This week is the Week of Respect at all Verona elementary schools. There’s a Town Council meeting on Monday that will be taking new action on affordable housing, some ghost stories from the Verona Historical Society and lots of sports. And a heads up: Next Sunday, October 7, is the Verona Conference of SCAs Food Truck Festival at VHS.
Here’s what’s happening:
Sunday, September 30
The Right Reverend Carlye-Hughes, the Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Newark, will visit the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 36 Gould Street, Verona, to preach and celebrate the 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.
Monday October 1
Week of Respect, all elementary schools
Scholastic Book Fair, during lunch and after school, HBW
Tennis: Girls varsity vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy, 4 p.m., at MKA
Volleyball vs Sparta at Sparta, 4:30 p.m.
Soccer: Girls varsity vs. Millburn, 6 p.m., at VHS, Senior Night
Town Council meeting, 7-10 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday October 2
Week of Respect, all elementary schools
Scholastic Book Fair, during lunch and after school, HBW
Cross country: SEC American Division Championship, 4 p.m., at Branch Brook Park
Soccer: Boys varsity vs. Seton Hall Prep, 4 p.m., at VHS
Tennis: Girls varsity vs. Bloomfield, 4 p.m., at VHS
Verona Historical Society presentation on ghost stories from Overbrook and the Essex County Penitentiary
Wednesday October 3
Week of Respect, all elementary schools
Scholastic Book Fair, during lunch and after school, HBW
Tennis: Girls varsity vs. Newark Academy, 4 p.m., at VHS
Volleyball vs Mount Saint Dominic at VHS, 6:30 p.m.
Sustainable Verona meeting, 7 p.m., Verona Community Center
Thursday October 4
Week of Respect, all elementary schools
Meditation & Relaxation, 10 a.m., Verona Library, Verona Community Center Annex
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Scholastic Book Fair, during lunch and after school, HBW
Soccer: Girls varsity vs. Mount Saint Dominic, 4 p.m., at VHS lower field
Tennis: Girls varsity vs. Pequannock, 4 p.m., at Pequannock
Knit for a Cause, 7 p.m., Verona Library, Verona Community Center Annex
Friday October 5
Week of Respect, all elementary schools
Scholastic Book Fair, during lunch and after school, HBW
Soccer: Boys varsity vs. Newark Central, 4 p.m., Nat Turner Field, Newark
Tennis: Girls varsity vs. Montclair High School, 4 p.m., at Montclair
Volleyball vs Hudson Catholic at VHS, 4 p.m.
Football vs. Weequahic, 7 p.m., at Weequahic
Saturday October 6
Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Essex County Hospital Center, 125 Fairview Avenue, Cedar Grove
Marching Band competition, at West Orange
