Verona News

Two Essex County residents are suing the Township of Cedar Grove and former Mayor Paul Lee, claiming they were not allowed to speak during public meetings last spring.

What with the unpredictable soggy weather, we still made several trips in and out of state over the past weeks to soak in the autumnal glory of NJ and NY, but delayed our pumpkin shopping till the last minute.

As a stage director, Mark Liebert always tries to choose a play that offers something unique and different.

Parents and guardians should be grateful to their local schools. A new state report says Verona and Cedar Grove schools had few violent incidents in 2007-2008. Local educators say they had even fewer in 2008-2009. Last week was School Violence Awareness Week and both districts took stock of how they deal with incidents before and after they happen.

The large map of the 2,099-acre South Mountain Reservation was propped up for all to see, its vast expanse of parkland shaded green.

Upcoming flu clinics Due to nationwide shortages, the seasonal flu vaccine will be offered by the Montclair Health Department to residents in Montclair, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge and Verona who are 65 and older, or those who are 18 to 64 with chronic medical conditions, according to a release to The Times.

Verona High School sophomore Scott Chesney could not believe his ears. He had just lost the use of his legs, and a doctor told him he was lucky.

Cumberland County freeholders want to employ one company to care for the complete medical needs of the county jail's inmates, both physical and mental.

Leaders from 10 towns met in Verona last week to figure out how to save money by working together.

The Verona Township Council Monday approved this year's salaries for town workers and police officers.

Verona's #9 Anthony Oranges is sacked by Glen Ridge's #22 Mike Smyth as Verona takes on Glen Ridge at Verona .

It may not rain, but cats and dogs may flood the discussion during the next Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept.

Verona, N.J. September 10th, 2009 - Simon Jacob, President of Data Life, Inc., today announced the company's introduction of SAVE , its "Scale of Actual Value Index." SAVE is a unique product and index for determining the intrinsic value of life settlement portfolio policies.

A 45-year-old Verona woman has been arrested on charges that she stole more than $66,000 from her former Cedar Grove employer by forging checks, padding her paycheck and using a company credit card without authorization.

Embattled former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik apparently has friends in Verona.

Hundreds are expected to turn out Monday for the 27th annual Labor Day Classic Run in Verona.

Verona and Cedar Grove plan to hold memorial services next Friday to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Sept.

Six months have gone by. But with no suspects identified or arrests made, there is still no relief for the grieving family of newlywed Javier Barros, killed in a hit-and-run on Bloomfield Avenue outside Diva Lounge in February, two weeks after he got married.

In the beachfront enclave where U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy lived and died, people mourned the passing of an icon many of them saw as a neighbor, a friend and a fellow sailor.

As a Wall Street tycoon wading into the swamp of New Jersey politics in the summer of 1999, Jon Corzine paid a visit to Loretta Weinberg at her office in Teaneck -- "one of those obligatory, "I have to go see the elected officials' calls," as she remembers it.