Crime & Safety

Verona Police Put the 'Giving' in Thanksgiving

Bags loaded with Thanksgiving food collected by Verona P.B.A. Local 72 members for families in need.

The holiday spirit came early this year, making this year's Thanksgiving a little easier for some residents in need. On Tuesday Nov. 8, members of Verona Police P.B.A. Local 72 hosted their first annual Holiday Food Collection. Members gathered an assortment of Thanksgiving Day style fixings and prepared numerous bags of groceries. They were then delivered to the Verona Health Department and will later be distributed to area families in need.

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