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Baristanet Profile: Barbara Lemley

Kristin Wald - March 5, 2021

Name: Barbara Lemley Where do you live? Verona, just six minutes from my office In Montclair. When did you move there? Just last June, amidst the pandemic. Thankful to Leslie Kunkin at West of Hudson for her...

Two Properties, Totaling 22 Acres, Will Be Preserved in Verona For Public Use

Baristanet Staff - February 22, 2021

VERONA, NJ—In December 2020, The Land Conservancy of New Jersey assisted the Township of Verona in acquiring two properties for preservation, totaling 22 acres — a big deal for Essex County, with its dense...

Baristanet Profile: Molli Dowd

Kristin Wald - January 1, 2021

Name: Molli Dowd Where do you live? Verona When did you move there? 2000 Where did you grow up? Tucson, Arizona. My husband is from Montclair, which brought us to the area. How do you make a living?...

Verona Fire Dept. Members Exposed to COVID-19 During Holiday Party

Baristanet Staff - December 14, 2020

Several members of the Verona Fire Department were exposed to COVID-19 during a holiday party at Fire Station No. 2. "Out of an abundance of caution, the use of Fire Station No. 2 has been...

Verona Middle and High Schools Back on Remote After New COVID-19 Cases Reported

Baristanet Staff - November 24, 2020

Verona High School and H.B. Whitehorne Middle School will transition to fully remote instruction for the next 14 days, due to new confirmed cases in the district, Dr. Rui Dionisio, Superintendent of Verona Public...

UPDATE Verona Public Schools Reinstates Extra Curricular Activities After Possible COVID-19 Exposure at Weekend...

Baristanet Staff - September 16, 2020

Update: Verona Schools has reinstated extracurricular activities starting Thursday after consulting with Montclair Health Dept who conducts case and contact evaluations for Verona, MyVeronaNJ reports. Extracurricular activities in Verona Public Schools were suspended Tuesday after...

Alleged Threat at Verona High School Results in Increased Police Presence Monday

Baristanet Staff - December 9, 2019

Verona Schools Superintendent Dr. Rui Dionisio sent an email to parents late Sunday evening after the school received information regarding a threat to Verona High School: December 8, 2019 Dear Verona Community Members, At approximately 8:30 p.m....

Sixth Annual Verona Fights Hunger Week Kicks Off Sunday

Announcement - October 18, 2019

The Junior Woman’s Club of Verona will kick-off this year’s Verona Fights Hunger Week on Sunday, October 20, 2019. The town-wide food drive will run through Saturday, October 26, 2019. Verona Fights...

Baristanet Profile: Lucia DeChino

Kristin Wald - October 11, 2019

Name: Lucia DeChino Where do you live? I have lived in Verona for the past 9 years. Prior to that I lived in Montclair for 16 years. I also worked in Montclair for over 20 years...

Baristanet Profile: Laura Fortgang

Kristin Wald - August 30, 2019

Name: Laura Fortgang Where do you live? Verona When did you move there? 1995 Where did you grow up? New Providence, NJ (after six years in Venezuela as an ex-pat) How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday...

Shopper’s Delight: Verona Town Wide Garage Sale, Saturday, May 4

Announcement - May 1, 2019

This Saturday May 4, there will be a town wide garage sale at more than 20 locations in Verona! The Student Council at Verona High School has created a list of sellers along with...

Essex County Prosecutor and West Essex Police Departments Form Anti-Crime Task Force

Baristanet Staff - February 7, 2019

Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and nine Police Departments in the western part of the county have formed an Anti-Crime Task Force. The anti-crime partnership will allow police officers from Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield,...

Verona To Hold Share Your Light Night For Neighborhood Unity

Announcement - November 4, 2018

The Verona Woman’s Club, Junior Woman’s Club of Verona, and Juniorettes are sponsoring Share Your Light Night -- an event to raise funds to support social and charitable work in the community. ...

