Verona, New Jersey Explained

Verona, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Essex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Verona
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Essex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Essex
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1702
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:April 30, 1907
Government Type:Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Christopher Tamburro (term ends June 30, 2025)[1]
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Joseph D'Arco[2]
Leader Title2:Clerk
Leader Name2:Jennifer Kiernan[3]
Named For:Verona, Italy
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:7.29
Area Land Km2:7.24
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Total Sq Mi:2.82
Area Land Sq Mi:2.79
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Water Percent:0.74
Area Rank:353rd of 565 in state
18th of 22 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:14572
Population Rank:182nd of 565 in state
14th of 22 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:5215.5
Population Density Rank:110th of 565 in state
13th of 22 in county
Population Est:14324
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:335
Coordinates:40.8325°N -74.2429°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07044[8] [9]
Area Code:973 exchanges: 239, 571, 857[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3401375815[11] [12]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1729716[13]

Verona is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 14,572, an increase of 1,240 (+9.3%) from the 2010 census count of 13,332, which in turn reflected a decline of 201 (−1.5%) from the 13,533 counted in the 2000 census.[14]

History

Verona and several neighboring towns were all originally one consolidated area known as the Horseneck Tract.

18th century

In 1702, a group of settlers left Newark and purchased a large tract of land northwest of their home city for the equivalent of a few hundred dollars from the Lenape Native Americans. This piece of land extended west and north to the Passaic River, south to the town center of what would become Livingston, and east to the First Watchung Mountain, and was called Horseneck by the natives because it resembled the neck and head of a horse. What was then known as Horseneck contained most of the present day northern Essex County towns: Verona, along with Caldwell, West Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, and Roseland are all located entirely in Horseneck, and parts of what are today Livingston, Montclair, and West Orange also were contained in the Horseneck Tract.[15]

After the Revolutionary War, the area of Horseneck was incorporated as "Caldwell Township" in honor of local war hero James Caldwell, a pastor who used pages from his church's bibles as wadding to ignite the ammo in soldiers' cannons and helped to drive the British out of Horseneck.[16]

19th century

In the 19th century, the area of present-day Verona was part of what was known as Vernon Valley. The name was rejected when residents applied to the United States Postal Service, as the name had already been in use for an area in Sussex County. Verona was chosen as the alternative name for the community.[17] The township's name is derived from Verona, Italy.[18]

At various times between 1798 and 1892, issues arose which caused conflict between the Caldwell and Verona areas. These included a desire of the citizens of Verona to more closely control their own governmental affairs. With the population growing, Verona residents wanted to centrally locate essential services such as schools and places of worship, as well as problems with the water supply; and the disposition of road repair funds.

On February 17, 1892, the citizens of Verona voted to secede from Caldwell Township to form Verona Township.[19]

20th century

Further growth and the need for a water system and other public utilities found Verona moving ahead of the other half of the township and in 1902 the two areas decided to separate into two separate municipalities: Verona Township and Verona Borough. It took two sessions of the state legislature to approve the new borough, but on April 18, 1907, the borough of Verona was approved by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, pending the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1907, in which the new borough passed by a 224–77 margin.[19] [20]

In 1907, residents of the newly formed borough had sought to disassociate themselves from the Overbrook County Insane Asylum and the Newark City Home, a reform school, and from the settlement of Cedar Grove, which was considered a settlement of farmers.[21] On April 9, 1908, Verona Township changed its name to Cedar Grove Township.[19]

In 1981, the borough was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.[22] [23] [24]

In 1976, Verona Borough received $213,000 in federal aid while similarly sized Cedar Grove Township received $1.24 million, suggesting financial benefits to structuring communities as townships as opposed to boroughs when possible.[25] Today, Verona uses just "Township of Verona" in most official documents.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 2.82 square miles (7.29 km2), including 2.79 square miles (7.24 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) of water (0.74%).[4]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Hillcrest and Verona Lake.[26]

The township is bordered by Cedar Grove Township, Essex Fells, Montclair Township, North Caldwell and West Orange Township.[27] [28] [29] Verona lies between two mountains, the First and Second Watchung Mountains with a small river, the Peckman, flowing at the bottom of the valley towards the Passaic River at Little Falls.[30]

Climate

Verona has a humid continental climate (Dfa), with warm/hot humid summers and moderately cold winters. The climate is slightly cooler overall than in New York City, especially at night, because there is no urban heat island effect, as well as higher elevation and a more interior location (greater distance away from the moderating effects of the Atlantic Ocean).

January tends to be the coldest month, with average high temperatures in the upper 30s (Fahrenheit) and lows in the lower 20s. July is the warmest months with high temperatures in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. From April to June and from September to early November, Verona enjoys temperatures from the lower 60s to upper 70s. Rainfall is plentiful, with around a year. Snowfall is common from December to March and nor'easters can bring significant amounts of snow. In January 1996, a weather station in nearby Newark, New Jersey, recorded over 31.8inches of snow from the North American blizzard of 1996.[31]

Demographics

2020 census

Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2010[32] !Pop 2020[33] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)11,56911,59186.79%79.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)2393231.79%2.22%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2110.02%0.08%
Asian alone (NH)5356964.01%4.78%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)120.01%0.01%
Some Other Race alone (NH)27520.20%0.36%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1644661.23%3.20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7951,4315.96%9.82%
Total13,33214,572100.00%100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 13,332 people, 5,315 households, and 3,524 families in the township. The population density was . There were 5,523 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 91.24% (12,164) White, 1.97% (262) Black or African American, 0.03% (4) Native American, 4.03% (537) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.11% (148) from other races, and 1.62% (216) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.96% (795) of the population.

Of the 5,315 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18; 56.1% were married couples living together; 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.7% were non-families. Of all households, 29.7% were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12.

23.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.0 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $93,839 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,753) and the median family income was $126,000 (+/− $9,193). Males had a median income of $71,917 (+/− $9,659) versus $52,433 (+/− $5,765) for females. The per capita income for the township was $47,689 (+/− $3,282). About 1.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.[34]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 13,533 people, 5,585 households, and 3,697 families residing in the township. The population density was 4917.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 5,719 housing units at an average density of 2078.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.99% White, 1.53% African American, 0.02% Native American, 3.41% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.[35] [36]

There were 5,585 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.[35] [36]

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.[35] [36]

The median income for a household in the township was $74,619, and the median income for a family was $97,673. Males had a median income of $60,434 versus $43,196 for females. The per capita income for the township was $41,202, making it the eighth highest community in Essex County and 95th highest in the State of New Jersey. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.[35] [36]

Economy

Annin & Co., the world's oldest and largest flag manufacturer, had its main manufacturing plant in Verona from 1916 to 2013. The building was sold and redeveloped as apartments, which opened to tenants in 2018.[37] Annin is the official flag manufacturer to the United Nations, and a major supplier to the United States Government. Annin produced flags that were used on Iwo Jima, at the North and South Poles, atop Mount Everest and the rubble of the World Trade Center.[38]

Annin's Verona factory also produced 186 stick flags that were carried to the Moon in the Apollo 11 lunar lander and later distributed as mementos of the first Moon landing. Annin does not claim that the flag planted on the Moon was produced by Annin, either in Verona or at a company plant in Bloomfield, although the company's president says that it has been assured by multiple sources that it was. The stars sections of all Annin flags were produced in Verona then. Annin President Carter Beard said that uniforms of the Apollo 11 astronauts were decorated with a silk-screened patch that may have been produced in Verona.[39]

Parks and recreation

Government

Local government

Verona operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[48] The governing body is comprised of the five-member Township Council, who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis to staggered four-year terms of office, with either two or three seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years as part of the May municipal election. At a reorganization meeting held on July 1 after each election, the council selects a mayor and deputy mayor from among its members.[49] [50] [51]

, the members of the Verona Township Council are Mayor Christopher Tamburro (term on council and as mayor ends June 30, 2025), Deputy Mayor Jack McEvoy (term on council and as deputy mayor ends 2025), Cynthia Holland (2025), Christine McGrath (2027) and Alex Roman (2027).[52] [53] [54] [55] [56]

The day-to-day operations of the township are supervised by Township Manager Joseph D'Arco, who serves as chief executive officer.[2]

