🌱 Patch AM: How Verona’s new youth track club is already producing champions

Good morning Verona! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Verona's new youth track club is already producing champions
• How a Verona balcony became the vantage point for 9/11 history

Also on today's calendar: Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warm; a stray morning shower, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
• Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Verona Native Kerrin Doldron's New Track Program Hits Its Stride (myveronanj.com) — Young runners from the Verona Velocity Vipers shined at the Verona UNICO Labor Day 5K and even qualified for national Junior Olympic competitions, all under the guidance of Verona native coach Kerrin Doldron. Her growing, town-based program now offers year-round training options, giving Verona kids and nearby residents a more competitive path beyond basic recreation track.
   

• He Photographed the Defining Image of 9/11 – And Jewish History for 50 Years (thejewishnews.com) — From his ninth-floor balcony in Verona, a local photographer captured one of the most iconic images of 9/11 as the second plane approached the World Trade Center. Now 78 and still living in the same Verona apartment, he reflects on decades documenting Jewish and Middle East history while quietly preserving a vast photo archive in New Jersey storage units.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Verona

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk →
  South Mountain Recreation Complex, West Orange, N.J.; registration at the Clipper Pavilion,
  9:00 am
• Literacy Fair →
  Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington St, Newark
  10:00 am
• Caldwell Porchfest Returns September 12 for a Town-Wide Celebration of Live Music and Community →
  Caldwell
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 →
  Montclair Kimberley Academy – Primary School Campus (224 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ).,
  9:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Taylor Simon King →
  The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Playdate at the Library →
  Youth Activity Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  10:00 am
• Friday Afternoon Movie →
  Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  1:00 pm
• Scrap, Paper, Scissors →
  Youth Activity Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Grandparents Day Celebration →
  Youth Activity Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 42nd Annual Rose Squared Art Show Anderson Park →
  Anderson Park, 274 Bellevue Ave, Montclair
  10:00 am
• An Evening of Original Live Music with Brad Ellebrecht - Sept 19, 2026 →
  Cedar Bean's Coffee Joint, 575 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Berkeley College posted a job opening for Part Time Clinical On- Site Monitor in Little Falls. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

West Orange

• Essex County Will Hold 9/11 Ceremony With Chamber Music, Wreaths (patch.com)
• Film Fest Will Screen At West Orange Library, Other Venues Across Nation (patch.com)

Ok Verona! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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