Verona News

That statement might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it seems as if that's exactly what is happening these days.

That's one of the state-mandated goalposts local schools are seeing approach as the school year wraps up in Cedar Grove and Verona .

Verona High School students will exhibit their creative endeavors from this year's curricular and extracurricular activities on Wednesday, May 22 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the front lobby with instrumental and vocal performances by VHS band and choral students.

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. recently recognized Verona resident Hilda Lutzke , a retired English teacher at Weequahic High School in Newark for 40 years and one of the founders of the Newark Teachers Union at an awards ceremony at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove.

Police are urging residents to keep their cars locked as they investigate a string of car burglaries that hit Verona in the last week.

Cedar Grove Massage Parlors Raided For Alleged Prostitution Raids of four Cedar Grove massage parlors Tuesday led to the arrest of five Queens women on prostitution charges, authorities said.

With Verona candidates Bob Manley and Rich Williamson just one vote away at the polls, the election is too close to call, until the Essex County Clerk's Office opens the provisional ballots.

The number of voters who turned out for Tuesday's Verona and Cedar Grove 2013 municipal elections held steady from previous year's numbers, with less than 30 percent of registered voters heading to the polls, according to figures released from the Essex County clerk's office.

ESSEX COUNTY - Voters in South Orange elected three new village trustees in today's non-partisan municipal elections while voters in Cedar Grove and Verona largely supported their incumbent council members.

Lori and Mark Ligon, and Karen Gorman sign in to vote as Larry Colombo watches at Verona High School Tuesday evening.

Things are running smoothly as voters in Verona and Cedar Grove take to the polls to cast ballots for municipal candidates.

A Massachusetts man was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest after officers caught up with him following an alleged drunken driving hit and run.

Staff WriterAs statewide reforms for municipal pensions begin to take effect, the amount of money Cedar Grove pays for its employees' retirement has fallen nearly 2.5 percent over the last year and about 1 percent in Verona .

A Newark man was arrested on May 6 on attempted burglary charges after he was found trying to enter a Derwent Avenue home, according to Verona police.

The alleged appearance of campaign material at a Verona firehouse caused quite a stir a couple of weeks ago, but the issue seems to have died down, according to Councilman Michael Nochimson.

St. Peter's Prep, a Jesuit high school in Jersey City, has had its fair share of students from Verona and Cedar Grove .

Verona and Cedar Grove are both full of accomplished people, as well as celebrities like NFL star Anthony Fasano and comedian and actor Jay Mohr , both of Verona and Chef Amanda Freitag of Cedar Grove.

Verona will see an increase in Clean Communities grant funding in 2013 as the state will award $22,461.26 to the municipality.

Here are five items your neighbors in Cedar Grove and Verona have listed on Craigslist.com in the last few days.

A Newark man, arrested for attempted burglary in Verona, racked up several additional charges after police linked him to an April break-in, Verona Police said in a written statement.