The deaths of three Verona residents, two of them very young, topped the news on MyVeronaNJ.com in January.
What else was going on? The Board of Education heard lengthy objections to the new PARCC test, readers searched our real estate stories for opportunities, and there was a break-in at the middle school.
Every month, MyVeronaNJ.com looks at what our readers have been reading, and we let you know if you have to catch up on them. Here’s what you might have missed in January 2015:
1. Jeffrey S. Huze, Loving Father, Son and Brother: The devoted father of two young sons was only 44.
2. Adam David Casiere, 19: The son of Roseann Ford Casiere and Patrick Louis Casiere II passed away on the last day of 2014.
3. Vandalism At HBW: The break-in leaves a mess for custodians to clean up.
4. Big New Listings In Verona: he very tight Verona real estate market may be getting a bit of a thaw.
5. Real Estate, Renovated: Back in June, 35 Durrell Street was listed for sale and described as “needing TLC“. It’s gotten a whole lot of it since then.
6. Puppies Need New Homes: Two adorable Havanese/Shitzu/Terrier puppies are available for adoption.
7. Board Of Ed Hears Objections To PARCC: The BOE heard almost an hour of concerns at its first 2015 meeting about the PARCC, the test that accompanies the so-called Common Core curriculum that New Jersey now is following.
8. Verona Makes New ‘Best Schools’ List: The personal finance site Nerdwallet.com finds a lot to love in our public schools.
9. Mark E. Noyes, 57: He was the owner of the Noyes Agency in Bloomfield for the past 30 years.
10. Councilman Ryan Explains ‘No’ Vote On Salaries: In a letter to the editor, he tells readers why he voted “no” on two of the three salary ordinances during the December 15, 2014 council meeting.