Federal, state, and county representation

Verona is located in the 10th Congressional District[57] and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.[58]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,911 registered voters in Verona, of which 3,194 (32.2%) were registered as Democrats, 2,329 (23.5%) were registered as Republicans and 4,387 (44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[59]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 50.3% of the vote (3,662 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 48.9% (3,563 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (61 votes), among the 7,366 ballots cast by the township's 10,396 registered voters (80 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.9%.[60] [61] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 49.6% of the vote (3,730 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 48.8% (3,664 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (57 votes), among the 7,515 ballots cast by the township's 9,750 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.1%.[62] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 51.4% of the vote (3,900 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 47.4% (3,597 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (67 votes), among the 7,587 ballots cast by the township's 9,697 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.2.[63]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 59.2% of the vote (2,645 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 39.6% (1,768 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (56 votes), among the 4,527 ballots cast by the township's 10,442 registered voters (58 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.4%.[64] [65] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 49.1% of the vote (2,521 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 40.1% (2,062 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 9.4% (482 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (43 votes), among the 5,137 ballots cast by the township's 9,738 registered voters, yielding a 52.8% turnout.[66]

Current and previous mayors

Education

Public schools

The Verona Public Schools is the public school district in Verona, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[77] The district has six campuses: four neighborhood elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,211 students and 182.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[78] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[79]) are Brookdale Avenue School[80] with 131 students in grades K–4, Frederic N. Brown School[81] with 274 students in grades K–4, Forest Avenue School[82] with 213 students in grades K–4, Laning Avenue School[83] with 233 students in grades Pre-K–4, Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School[84] with 643 students in grades 5–8, and Verona High School[85] with 686 students in grades 9–12.[86] [87]

The high school mascot is the "Hillbilly". However, this mascot has become controversial as a result of opposition from previous school Superintendent Earl Kim.[88] In the face of community support for the traditional name, the mascot was retained.[88] The original mascot was depicted with a rifle and jug of moonshine. The rifle and jug and have been replaced with a fishing pole and a dog.[89]

The district has been recognized on three occasions with the Best Practice Award, honoring specific practices implemented by a district for exemplary and/or innovative strategies. In addition, three schools in the district was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. The school was the 70th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 53rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[90]

In 2020, Verona High School was the 31st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 305 schools statewide.[91]

Private schools

Founded in 1924 and located near Verona Park, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School serves students in pre-school through eighth grade, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[92] [93] The school was recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2011, one of 305 schools recognized nationwide and one of 14 selected from New Jersey.[94] The school was honored a second time when it was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the United States Department of Education.[95]

Academy360 Lower school, a school run by Spectrum360, is a private non-profit school approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, which serves children ages 3–21 who face learning, language and social challenges. Dating back to an orphanage founded in 1883 in Newark, New Jersey, the school moved to Verona in 1999 after remodeling a building that had been donated by Hoffmann-LaRoche. The name of the school was changed from "The Children's Institute" in the fall of 2016.[96] [97]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Essex County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[98]

Within the limits of the township lies Route 23[99] and CR 506 which runs directly through the township.[100] CR 577 runs through the southeastern portion of Verona.[101] Other highways near Verona include the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 80 and the New Jersey Turnpike.[102]

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus routes 11 and 29 serve the township, providing service to and from Newark.[103] [104] In September 2012, as part of budget cuts, NJ Transit suspended service to Newark on the 75 line.[105]

DeCamp Bus Lines offers commuter service on their 33 bus route between West Caldwell and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[106]

Train stations, also run by New Jersey Transit, are located in the neighboring towns of Little Falls and Montclair. Prior to 1966, the Erie Railroad's Caldwell Branch (a part of New York and Greenwood Lake Railway) ran passenger service through Verona from Great Notch. The line was removed in 1979 after a washout four years prior.[107] On July 14, 2010, the township of Verona announced that it was honoring the old freight shed at the Verona station, the last standing structure of the railroad. The project of naming it a historic landmark in Verona, the first of many proposed by the Verona Landmarks Preservation Commission. Proposals include moving the structure to a more accessible place in Verona or turning the shed into a one-room museum.[108]

In the early 20th century, Verona was serviced by a trolley line which operated on Bloomfield Avenue. The tracks still lie underneath the roadway, and are visible when the roadway is under construction.

Verona is 14.3miles from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark / Elizabeth, and almost twice as far from John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.

Local media

Newspaper

Verona is served by two weekly newspapers: The Verona-Cedar Grove Times[109] and the Verona Observer. The Star-Ledger, the largest newspaper in New Jersey, covers major news stories that occur in Verona.

Internet

Local news is covered by the Verona-Cedar Grove Times, www.myveronanj.com, www.verona.patch.com, and by the official township website.

Radio

Verona falls in the New York Market, as well as the Morristown Market.

