Verona, United States (Local)
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Virginia Citrano's coverage primarily focuses on local news, including education, government & politics, and sports in the United States, particularly New Jersey and Verona. She reports on a wide range of topics such as community events, sports (i.e., volleyball), education (Board of Education, school structure), crime, health issues like mental health and kidney donation appeals.
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On Tuesday, May 5, the Verona Board of Education finally mustered a majority to approve the budget for the 2026-2027 school year. To close the deficit, the district will cut staff in general instruction, art and music, restructure the elementary school specials schedule, shift to all Spanish instead of a Mandarin/Spanish mix in grades K-4, […]
Sixteen years ago, Verona residents and publishing veterans Virginia Citrano and Julia Martin got frustrated with the state of local news in Verona, which then existed only in print. Citrano, who had created the website for a major New York City newspaper in 1991, knew that it was possible to deliver news online–and that she […]
Dylan Neale, the salutatorian of the Verona High School Class of 2026, isn’t exactly sure what lies ahead, except for one thing: He knows it will be a life of service. With a strong aptitude for chemistry, it might be a life of service to the life sciences. With a strong sense of patriotism, it […]
A report issued by the Verona Fire Prevention Bureau found that the fire at 36 Derwent Avenue last month was caused by cigarette ash.
Evangeline Lalande is headed to the opera, but not to a seat in the audience. The 2026 graduate of Verona High School believes her future will be on stage, somewhere in the world, singing the music she loves. Lalande was born in New Jersey to a family with definite musical leanings. “My grandfather was from […]
Bella Princess Cafe at the corner of Bloomfield and Lakeside is closing following a July 9 decision by the Verona Board of Adjustment that rescinded a permit to operate that it granted the business in 2022. The business’ owners, Martha Peralta and her daughter Karissa Teixeira, made the announcement on Instagram on Saturday. The café […]
By: Virginia Citrano
Hillcrest Farms’ retail store was demolished today, making way for a new low-rise apartment building and ground-floor retail. The Filoso family, who are in their third generation of owning Hillcrest Farms, will continue to have an ownership stake in the property and they will manage the new apartments. “We’re really looking forward, my mother and […]
By: Virginia Citrano
On Monday night (July 28), Verona’s plans for a massive emergency services building took a new turn when the Town Council heard proposals from three architecture firms looking to be layered on top of the $39 million project’s existing architect as a subject matter expert (SME). While the building project has moved at a sluggish […]
Bella Princess Cafe has announced that it is reopening its cafe at the corner of Lakeside and Bloomfield avenues. But the cafe is not out of the woods yet. The business, which closed in July after losing an appeal to the Verona Board of Adjustment, has signed an agreement with the town to operate under […]
The Verona Police Department will join ARRIVE Together, a state program that pairs a mental health clinician with officers when there is a call thought to have a mental health component.
