the work would involve milling down the street, re-paving and repairing both sidewalks and the ramp to the Rescue Squad building

The work seems long overdue. Town Engineer Jim Helb told the Town Council that the last reconstruction of Church Street was in 1983.

Downed Wires Close Pompton

Virginia Citrano — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:00:44 +0000

A tree on the west side of Pompton Avenue fell into the roadway during this afternoon’s storm, taking utility wires down with it. The Verona Fire Department, Rescue Squad and Public Works department responded, as did police from Verona and Cedar Grove. Pompton was closed and traffic diverted until the mess was cleared.

Eagle Rock Intersection Gets Improvements

Staff Report — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:00:53 +0000

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) cuts a ceremonial ribbon on Tuesday, August 9, to announce that work to modernize the Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect Avenue intersection in West Orange is finished. The busy intersection was upgraded with new traffic signal equipment, roadway striping and other features to enhance pedestrian and traffic safety, minimize delay and improve the flow of traffic. With the County Executive are (from left) Chris Neal, project manager with Solar-Mite Electric from Fords, N.J., who performed the construction work, Assistant Essex County Engineer Dennis Sedaille, Traffic Engineer Gordon Meth from The RBA Group from Parsippany which designed the improvements and Essex County Public Works Director and County Engineer Sanjeev Varghese. (Photo by Glen Frieson)

Mt. Prospect Closing All Day Thursday, Friday Night

Virginia Citrano — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:31:35 +0000

Major road work is going to close one of Verona’s north-south roads again. Mt. Prospect is going to be shut all day tomorrow, Thursday, August 11, from 7 a.m. through 7 a.m. Friday, August 12. The road will be closed again on Friday from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Saturday.

According to Verona Police Department Captain Mitchell Stern, the county needs to close the road to install drainage ditches that should alleviate the buildup of ice on Mt. Prospect in winter. Workers have to dig through the bedrock and install perforated pipe below.

The most affected stretch of road will be between Sunset Avenue and Summit Road in Verona, which will be completely closed, even to local traffic. Captain Stern says that if you are going to The Manor or the Montclair Golf Club, your best bet is to take Lakeside to Woodland Avenue in West Orange (the corner with the synagogue and the fire house). At the top of Woodland, you’ll be able to turn right onto Mt. Prospect. See the map for details.

New Lakeside Light Is Working

Virginia Citrano — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:43:30 +0000

It was a long time in coming, but the mid-block traffic light on Lakeside Avenue is finally operational. The light, which is located between Hillside Avenue and Morningside Road, is pedestrian activated, so it only changes when someone is looking to cross to Verona Park. It was set-up mid-block to deter drivers from cutting into the residential neighborhood to avoid a light. Verona Town Manager Joe Martin said at the last Town Council meeting that Verona is continuing to work with Essex County to lower the speed on Lakeside from 40 to 35 miles per hour.

Drunk Driving Crackdown

Virginia Citrano — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:35 +0000

Party smart, folks. Police forces across the state are conducting a coordinated crackdown on drunk driving through Labor Day. The state Division of Highway Traffic Safety has doled out grants of $4,400 each to 187 police departments–including those of several towns surrounding Verona–so they can step up DWI arrests. This is a repeat of a program that was used last year and which made 1,528 DWI arrests, and issued 8,051 speeding tickets and 4,964 seat belt citations.

Stay Alert On Bloomfield Avenue

Virginia Citrano — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:00:44 +0000

You probably know by know that Verona’s main thoroughfare can be a bit dicey at times. Bloomfield Avenue gets a lot of cars and, as in all towns, there’s not a lot of room between street-side parking and the traffic.

Kevin Toscano was in an accident on Bloomfield Avenue this weekend and sent us an e-mail with a reminder on traffic safety. Toscano, who has done a lot of the residential roofs in town as well as that of the Verona Rescue Squad, was doing the speed limit when the driver of a parked car opened its door, apparently without looking. Lots of damage to both vehicles that will mean lots of time spent on repairs and paperwork instead of other things. Luckily, neither Toscano nor the driver opening the car door was injured.

So heed this reminder: Look before you open your car door into traffic.

Teen Takes Car, Crashes

Virginia Citrano — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:07:02 +0000

Oooops. That’s about all you can say about a story in yesterday’s Star Ledger. The paper reported that a 14-year-old girl from Verona took her mother’s car this past Saturday and drove it out onto Route 46, where she got into a pre-dawn crash. Not much in the way of details, but you can read the Ledger story here.