Television

Verona Cable television is served by Comcast of New Jersey. However, in 2007, Verizon introduced its Verizon FiOS service to the township. Comcast Channel 35 & Verizon FiOS Channel 24 is Verona Television (VTV) a Government-access television (GATV) channel that runs council meetings, school board meetings and community functions, as well as any other Verona-related Public-access television videos submitted by the residents. VTV is maintained by the Verona Public Library.

Community services

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Verona include:

In popular culture

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.veronanj.org/townmanager Township Manager's Office
  3. https://www.veronanj.org/clerk Township Clerk
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
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  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=verona&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Verona, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Verona&frmCounty=Essex Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Verona, NJ
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  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  15. Lefkowitz, Melanie. "Verona's Small-Town Roots Prove a Draw", The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2011. "Verona, once part of a large town known as the Horseneck Tract that encompassed many of the now-adjacent communities, has been settled since the early 18th century."
  16. http://www.firstbaptistbloomfield.org/caldwell.htm Caldwell New Jersey Historical Photographs and History
  17. http://westfieldnj.com/whs/history/Counties/EssexCounty/verona.htm Verona
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  19. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  20. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 307. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 18, 2015.
  21. Staff. "Verona Drops Cedar Grove.; Votes Herself Separate Borough at a Special Election.", The New York Times, May 2, 1907. Accessed January 28, 2012.
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  23. http://www.gao.gov/assets/140/137109.pdf#page=54 "Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments"
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  25. Narvaez, Alfonso A. "New Jersey Journal", The New York Times, December 27, 1981. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Under the Federal system, New Jersey's portion of the revenue sharing funds is disbursed among the 21 counties to create three 'money pools.' One is for county governments, one for 'places' and a third for townships. By making the change, a community can use the 'township advantage' to get away from the category containing areas with low per capita incomes."
  26. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  27. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010626/touches.html Areas touching Verona
  28. http://www.essexregister.com/municipalities/ Municipalities
  29. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  30. Williams, Robert L. Images of America: Old Verona, p. 7. Arcadia Publishing, 1998. . Accessed May 1, 2012.
  31. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KEWR/1996/1/9/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA Historical Weather data
  32. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  33. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  34. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401375815 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey
  35. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401375815.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey
  36. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401375815 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey
  37. Citrano, Virginia. "Annin Flag Apartments Welcome First Tenants", MyVeronaNJ, November 28, 2018. Accessed November 6, 2019. "The 1968 graduate of Verona High School was back in town on Wednesday night, mingling with the other new tenants who will be moving into the Annin Lofts. The former flag factory has been converted into 52 loft-style apartments."
  38. https://www.annin.com/about-us/our-history/ Our History
  39. Citrano, Virginia. "Verona, Flags, And The Moon", MyVeronaNJ, July 16, 2019. Accessed November 6, 2019. "One thing that was certain about those moon astronauts: Their uniforms were decorated with a patch silk-screened by Annin. That’s a win for Verona, right? Again, maybe not. There was silk-screening work done on the fourth floor of the Verona building–but also in Bloomfield."
  40. http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/er&ImgLoc=images/er Eagle Rock Reservation
  41. http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/hill Hilltop Reservation
  42. http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=k/o Kip's Castle Park
  43. http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/ve Verona Park
  44. http://www.nynjtc.org/park/lenape-trail Lenape Trail
  45. https://www.veronanj.org/recreation Community Center
  46. https://www.veronanj.org/pool Community Pool
  47. http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/weste West Essex Trail
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  52. https://www.veronanj.org/council Township Council
  53. https://www.veronanj.org/media/Finance%20&%20Tax/2024/INTRODUCED%202024_Budget_Template_Municipal%20With%20VOTES.pdf#page=15 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  54. https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory
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  56. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/109367/web.276935/#/summary Municipal Election May 11, 2021 Unofficial Results
  57. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
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  69. News: David H. Slayback. Former Mayor of Verona, N.J., Held Post for 24 Years . David H. Slayback, former Mayor of Verona, NJ, who held that post for twenty-four years, died here early this morning at ... . . January 27, 1942 . 2011-10-11 .
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  71. News: Verona Names Slayback. Mayor Defeats Bergdahl, Also a Councilman, in Primary . . September 22, 1937 .
  72. News: Verona Mayor Carries On. Devotes 12 Hours to Drive for 20-Mile Speed Limit . . May 30, 1938 .
  73. News: Jersey Speed Trap Nets 60 in Day As Town Enforces 20-Mile Limit. Verona's 77-Year-Old Mayor Hands Out the Tickets Aided by 10 Police and 15 Deputies. Crowd Sees 300 Drivers Lectured . . May 23, 1938 .
  74. News: Verona Takes Its Stand . . May 24, 1938 .
  75. News: Robot Policeman Warns Jersey Speeders. Modeled After Member of Town's Force . . July 18, 1938 .
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  79. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416740 School Data for the Verona Public Schools
  80. https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/360 Brookdale Avenue School
  81. https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/277 Frederic N. Brown School
  82. https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/320 Forest Avenue School
  83. https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/401 Laning Avenue School
  84. https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/191 Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
  85. https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/49 Verona High School
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  87. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5370 New Jersey School Directory for the Verona Public Schools
  88. Starnes, Joe Samuel. "Soapbox; Smile When You Say That", The New York Times, March 19, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2019. "It has been Verona High School's nickname for more than 60 years, and the original Hillbilly mascot, dating back to the 1950s, carried a rifle and a jug of liquor. In recent years his image was softened by replacing the gun and the moonshine with a fishing pole.... In 2004, the Verona school superintendent urged a change of the logo, citing its demeaning connotations, and he refused to pay for golf team shirts with the Hillbilly caricature."
  89. Jongsma, Joshua. "Archive: The origins of the Verona Hillbillies mascot", The Record, March 2015, reposted July 23, 2018. Accessed November 6, 2019. "When left without an answer as to why Verona became known as the Hillbillies, local officials turned to Jack Wickham, a noted high school sport historian for the district. Despite his 60-plus years following the high school's athletic programs, Wickham could not say for sure how the mascot came to be. However, he theorized that it could have something to do with Verona's regional placement, as it is located between hills of the Watchung Mountains."
  90. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 6, 2012.
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  95. Pries, Allison. 17 "New Jersey schools earn National Blue Ribbon Award", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 29, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.
  96. Spinelli, Megan. "Verona school brings new name to reflect its mission", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, August 21, 2016. Accessed February 25, 2024. "Students at The Children's Institute in Verona can expect to see a change when starting school this fall, but lucky for them, it's only a minor one. The school has rebranded itself as Academy 360 Lower School as part of the Spectrum 360 organization, and with that change also comes a brand new logo. Although the name and logo has changed, the curriculum and programs remain the same."
  97. https://spectrum360.org/academy360-lower-school/ Academy360 Lower School
  98. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Essex.pdf Essex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  99. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000023__-.pdf Route 23 Straight Line Diagram
  100. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000506__-.pdf#page-2 County Route 506 Straight Line Diagram
  101. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000577__-.pdf#page-7 County Route 577 Straight Line Diagram
  102. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Essex.pdf Essex County Highway Map
  103. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212304/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesEssexCountyTo Essex County Rail/Bus Connections
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  105. Rouse, Karen. "N.J. Transit bus No. 75, running from Passaic County to Newark, will no longer operate", The Record, August 29, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2015. "Starting Saturday, the NJ Transit No. 75 bus — which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes, Pequannock, Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark — will no longer operate as NJ Transit's plan to save $2.5 million in operating costs takes effect."
  106. http://www.decamp.com/PDFs/decamp_33_LTR.pdf Route 33
  107. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/10/archives/new-jersey-weekly-old-caldwell-branch-at-end-of-the-line.html "Old Caldwell Branch at End of the Line"
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  109. http://www.northjersey.com/verona-cedargrove Verona-Cedar Grove Times
  110. http://www.veronafd.org/info About Us
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  112. http://veronarescuesquad.homestead.com/vrs.html Home page
  113. Emblen, Frank. "New Jersey Guide", The New York Times, July 12, 1987. Accessed April 23, 2012. "The view of New York from the cliff in Eagle Rock Reservation is really spectacular, and it has historical significance: George Washington's hawk-eyed scouts used it to keep the Redcoats in New York from sneaking across the Hudson and surprising the Continental Army."
  114. http://www.mountainsanatorium.net/history.htm History
  115. "Former Devil coaches son at high school", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, January 18, 2007. p. B1.
  116. Sullivan, Tara. "Blushing Ex-Rider At Rutgers Last-Choice Bannon Embraces Job", New York Daily News, April 4, 1997. Accessed February 6, 2018. "Kevin Bannon Age: 39 Family: Wife Cindy, son Tommy (4) Hometown: Grew up in Verona, N.J. Lives in Lawrenceville, N.J."
  117. https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.654.html Bauman, Leila T.
  118. http://anbhf.org/fellows/john-bogle/ John Bogle
  119. Slater, Robert. John Bogle and the Vanguard experiment: One Man's Quest to Transform the Mutual Fund Industry. Chicago: Irwin Professional Pub., 1997. . Accessed December 23, 2014. "In the early years of their marriage, the Bogles lived a well-to-do existence in a spacious home in Verona, New Jersey, a bedroom community not far from New York City."
  120. Rothstein, Betsy. "Ernestine Bradley finds 'home' amid husband's career", Capital Living, April 5, 2005, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 13, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2012. "Ernestine Bradley, wife of former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), packed her bags for good in January 1997 and left Washington, D.C., for Verona — not Italy but, rather, New Jersey."
  121. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111258925/marriage-of-landgraf-cherry/ "Betrothal Announced; Lorinda Landgraf Planning Marriage to Engineer This Fall."
  122. Pizarro, Max. "Former Assemblywoman Marion Crecco has Died", PolitickerNJ, December 1, 2015. Accessed December 2, 2015. "On Saturday, November 28, surrounded by her adoring family, Marion Crecco, a longtime resident of Bloomfield and in recent years Verona, died."
  123. Garcia, Julian. "Losing now an art at Verona High School", New York Daily News, February 15, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2018. "What would you do if your high school football team lost 32 straight games, including one by the score of 75-0?... Well that's what two members of the Verona (N.J.) High School Class of '68 have done, and they'll be screening it at the Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, N.J., on Feb. 26 so everyone can feel their pain. Lou Cortese and Jay Curtis, who both went on to work in video and film production after graduating from Verona nearly 46 years ago, have produced a film called 75-0: The Documentary, which focuses on their team's humiliating loss to powerhouse Madison HS on Oct. 5, 1966, as well as the 31 other losses that came during that streak, most of which were lopsided."
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  126. Jongsma, Joshua. "Verona native Dan DePalma signs with San Diego Chargers", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, April 15, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2014. "The AFC West of the National Football League became the new home to another Verona native, as wide receiver Dan DePalma signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers."
  127. Shengold, David. "Focused on Her Game; OCP favorite Mary Dunleavy tackles a new Mozart role.", Philadelphia City Paper, May 4–10, 2006. Accessed December 11, 2013. "'Philadelphia feels like my second home,' smiles Mary Dunleavy over lunch in Bella Vista. The attractive, engaging soprano is a Jersey girl: She grew up in Montvale and now (aptly enough for one who has both Bellini's and Gounod's versions of Romeo and Juliet in her repertory) lives with her husband, Hal, in Verona."
  128. http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=38299 Anthony Fasano profile
  129. https://www.mlb.com/amp/press-release/press-release-twins-select-contract-of-david-festa.html "Twins select contract of David Festa"
  130. Leitch, Jonathan. "No. 13: Jed Graef '64", The Daily Princetonian, November 27, 2006. Accessed December 23, 2014. "Born and raised in nearby Verona, N.J., Graef spent his childhood summers in the waters of Lake Mohawk and joined the Montclair YMCA swim team at age 10."
  131. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/539424718/ "Twenty-Seven Area Residents Get Degrees at M.S.C."
  132. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102040823/http://scarletknights.com/basketball-men/coaches/hill.asp Fred Hill profile
