Christmas Concert At Caldwell University

A-C-C-E-S-S. That was the winning word for F.N. Brown Elementary fourth grader Mia Fricke, who claimed top honors in the 2023 Verona Spelling Bee last weekend in F.N. Brown Auditorium. A decades-long tradition for Verona’s fourth and fifth graders, the annual Spelling Bee sponsored by the Junior Women’s Club of Verona sprang back from a three-year pandemic hiatus with 43 contestants from six schools, a special canine guest, and a new grand prize trophy designed by a local sculptor.

Owen Fogarty, a 2020 graduate of Verona High School, now competes in pole vault at Montclair State University and on Friday he set a new personal and school indoor pole vault record at the D3 Invitational in New York City. Fogarty reached a height of 4.57 meters (15 feet), surpassing...

Verona’s first responders were quick to the scene early Sunday morning after a Bloomfield Avenue crash left a driver trapped in the wreckage. According to the Verona Rescue Squad, the accident occurred at about 3:45 a.m. near Quality Car Care. Ricky Tempesta, the squad’s captain responded directly to the scene and established command. He was followed by Verona Fire Department Truck Company 2 and Verona Fire Department Engine Company 1, which worked with the Cedar Grove Fire Department to get the driver out. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle.