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{{Short description|Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United StatesUS}}
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|governing_body = Township Council
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = AlexChristopher RomanTamburro (term ends June 30, 20232025)<ref name=Govt/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title1 = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name1 = Joseph D'Arco<ref name=Manager>[https://www.veronanj.org/townmanager Township Manager's Office], Township of Verona. Accessed AprilMarch 2124, 20232024.</ref>
|leader_title2 = [[Municipal Clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name2 = Jennifer Kiernan<ref>[https://www.veronanj.org/clerk Township Clerk], Township of Verona. Accessed AprilMarch 2124, 20232024.</ref>
|named_for = [[Verona]], Italy
 
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|population_density_sq_mi = 5215.5
|population_density_rank = 110th of 565 in state<br>13th of 22 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/>
|population_est = 1433814324
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|area_code = [[Area codes 862 and 973|973]] [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 239, 571, 857<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Verona&frmCounty=Essex Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Verona, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 29, 2014.</ref>
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|blank_info = 3401375815<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] , [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
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|blank1_info = 1729716<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 1, 2019.</ref>
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==History==
Verona and several neighboring towns were all originally one consolidated area known as the [[Horseneck Tract]].
Verona and several neighboring towns were all originally one consolidated area known as the [[Horseneck Tract]]. In 1702, a group of settlers left [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and purchased a large tract of land northwest of their home city for the equivalent of a few hundred dollars from the [[Lenni Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. This piece of land extended west and north to the [[Passaic River]], south to the town center of what would become [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], and east to the [[Watchung Mountains|First Watchung Mountain]], and was called Horseneck by the natives because it resembled the neck and head of a horse. What was then known as Horseneck contained most of the present day northern Essex County towns: Verona, along with [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]], [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]], [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]], and [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]] are all located entirely in Horseneck, and parts of what are today [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], and [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] also were contained in the Horseneck Tract.<ref>Lefkowitz, Melanie. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203699404577044132224715546 "Verona's Small-Town Roots Prove a Draw"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', November 19, 2011. "Verona, once part of a large town known as the Horseneck Tract that encompassed many of the now-adjacent communities, has been settled since the early 18th century."</ref>
 
===18th century===
In 1702, a group of settlers left [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and purchased a large tract of land northwest of their home city for the equivalent of a few hundred dollars from the [[Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. This piece of land extended west and north to the [[Passaic River]], south to the town center of what would become [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], and east to the [[Watchung Mountains|First Watchung Mountain]], and was called Horseneck by the natives because it resembled the neck and head of a horse. What was then known as Horseneck contained most of the present day northern Essex County towns: Verona, along with [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[West Caldwell, New Jersey|West Caldwell]], [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[Essex Fells, New Jersey|Essex Fells]], [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]], and [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]] are all located entirely in Horseneck, and parts of what are today [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]], [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], and [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] also were contained in the Horseneck Tract.<ref>Lefkowitz, Melanie. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203699404577044132224715546 "Verona's Small-Town Roots Prove a Draw"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', November 19, 2011. "Verona, once part of a large town known as the Horseneck Tract that encompassed many of the now-adjacent communities, has been settled since the early 18th century."</ref>
 
After the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], the area of Horseneck was incorporated as "Caldwell Township" in honor of local war hero [[James Caldwell (clergyman)|James Caldwell]], a pastor who used pages from his church's bibles as wadding to ignite the ammo in soldiers' cannons and helped to drive the British out of Horseneck.<ref>[http://www.firstbaptistbloomfield.org/caldwell.htm Caldwell New Jersey Historical Photographs and History], accessed October 15, 2006.</ref>
 
===19th century===
The area of present-day Verona was part of what was known in the 1800s as Vernon Valley. The name was rejected when residents applied to the United States Postal Service, as the name had already been in use for an area in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]. Verona was chosen as the alternative name for the community.<ref>[http://westfieldnj.com/whs/history/Counties/EssexCounty/verona.htm Verona], History of New Jersey. Accessed November 19, 2011. "By the mid-nineteenth century, this area became known as Vernon Valley. However, when application was made for a United States Post Office, the townspeople were informed that another Vernon Valley, in Sussex County, had first claim to the name. The name Verona was put forth by the townspeople as a suitable replacement and was eventually accepted."</ref> The township's name is derived from [[Verona]], Italy.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=28 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref>
In the 19th century, the area of present-day Verona was part of what was known as Vernon Valley. The name was rejected when residents applied to the United States Postal Service, as the name had already been in use for an area in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]. Verona was chosen as the alternative name for the community.<ref>[http://westfieldnj.com/whs/history/Counties/EssexCounty/verona.htm Verona], History of New Jersey. Accessed November 19, 2011. "By the mid-nineteenth century, this area became known as Vernon Valley. However, when application was made for a United States Post Office, the townspeople were informed that another Vernon Valley, in Sussex County, had first claim to the name. The name Verona was put forth by the townspeople as a suitable replacement and was eventually accepted."</ref> The township's name is derived from [[Verona]], Italy.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=28 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref>
 