  133. D'Allesandro, Dave. "Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill steps down after 30 seasons", The Star-Ledger, February 20, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill, an illustrious thread running through the fabric of New Jersey college sports history for nearly four decades, announced his retirement Thursday morning, the university announced in a press statement. The longtime Verona resident, who had dealt with health issues during the 2013 season, will be replaced by Joe Litterio, who was elevated to associate head coach last year after taking over during Hill's leave of absence."
  134. Pace, Eric. "P. E. Hoffman, 84, Lawyer Who Held Post on U.N. Panel", The New York Times, June 7, 1993. Accessed August 26, 2020. "Philip E. Hoffman, a lawyer who was a former United States Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and a former national president of the American Jewish Committee, died yesterday in a nursing home in Livingston, N.J. He was 84 and lived in Verona, N.J."
  135. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20114901,00.html "Environmentalist Fred Krupp Helps Crush the Ubiquitous Fast-Food Clamshell"
  136. Staff. "Archie Lochhead Is Dead at 78; Banker Led Stabilization Fund", The New York Times, January 16, 1971. Accessed May 13, 2022. "Verona, N.J., Jan. 15 - Archie Lochhead, a retired banker who headed the Treasury's $2-billion Stabilization Fund from its inception in 1934 to 1939, died today at his home in the Claridge Apartments."
  137. Kensik, Edward. "Verona resident named New Jersey Devils coach", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, July 8, 2010. Accessed December 23, 2014. "While MacLean is a rookie head coach in the NHL, he is not a rookie to Verona. MacLean seemed in amazement when asked how long he has lived in Verona. MacLean has lived in the township since 1991 and is one of the rare ones in professional sports to stay in one area for a long period of time."
  138. Caldwell, Dave. "A Force in Seton Hall Sports, on and Off Court", The New York Times, February 25, 2007. Accessed June 30, 2018. "With the exception of one year when she was an assistant coach at Wagner College, Ms. Mangina, 48, has spent her whole life in Essex County and more than half of it at Seton Hall, a 9,700-student Roman Catholic university. She lives in Verona."
  139. Staff. "Elmer M. Matthews, veteran, lawyer and former N.J. legislator, dies", Palm Beach Daily News, February 7, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Elmer M. Matthews of Palm Beach and Sea Girt, N.J., died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 87. Born in Orange, N.J., Mr. Matthews lived in South Orange, Verona, Bernardsville and Sea Girt, N.J., before moving to Palm Beach."
  140. Staff. "Verona native Jay Mohr in Clint Eastwood movie", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, November 25, 2010. Accessed August 21, 2011.
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  142. http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/list.htm Americans Playing Abroad
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  145. Nguyen, Stacy. "Kal Parekh to fly to superstardom with new Pan Am role?", Northwest Asian Weekly, October 13, 2011. Accessed December 23, 2014. "Parekh attended Verona High School. He said at that point, he was shy — an introvert."
  146. http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/1268.html Kenneth Posner
  147. Staff. "U.S. Team athletes for 2002 Winter Games", Deseret Morning News, January 30, 2002. Accessed October 18, 2015.
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  151. Staff. "Noted NJ attorney David Satz Jr. dies at 83", WTVD, December 27, 2009. Accessed August 21, 2011. "David M. Satz Jr., a longtime U.S. Attorney for New Jersey who later became a pioneer in the field of casino gaming law, has died. A longtime South Orange resident, Satz died of cancer Friday at his home in Verona, just weeks before his 84th birthday, his family said."
  152. Sherman, Stephen. "Captain Donald J. Strait 356th Fighter Group Ace", Acepilots.com, December 1999, updated June 29, 2011. Accessed September 6, 2021. "He was born on April 28, 1918 and grew up in Verona, New Jersey."
  153. Lehman, David; and Hirsch, Edward. Best American Poetry 2016, p. 190. Simon and Schuster, 2016. . Accessed January 19, 2020. "Brenda Shaughnessy was born in Okinawa, Japan, in 1970, and is currently associate professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark.... She lives with her husband, the poet Craig Morgan Teicher, and their two children in Verona, New Jersey."
  154. http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/trafford_rod00.html Rod Trafford
  155. https://proutfuneralhome.com/obituary/bruce-e-wands/ Bruce E. Wands
  156. Strauss, Robert. "In Person; Hide Those Children. A Jersey Guy's on TV.", The New York Times, July 22, 2001. Accessed January 28, 2012. "On Aug. 5 at 11:30 p.m., The Chris Wylde Show Starring Chris Wylde, a 24-year-old who grew up as Chris Noll in Belvedere, Verona and Allendale, will premiere as the first late-night show on the cable network Comedy Central."
  157. Parrillo, Rosemary. The Locations, The Star-Ledger, March 4, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2013.
  158. Web site: The Sopranos location guide - List of locations. Ugoku. www.sopranos-locations.com. en. 2019-01-11.
  159. Kennedy, Richard A. Essex Mountain Sanatorium, p. 116. Arcadia Publishing, 2013. . Accessed December 23, 2014. "In 1987, the low-budget horror movie Doom Asylum was filmed at the abandoned sanatorium complex."
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