Helping Socially Isolated Seniors, Connections at Home Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

Announcement - October 21, 2018

Connections at Home (CAHNJ), the Verona based non-profit organization dedicated to helping socially isolated, homebound Essex County seniors celebrated its fourth anniversary September 24 in its offices at Vanguard Medical Group. Since its inception in...

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Update MOBO train #208, the 8:00 AM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 15 min. late due to equipment availability resu (07:26 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
MOBO train #208, the 7:10 AM departure from MSU, is subject to up to a 15-minute delay due to equipment availabilit (07:21 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
MOBO train #1079, the 6:39 PM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 20 min. late due Lower Hack bridge being stuck in the open position. (05:11 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
TSA requires proper wearing of face masks, per federal law. For more info on TSA's guidelines regarding face masks (12:56 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
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MOBO train #212, the 7:50 AM departure from MSU is cancelled due to equipment availability resulting from an earlie (07:46 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
Update MOBO train #1000, the 7:40 AM arrival into Hoboken, is operating on or close to schedule following earlier mechanical issues. (07:21 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
MOBO train #211, the 6:42 AM departure from Hoboken, is cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #481, (06:51 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
MOBO train #1000, the 7:40 AM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier mechanical issues. (06:26 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is operating on or close to schedule with residual delays to train (12:16 PM) (sent Fri 06/11/21)
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 20-minute delays due to an Amtrak signal issue (11:56 AM) (sent Fri 06/11/21)
Update Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York, is subject to up to 30-minute delays due to earlier local (08:51 PM) (sent Thu 06/10/21)
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York, is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to earlier local fire de (05:31 PM) (sent Thu 06/10/21)
MOBO train #6248, the 5:10 PM arrival into PSNY, is currently delayed due to fire department activity near Secaucus. An update will follow. (05:21 PM) (sent Thu 06/10/21)
MOBO train #1085, the 9:31 PM arrival is up to 15 min. late due to a signal issue near MSU. (08:31 PM) (sent Wed 06/09/21)

Road closures on Wyoming avenue near millburn station (10:28 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
Update M and E train #481, the 8:31 AM arrival into Bernardsville, is operating on or close to schedule following (08:31 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
Update M and E train #481, the 8:31 AM arrival into Bernardsville, is up to 20 min. late due to equipment availabi (07:26 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
M and E train #6305, the 6:51 AM arrival into Summit, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier congestion. (06:46 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
M and E train #481, the 6:55 AM departure from Hoboken, is subject to up to a 20-minute delay due to equipment avai (06:41 AM) (sent Wed 06/16/21)
Update M and E train #443, the 9:05 PM arrival into Gladstone is up to 30 min. late due to an earlier deer strike near Stirling. (09:21 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
M and E train #338, the 9:01 PM departure from Summit is cancelled due to an earlier mechanical issues. Please take (08:56 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
M and E train #443, the 9:05 PM arrival into Gladstone is up to 20 min. late due to an earlier cancelled train #341. (08:31 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
M and E train #338, the 9:01 PM from Summit is cancelled due to an earlier mechanical problem. Please take train #4 (08:31 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
M and E train #341, the 8:27 PM arrival into Summit is cancelled due to a mechanical issue. Please take train # 443 (08:26 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
M and E train #6343, the 5:32 PM arrival into Summit, is up to 15 min. late due to an earlier request for police as (05:51 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
M and E train #645, the 5:02 PM from Hoboken, is currently delayed due to mechanical issues. An update will follow. (05:21 PM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
Update M and E train #481, the 8:31 AM arrival into Bernardsville, is operating on or close to schedule following (08:31 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
Update M and E train #481, the 8:31 AM arrival into Bernardsville, is up to 25 min. late due to earlier equipment availability. (07:51 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)
Update M and E train #481, the 6:55 AM departure from Hoboken, is up to a 15 min. late due to earlier equipment availability. (07:16 AM) (sent Tue 06/15/21)