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Verona resident Lisa Violante is holding a fundraiser for the Progeria Research Foundation next Saturday, September 11, at her salon in Bloomfield. Progeria is a disease that produces rapid aging, and it has affected a baby in Verona, Zoey Penny. If you go to Violante’s salon, NailZ Hand & Foot Spa, on September 11 between...
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If you don’t have plans this weekend, you might want to head down to the Camden waterfront on Saturday for the Red Bull Flugtag. It’s a competition among human-powered flying machines and one entry will have a Verona connection. Tom Lenehan, a Lehigh University senior from Verona, is part of team Meat Sauce, which...
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Four notebooks, four pencils, four classes until lunch. Four days until the start of school. Not that we’re counting. Photo by jlz via Flickr.
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Essex County is holding a nature photography contest and the deadline to enter is rapidly approaching. This contest is designed to highlight the Essex County Parks System. It is open to pro and amateur photographers. If you’ve been to one of Essex County’s parks and want to submit photos of your visit, the deadline...
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Summer is a time for escaping and we hope you’ve all had a chance for a break or two. Some of you had Internet access at the beach and the mountains, and we thank you for checking in on MyVeronaNJ while you were away. We cracked 2,000 pageviews in a single day this summer...
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Patti Walsh took today off from her job in Manhattan, and the Verona resident plans on staying home tomorrow, too.  She’s a regular commuter on DeCamp Bus Lines‘ #33 route into Manhattan, and when DeCamp’s drivers called a strike for this morning it seemed the safest thing to do. The company normally handles 8,000...
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Let’s practice our skip counting: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 … Five days until the start of school. Not that we’re counting. Photo by losmininos via Flickr.
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Eighteen people, including several who have already addressed budget matters at recent Town Council meetings, came to Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting to appeal for cuts to Verona’s school budget. Among the ideas they put forward were an end to spending on extra-curricular activities, school sports, the school Web site and Mandarin, as...
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The Verona Rescue Squad will be holding its fourth blood drive for 2010 on Wednesday, September 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Verona Rescue Squad Building, 12 Church Street. If you want to donate, you can register for an appointment online through the Blood Center of New Jersey or call the VRS...
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You can’t book a room in Kevin Clarke’s hotel today. It hasn’t been built yet. He hasn’t finished the courses he will need to learn how to manage it. Heck, he won’t even start them until next week. But sometime in the not too distant future, Clarke will be running a hotel and, chances...
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