A star athlete at a New Jersey high school was killed by a train. Tributes have been pouring in.
Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Verona, Cedar Grove and Essex County.
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The Verona event on April 4 will include live Italian music, organizers say.
Police said that Essex County resident Richard Shepard, 68, was last seen Wednesday morning.
The Cedar Grove resident told police that the male suspects wore yellow vests and claimed they were doing electrical work.
Verona Residents Needed! The VHS Student Council is hosting its much anticipated Town Wide Garage Sale on Saturday May 20 (rain date May 21)
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The Cedar Grove Police Department will be cracking down on “distracted drivers.” Find out when the campaign starts here.
Sustainable Verona and the Township of Verona are happy to announce that the 3rd Annual Verona Green Fair!
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Verona firefighters found a “well-involved garage fire” when they arrived on the scene, authorities said.
Was your life enriched by meeting Verona’s Megan Longo Villanella? Here’s how you can help the N.J. mother’s family cope with her loss.
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Cops: The Verona Fire Department put out a mulch fire on Linn Drive, finding a bunch of cigarette butts after extinguishing the flames.
Police recently discovered a “skimming device” attached to a Verona bank’s ATM, authorities say.
The Essex County community is still mourning the loss of 34-year-old Megan Longo Villanella.
Cedar Grove school administrators told officers that the former student was in the building and “looking to start a fight.”
Cedar Grove emergency responders rescued a worker at the Arbor Glen Nursing when she became trapped in the frame of a patient’s bed.
Hold onto that trash, Verona. Read municipal officials’ advisory about parking and garbage pickup here.
Three heartbreaking funerals were scheduled to be held because of three separate N.J. crashes this week, one for a woman who was pregnant.
"She was the love of my life," the Verona woman's husband told a reporter.
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The girls and coaches – all Verona residents – dribbled their way to a 35-27 victory.
Verona will have a hometown connection to root for in the first Garden State Culinary Arts Awards.
A Belleville driver is not currently facing charges after a fatal pedestrian-car strike in Verona, authorities say.
Verona police say Mt. Prospect Avenue southbound from Bloomfield Avenue was closed Thursday.
“This was not a stranger-to-stranger attack,” Essex County prosecutors say.
Check out the top headlines in February across the Patch network in New Jersey.
Report: A Newark man will serve 3 years in prison after leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run that killed Matthew BeneduceMcGrath.
“We are so proud of them," said senior coach Allison Evans.
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