Monday, May 13, 2013
Polls open at 6 a.m. for Verona and Cedar Grove's municipal elections.
Municipal elections kick off in Verona and Cedar Grove this week with seven candidates competing for three council seats in Verona and four candidates running for three seats in Cedar Grove. Polls open at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, and close at 8 p.m. Click here for more information on the candidates. The Verona Board of Education will meet for a public session at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, at Verona High School. French and Parello Associates will discuss the testing results of the football field. An agenda is attached as a pdf. The Cedar Grove Board of Education will also meet on Tuesday, May 14, at 8 p.m. at North End Elementary School. Superintendent Dr. Gene Polles, who is set to retire in June, recently announced he will be on medical…
Monday, May 6, 2013
See what's going on this week in Verona and Cedar Grove.
It's a busy week for Verona Cedar Grove with several important meetings and events. The Cedar Grove Township Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at town hall for a public session. The council will present a proclamation to the Cedar Grove Ambulance & Rescue Squad for its 75th anniversary. The council is also set to consider introduction of bond ordinance concerning Panther Park improvements as well as amending the capital budget. An agenda is attached. The Verona Township council also meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at the township Civic Center. The agenda includes routine resolutions including awarding contracts and a discussion of the 2013 Green Communities Grant. An agenda can be found here. On Monday, May 6, the Cedar …
Monday, April 29, 2013
See what's going on this week in Verona and Cedar Grove.
School is back in session and that means both the Verona and Cedar Grove boards of education will meet for public sessions this week. In Verona, the board of education will meet on Tuesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. at Verona High School. During the last meeting, the board discussed holding a referendum for repairs to various buildings and grounds repairs and upgrades. An agenda is attached as a pdf. The Cedar Grove Board of Education will also meet for a public session on Tuesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. at North End School. During the last meeting, Cedar Grove resident Bill Fearon, an active duty law-enforcement officer and President of Triangle Training Group presented his findings from his review of school safety measures. An agenda is attached as…
Monday, April 22, 2013
This week's meetings and events in Verona and Cedar Grove.
After a week packed full of meetings, this week is light in both Verona and Cedar Grove. The Cedar Grove Township Council will not meet until Monday, May 6, while the Cedar Grove Board of Education will meet Tuesday, April 30. The Verona Township Council will also meet on Monday, May 6, with a Verona Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 30. Schools in both districts are closed for this week for Spring break. On Monday, April 22, Amber Delaney, a Cedar Grove resident, will compete in Montclair to raise money for Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation as part of a charity competition in the 2013 Face of Bangz charity competition at Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa in Montclair. On Wednesday, April 24, County Executive Joseph N. …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Both township councils and BOEs in Verona and Cedar Grove meet this week for public sessions.
After a quiet week for meetings last week, both the Verona and Cedar Grove councils and boards of education will be back in session this week. The Cedar Grove Township Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15 at town hall, located at 525 Pompton Ave. The council will hold a special public council session prior to its regularly scheduled meeting to discuss amending the $12.5 million 2013 municipal budget. In addition, the council is expected to consider adoption of that blueprint, which would raise resident taxes by 2 percent, as well as considering a resolution concerning the adoption of the 2013 Solid Waste Collection District Budget. Under the municipal budget, a Cedar Grove homeowner will see a tax bill increase of $46.62 per $…
Monday, April 8, 2013
Seven Verona candidates, including three incumbents and four challengers, will answer questions in a televised public forum Tuesday, April 9.
It's a slow week for meetings, but a Verona public forum should promise some interesting discussion as the seven candidates debate current township issues. The seven candidates, including three incumbents and four challengers, will answer questions in a televised public forum on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Verona Community Center. The Cedar Grove Zoning Board will meet on Tuesday April 9, at 8 p.m. at town hall. An agenda is attached as a pdf. The board was expected to continue discussions on the expansion of the St. Mark's Coptic Church, but the matter has now been postponed until the May 14 meeting. In February, after questions arose about the new church infringing on wetlands, the church attorney sought an adjournment for the …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Districts expected to wrap up discussions of spending plans.
The number of budget hearings in both Verona and Cedar Grove are dwindling week. The Cedar Grove Board of Education meets on Tuesday March 26, at 8 p.m. in the North End School’s Media Center. The board is expected to recap the entire 2013-14 school budget and publically introduce the $27.7 million budget at the meeting. A meeting agenda is attached as a pdf. “Our budget is at the two percent cap,” said Superintendent Dr. Gene Polles. “This means we are looking at $103.06 as the average property tax on an average assessed home of $466,200.” In last year’s budget, a homeowner with a home assessed at the township average of $470,400 saw their taxes rise $55.34 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. The Verona Board of Education also meets on …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Find out what's going on this week in Verona and Cedar Grove.
Both the Verona and Cedar Grove Councils will meet on Monday March 18 for regularly scheduled sessions. The Verona Township Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Verona Civic Center at 600 Bloomfield Ave. A meeting agenda is attached as a pdf. During its previous meeting, the council discussed phase two of the Hilltop Park project. Deputy Mayor Bob Manley envisions an amphitheater to be part of the project. The Verona Council has a special budget workshop scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. to introduce the $21 million budget. A meeting agenda is attached as a pdf. The Cedar Grove Township Council will also meet Monday at 7 p.m. at town hall, 525 Pompton Ave. A meeting agenda is attached as a pdf. During a recent meeting, the council discussed adding…
Monday, March 11, 2013
Verona Church expansion hearing delayed while officials await appeal of DEP ruling.
The Verona Township Council will meet for a second round of budget hearings on Monday, March 11. The council has already presented the proposed budgets for the Verona Police Department and Office of Community Service. The budget workshop will be televised and will be held at 7 p.m. in the municipal chambers at town hall. The Verona Board of Education will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 at Verona High School. An agenda is attached. The Board will go into more detail on the 2013-2014 school budget after passing a preliminary budget on March 5. The Cedar Grove Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. on Tuesday March 12 to begin its 2013-14 school budget presentation. The meeting will focus on highlighting…
Monday, February 25, 2013
Find out what's going on this week in Verona and Cedar Grove.
The Verona Township Council will begin its yearly budget workshop on Monday, Feb 15. The workshop will begin at 7 p.m. at the Verona Civic Center Municipal Chambers. During the last public meeting, members of the Verona Council could not reach an agreement whether the workshops, which are open to the public, should be televised on local cable access. The workshop will proceed on Monday but will not be televised. The Cedar Grove Board of Education meets for a regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. at North End School. A meeting agenda is attached, but at the last meeting, the board began discussions about athletic field scheduling after a member of the public brought some concerns. Thursday's Verona Planning Board …
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