Local Career Support Group Invites Community to Attend Thursday Meeting

Neighbors Helping Neighbors meets Thursday, April 11, at the Cedar Grove Public Library.

Neighbors Help Neighbors Secure Jobs

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a local career transition support group, presented a special plaque to the Cedar Grove Public Library on Thursday.

For the past year, local residents have been visiting the Cedar Grove Public Library once a week to help and support each other in their quests for employment. Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a career transition support group, is exactly what the name entails: members of the community who come together to share knowledge and experience to help each other find employment. Meeting at the library provides the group with many advantages, like using the library's resources to help members compose cover letters, write draft resumés and practice interviewing techniques. “People lose their job and think that there's no one else out there in their situation,” said Stewart Linder, founder of the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Cedar Grove Chapter. “We show…

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Winter Storm Guide: Verona and Cedar Grove

The Verona and Cedar Grove guide to Winter Storm information.

[Last Updated: Feb. 8, 5:20 p.m.] Residents are getting ready to hunker down to wait out the snow after Essex County declared a state of emergency. Cedar Grove Mayor Peter Tanella is urging people to stay safe by avoiding any unneccesary travel. "The DPW hit the roads early this morning and are working around the clock to maintain the roads," he said Friday evening. The township has plenty of salt stockpiled and plows will continue throughout the storm, he added. Tanella is also telling residents to call the Cedar Grove Police Department in case of emergencies but has offered his own cell phone number for residents with questions or comments. He can be reached at 973-592-1461. The Verona Police Department is reminding residents to keep …

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Ramp Up for Back-to-School with Bedtime Math

With the new school year almost upon us, help get your kids’ brains working again with this fun, free daily email newsletter.

With back-to-school stresses piling up, Laura Overdeck wants to let children and parents in on a little secret: math can be fun. Really.  Overdeck is on a mission to change the way Americans think about math — especially given that math anxiety has been tracked in kids as young as age 5. This is what inspired her to create Bedtime Math, a nonprofit that sends out a daily email with a math problem tailored to “wee ones,” little and big kids. Bedtime Math has been very successful in both Verona and Cedar Grove. “Families signed up for the program and got calendar of summer months and stars. They can go online and have math problem delivered every day,” said Cedar Grove Youth Services Librarian Natalie Cheetham. “They put a star on the …

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Week Ahead in Verona, Cedar Grove

Planning board meets Tuesday in Cedar Grove, lots of movies, events.

This week’s agenda of township meetings is light, as only the Cedar Grove Planning Board is slated to meet Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at the Cedar Grove Municipal Building. No meeting agenda was available. Government councils return to business next week, with both the Cedar Grove Township and Verona Township councils in session on Monday. The Cedar Grove Township Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Cedar Grove Municipal Building. The Verona council will meet at 7 p.m. on Aug. 13 in council chambers. The Cedar Grove Zoning Board will meet next Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. in the Cedar Grove Municipal Building. Check out more of the events going on in Verona and Cedar Grove this week. To see all the area events click on Events at the top of this …

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Cedar Grove Kids Go For Gold

Cedar Grove Public Library holds Nintendo Wii event in honor of the 2012 London Olympics.

Olympic gold medals were at stake Tuesday in Cedar Grove as the Cedar Grove Library presented a Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games event for children six and older. Children celebrated the Games by playing different Olympic events on Nintendo Wii’s, accompanied by some of their favorite video game characters. “I thought it would fit in perfectly with the Olympic games and generate some excitement for our Wii events,” said Youth Services Librarian Natalie Cheetham. “We purchased a Nintendo Wii at the beginning of the year for our circulating video game collection. We are trying to pull kids ages between 8 and 12 to our events.” The video game, Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, features events such as hurdle …

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The Week Ahead in Verona and Cedar Grove

This week's free films are "Casablanca" and “The Tale Of Despereaux.”

Council and board meetings are in summer recess for a few more weeks, but there's still plenty of events and things to do in both Verona and Cedar Grove this week. Check out more of the events going on in Verona & Cedar Grove. To see all the area events click on EVENTS at the top of this page. Log into Verona.patch.com to add your events. The Stitch-In Club Meets at the Cedar Grove Library Cedar Grove Public Library, 1 Municipal Plaza, Cedar Grove Monday 6:30 p.m. Cedar Grove Library hosts a Knitting Club. All are welcome. Denogla School of Irish Dance Fall Registration Denogla School of Irish Dance, 544 Bloomfield Ave, Verona All Week Call (973) 287-6049 or info@denogla.com The DeNogla School of Irish Dance caters to every student, from …

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The Weekender: What's Happening in the Cedar Grove, Verona and Beyond

Celebrate Christmas in July with "Arthur Christmas" at Morgan Farm's Movies Under The Stars.

Here are some of the events happening this weekend in Verona, Cedar Grove and neighboring towns. To see all the events click on EVENTS at the top of this page. Log into Patch and add your events anytime. Be sure to check out the "Butterfly Tent Safari" at the Essex County Environmental Center, 621B Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland, NJ. The Safari is open from Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 27, 2012  -12 Noon to 3 p.m. The Butterfly Tent Safari is for all ages. Flutter on over and visit the live butterfly tent. All are welcome to participate in table activities and make a take-home butterfly craft. There is a $2 suggested donation to the Essex County Parks Foundation. For information, call 973-228-8776.   CEDAR GROVE WHAT: Family Film Friday…

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The Week Ahead: Council Meetings, Butterfly Tent

Cedar Grove holding public hearing to discuss limiting parking time in the township.

Both the Cedar Grove and Verona township councils will be in session this week for regularly scheduled meetings. In Cedar Grove, the council will hold a public hearing tonight discussing limiting parking time in the township in certain areas of the township. A full agenda is attached to this story as a pdf. At the April 24 council meeting, the Cedar Grove council discussed limiting parking on Devonshire Road after residents complained about the lack of parking because commuters parked on the street. At the time, the council sought additional time to discuss the matter with township Police Chief Richard Vanderstreet and among themselves. The Cedar Grove council will meet at 7 p.m. in council chambers, 525 Pompton Ave.. Verona's council …

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Church Expansion Hearing Postponed Until Aug. 14

Official: Proposed hearing on project to enlarge St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church delayed because church not ready to proceed, working on some issues.

[Updated 11:49 a.m. Monday] A Cedar Grove Zoning Board official said Monday the hearing scheduled for tomorrow night on expansion plans for the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church and has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled the hearing for Aug. 14. This morning, Cedar Grove Planning Zoning Coordinator Jackie Koster told Patch the church was not ready to proceed with presenting its plans tomorrow night before the zoning board and was working on some issues, causing the postponement.  On Monday, June 25, about a dozen residents of High Point in Cedar Grove attended the Cedar Grove Township Council meeting to petition the council and voice their concerns over a proposed expansion project for St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church. The residents …

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