Verona News

Editor's note: the following report is the first in a series. These days, everyone is trying to cut back and stay on a budget.

Essex County Executive Announces Second Phase of Demolition of Old Essex County Hospital Center Buildings By The Alternative Press Staff 7/3/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

For tomorrow's annual Fourth of July parade, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the parade will take the following route: The staging area will be at the intersection of South Fullerton Avenue and The Crescent.

"I can use this room for two more weeks," Santi Condorelli joked as he entered the conference room in Verona Town Hall.

After months of deliberation, a Verona Board of Education committee recommended naming the middle school athletic field after alumnus William "Bucky" Hatchett.

Eleven Civil Air Patrol cadets, including four from the Shore area, will attend flight ground school and fly single engine Cessna 172 aircraft at the 2009 New Jersey Wing Falcon Flight Academy to be held at Fort Monmouth, Lakehurst Naval Engineering Station, and Monmouth Executive Airport from July 5th to July 11th.

Brooks S. Geiger, 48, of Verona, N.J.; Friday with insurance fraud; allegedly reported an Easton address when he filed Feb.

First Lieutenant Denis Hynes' new mission is to take a break. Barely two weeks have passed since he returned home from Iraq, and the U.S. Army National Guard officer is becoming reacquainted with civilian life.

Meghan Gambichler, a three-sport high school athlete, thought her labored breathing was due to bronchitis or asthma.

A male Verona High School student tested positive for swine flu, but has since recovered.

The USDAa s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Cameco, Inc., a Verona, N.J., firm is recalling approximately 79,312 pounds of various fully cooked, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because they may contain under-processed ham components after contacting surfaces of equipment.

MILLVILLE -- In the midst of a three-day weekend devoted to vintage automobile racing, the New Jersey Motorsports Park tried some brand-new off-track entertainment.

A Ridgewood Avenue School student tested positive for Glen Ridge's first case of swine flu this week, according to officials.

There were some unexpected complications on Bill and Jan Scheerer's wedding day on Oct.

Denville-based band $3 MuMu has settled on an approach of making music and making a difference.

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Congratulates Students for Participating in 'Special Eyes on the Environment' Display By The Alternative Press Staff 5/29/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

New Jersey state health officials have confirmed a case of swine flu in Verona. Samples from an adult male were tested at the state health department lab and the results reported to local health officials on Friday, said Sue Portuese, director of the Montclair Health Department.

Natural gas futures rose for the first time in three days in New York after a U.S. government report showed confidence among consumers reached the highest level since September.

The 22 graduates in the Class of 2009 gathered on stage in the school gym to begin commencement.

Shareholders of Bloomfield-based American Bancorp of New Jersey Inc., the holding company for American Bank of New Jersey, approved the boarda s plan to sell the company to Investors Bancorp for $99 million in cash and stock, the company said late Tuesday.