🌱 Patch AM: What could change at Verona’s Veterans Field after the county’s decision?

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In today's newsletter:

• What could change at Verona's Veterans Field after the county's decision?
• How Verona's F.N. Brown students are quietly defusing daily playground conflicts

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Your Glow: A Luxury Peel Party and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• County Declines To Renew Verona's Lease On Veterans Field, Plans Redevelopment (myveronanj.com) — Essex County has decided not to renew Verona's lease on Veterans Field next to the Community Center and is seeking bids to redevelop it as a county softball field, though current usage won't change yet. Verona officials are negotiating over design, scheduling rights, and possible land swaps, while residents' access to key recreation space and nearby drinking water wells remain central concerns.
   

• Handling conflict through peer mediation: how students, teachers and staff benefit (mediate.com) — F.N. Brown School in Verona has spent over a decade building a peer mediation program that's now part of the official Verona School District curriculum. Fourth graders help classmates resolve everyday playground conflicts, supporting a calmer school climate, fewer disciplinary issues, and stronger communication skills, while similar programs spread to other New Jersey schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Verona

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Harvest Your Glow: A Luxury Peel Party →
  The Spa at Mecca, 333 US-46, Fairfield
  3:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Lamp for Haiti 20th Anniversary Gala and Celebration →
  Glen Ridge Country Club, 555 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Cold Stun Run →
  Orange Reservoir, West Orange
  8:00 pm
• Kill Goofy →
  The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Delayed Opening: 11:00 am →
  Verona Public Library, 17 Gould St., Verona
  9:00 am
• Tech Time →
  Verona Public Library, 17 Gould St., Verona
  10:00 am
• Canasta →
  Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  12:30 pm
• Junior Master Builders →
  Youth Activity Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Clean-Up Day →
  , Verona
  9:00 am
• Open House 2026 →
  Caldwell University, 120 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Wayne Valley H.S. Fall Craft Show, Sun. Oct. 18, Over 100 Exhibitors, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne →
  Wayne Valley High School, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne
  10:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Caregiving: From Burnout to Balance →
  Cedar Grove Public Library, 1 Municipal Plaza, Cedar Grove
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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