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Thank You Crossing Guards
Steve, the crossing guard at the corner of Elmwood and Claremont, has become known for his balloon displays. It’s the last day of school. Students are excited. Parents are relieved. Teachers are...
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Graduation 2021
When the Verona High School Class of 2021 assembled for a pep rally its freshman year, the chant was “We’re not done until 2021.” Back then, none of the class that graduated on Friday, June 25, 2021...
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Opinion: A Call For Civility
Pam Priscoe has been one of the quieter members of the Verona Board of Education. Elected three years ago, she has dutifully reported on her committee assignments (Buildings & Grounds and...
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Verona UNICO Awards Scholarships
The Verona Chapter of UNICO National, the nation’s largest Italian-American service organization, is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s scholarships. Scholarship applications were sent to...
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Lancaster, Merkler Take New School District Roles
Tom Lancaster (l.) and Bob Merkler Tom Lancaster is leaving VHS for HBW and Bob Merkler will step into his shoes. In an email to school parents this morning, Superintendent Dr. Rui Dionisio announced...
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College Financial Aid Webinar Wednesday
Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 21 at 5 p.m., the office of Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ11) is hosting a webinar on the federal financial aid process for parents and students applying to higher education...
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3 File To Run For BOE
Pam Priscoe is seeking a second term on the Verona Board of Education, and two newcomers are also seeking the two seats that are up for election this November. Today was the deadline for filing to run...
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Palmerezzi Named First Female Athletics Director
Laura Palmerezzi, who has been Verona’s head boys cross country coach and coach of both winter and spring track & field for the past 13 years, has been named Verona’s director of athletics and...
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BOE Meets: Updates On HVAC, Masks, Hiring
Superintendent Dr. Rui Dionisio told the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, July 27, that Verona’s public schools are planning to be “full day every day” when schools reopen in September but said...
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Murphy Makes Masks Mandatory In Schools
Citing the “recent and rampant spread” of the Delta variant of COVID-19, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that all students, educators, staff and visitors must wear masks inside school buildings for...
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Dionisio Leaving Verona For Ramapo Indian Hills
Dr. Rui Dionisio, who has been Verona’s superintendent of schools since the 2014-2015 school year, will be leaving Verona this fall to lead the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District....
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Band Director Featured In Back-To-School Ad
No, it wasn’t your imagination. It is Erik Lynch, the director of bands at Verona High School, who appears in a back-to-school TV commercial for the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the union...
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New School Year Brings New Rules
Verona public schools open for the 2021-2022 school year on Thursday, September 9, and while all students will once again be learning in classrooms, there will be some new rules to follow there. In an...
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Letter: BOE Should Restore Zoom
To the Editor: We would like to share with the Verona community a letter that we recently sent to the members of the Verona Board of Education. It reads as follows: We are writing to you today as...
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Search For New Superintendent Begins
The search for a new superintendent for Verona’s public schools has begun. At its Tuesday, August 31 meeting, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Dr. Rui Dionisio, who has been...
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Free Lecture: Supporting Your Children After The Pandemic
On Thursday, September 30, Verona Public Schools will host a speaker from.Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care for a program on supporting children after the pandemic. Dr. Kelly Moore is a...
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More Crossing Guards Needed
Schools are open and Verona needs more crossing guards to help children to safely walk or bike to school. In addition to aiding children in safely crossing the street, crossing guards help children...
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Police Eye Crackdown On School Traffic Violations
If you have been parking in the crosswalks near Verona’s schools to drop your kids at school, or double parking, blocking driveways or otherwise not following the school traffic rules, you’d best not...
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Back To School: A Week In
Today was the first day I drove my son to school at the “regular” time. What do I mean by that? Well, not surprisingly it’s complicated. School started last Thursday. However, the first day at high...
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Save The Date: SCA Food Truck Festival
The Verona Conference of SCAs, which represents the student community associations at all six Verona schools, will once again hold a food truck festival on Sunday, October 10 from 3 to 7 p.m. This...
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