So our appeal for information about what happened to the Verona Inn was answered, and by a very authoritative source: The bar’s long-time manager, John Mac Evoy.
He tells us that the Verona Inn closed last June after a fully loaded car carrier drove over and collapsed the property’s aging septic system, and the property’s owners declined to make the necessary repairs. Mac Evoy, who had operated the VI for the last 20 years, says he had been trying to purchase the bar from a group of cousins who had inherited it, but without much luck. He is still, however, trying to buy the Verona Inn and advises MyVeronaNJ’s readers to “stay tuned……”.
That’s terrible news! Man I had a great time growing up there watching so many Giants games. Come on, re-open the VI!!