Yes, we know you’re thinking more about champagne right now than real estate, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t alert you to a major price change on a major home in town. The owners of the Hiram Cook House, the mansion built for the man who donated the land for Verona Park, have...
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This definitely falls under the heading of really dumb ideas. The water level in the Peckman is too high after Hurricane Irene and the water is moving too fast to be down in the brook, even if this kid, whose face we have obscured for obvious reasons, is being held by a rope.
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We got this photo, and this note over the weekend from Jeff Shilling, a frequent participant and winner in the Where in Verona contest: Virginia, Seeing all the quality photographs from Fred motivated me to buy a new camera today. I just took this at Verona Park before getting in a little fishing. I...
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Rain may be good fishing weather, but it apparently wasn’t good weather for a fishing contest for kids. Essex County has rescheduled its 2011 Fishing Derby in Verona Park to Thursday, May 26. The derby is free and open to children ages 15 and under. To participate, your kids must be accompanied by an...
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Whether or not you are familiar with Meetup groups, they are becoming quite popular and in some places quite strong. Christine McGrath, a new Verona resident and recent stay at home mother of two, just started the Moms of Verona/Caldwell group here. The idea is to get Moms (and dads) whether working or home with young...
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Last year, Skyler Spinelli of Verona received first place in the annual Essex County essay contest for her piece about Verona Park. If you’re in fourth or seventh grade this year, it’s your turn to try. The contest is called “Why My Essex County Park is Important to Me” and the deadline to enter...
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The Verona Park Conservancy has a new collection of its popular note cards. The Conservancy, a volunteer group that maintains Verona Park, has produced the four seasons of Verona Park in a set of cards reproducing the work of four Verona artists. The collection includes, “Four Fishermen, Spring” by Allen Taylor; “Children’s Garden Visitor,...
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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...
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If you walk your dog in Verona Park, you can do so for a good cause on Sunday October 24. That’s the day for “October Tails“, Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center’s annual Halloween-themed dog-walk fundraiser. The walk is sponsored this year by Animal Emergency and Referral Associates of Fairfield and the Animal...
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Next Saturday, October 2, some 2,500 people will take a walk through Verona Park to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Light The Night Walk will be held rain or shine starting at 5 p.m. There will be live music by the jam rock band LIVIN, which also has its own...
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