The National Weather Service has issued an alert about the possibility of heavy winds all day today. That could spell trouble in Verona given the number of dangling branches still in our trees as a result of the Halloween weekend snowstorm. A very strong cold front is moving into western Jersey today, which is...
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As fast as the Verona Public Works Department clears downed branches from the roads, more fall, taking wire after wire with them. The National Weather Service says to expect more snow and freezing temperatures tonight, which is going to mean even more trees and wires down. We are going to have a lot to...
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Uprooted trees and tottering trees, flood waters that swelled Verona Park lake and took out a backyard deck downstream. Power outages that put Verona residents among the 375,000 PSE&G customers statewide who lost electricity due to Hurricane Irene. Thankfully no deaths here, though the storm left nine in its wake. It will take at...
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Tonight, Dan Robinson captured the best sign yet that Hurricane Irene is behind us. But we needed something to serenade her departure and reader Tyler Curtis flagged this lovely song “My Irene” by Pennsylvania-based musician Mike Mizwinski. If, for some strange reason, you feel compelled to listen to “Good Night Irene”, at least make...
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When it rains, it pours weather problems, apparently. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch that is in effect until 5 a.m. Sunday for Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties, as well as New York City and southeastern New York. Oh, and we still have to watch out for Hurricane Irene,...
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As Hurricane Irene closes in on the New York metro area, folks in Verona are tackling one last round of preparedness. Some of it is the things that the Verona Police have already asked you to do in and around your yards. Some of it is a step beyond: We heard quite a bit...
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You won’t need much of an excuse to stay home on Saturday and Sunday: Everything is being canceled because of Hurricane Irene, starting with New York City. In an unprecedented move, the Big Apple is shutting down the entire city bus and subway system at noon Saturday. New York has also ordered 250,000 people...
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If you’re at the beach, Verona, Gov. Chris Christie would like you to head home. With Hurricane Irene set to deliver 85 mph winds and strong storm surges on Sunday, the governor today asked everybody to leave the Shore, or if your rental was supposed to start this weekend, to not go down. Christie...
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Some of you would swim in the Verona Pool all year long if it were possible. Others only go swimming when the water has a certain amount of warmth. If you are among the latter, then check the right side of the MyVeronaNJ.com home page every day. We’re publishing the water temperature in handy-dandy...
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One of our Twitter followers cued up the Doors’ “Riders On The Storm” to get through the downpour. Anthony Lombardi and the gang at the Anthony Robert Salon grabbed towels off the hair washing station to prevent the torrential rain coming down Bloomfield Avenue in all direction from coming inside their shop. Meanwhile, a...
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