At various times between 1798 and 1892, issues arose which caused conflict between the Caldwell and Verona areas. These included a desire of the citizens of Verona to more closely control their own governmental affairs. With the population growing, Verona residents wanted to centrally locate essential services such as schools and places of worship, as well as problems with the water supply; and the disposition of road repair funds.
 
n February 17, 1892, the citizens of Verona voted to secede from Caldwell Township to form Verona Township.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>
 
===20th century===
Further growth and the need for a water system and other public utilities found Verona moving ahead of the other half of the township and in 1902 the two areas decided to separate into two separate municipalities: Verona Township and Verona Borough. It took two sessions of the state legislature to approve the new borough, but on April 18, 1907, the borough of Verona was approved by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]], pending the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1907, in which the new borough passed by a 224–77 margin.<ref name=Story/><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA307 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 307. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 18, 2015.</ref>
 
In 1907, residents of the newly formed borough had sought to disassociate themselves from the Overbrook County Insane Asylum and the Newark City Home, a reform school, and from the settlement of Cedar Grove, which was considered a settlement of farmers.<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/05/02/106707790.pdf "Verona Drops Cedar Grove.; Votes Herself Separate Borough at a Special Election."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 2, 1907. Accessed January 28, 2012.</ref> On April 9, 1908, Verona Township changed its name to Cedar Grove Township.<ref name=Story/>
 
In 1981, the borough was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal [[revenue sharing]] policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150925103452/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH6.PDF#page=3 "Chapter VI: Municipal Names and Municipal Classification"], p. 73. [[New Jersey State Commission on County and Municipal Government]], 1992. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.gao.gov/assets/140/137109.pdf#page=54 "Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments"], [[Government Accountability Office]], April 15, 1982. Accessed September 24, 2015. "In 1978, South Orange Village was the first municipality to change its name to the 'township' of South Orange Village effective beginning in entitlement period 10 (October 1978 to September 1979). The Borough of Fairfield in 1978 changed its designation by a majority vote of the electorate and became the 'Township of Fairfield' effective beginning entitlement period 11 (October 1979 to September 1980).... However, the Revenue Sharing Act was not changed and the actions taken by South Orange and Fairfield prompted the Town of Montclair and West Orange to change their designation by referendum in the November 4, 1980, election. The municipalities of Belleville, Verona, Bloomfield, Nutley, Essex Fells, Caldwell, and West Caldwell have since changed their classification from municipality to a township."</ref><ref>[[Alan Karcher|Karcher, Alan J.]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=o0BmBWloogcC#page=119 ''New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness''], pp. 119-120. [[Rutgers University Press]], 1998. {{ISBN|9780813525662}}. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref>
At various times between 1798 and 1892, issues arose which caused dissatisfaction between the Caldwell and Verona areas. These included a desire of the citizens of Verona to more closely control their own governmental affairs. With the population growing, Verona needed to centrally locate essential services such as schools and places of worship; problems with the water supply; and the disposition of road repair funds. On February 17, 1892, the citizens of Verona voted to secede from Caldwell Township to form Verona Township.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed April 23, 2012.</ref> Further growth and the need for a water system and other public utilities found Verona moving ahead of the other half of the township and in 1902 the two areas decided to separate into two separate municipalities: Verona Township and Verona Borough. It took two sessions of the state legislature to approve the new borough, but on April 18, 1907, the borough of Verona was approved by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]], pending the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1907, in which the new borough passed by a 224–77 margin.<ref name=Story/><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA307 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 307. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 18, 2015.</ref> Residents of the newly formed borough had sought to disassociate themselves from the Overbrook County Insane Asylum and the Newark City Home (a reform school), as well as from the settlement of Cedar Grove, which was considered a settlement of farmers.<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/05/02/106707790.pdf "Verona Drops Cedar Grove.; Votes Herself Separate Borough at a Special Election."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 2, 1907. Accessed January 28, 2012.</ref> On April 9, 1908, Verona Township changed its name to Cedar Grove Township.<ref name=Story/>
 
In 19811976, theVerona boroughBorough wasreceived one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township$213, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships000 in order take advantage of federal [[revenue sharing]] policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid towhile municipalitiessimilarly onsized aCedar perGrove capitaTownship basis.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150925103452/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH6.PDF#page=3received "Chapter VI: Municipal Names and Municipal Classification"], p$1. 73. [[New Jersey State Commission on County and Municipal Government]], 1992. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.gao.gov/assets/140/137109.pdf#page=54 "Removing Tiering From The Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities To Local Governments"]million, [[Governmentsuggesting Accountabilityfinancial Office]], April 15, 1982. Accessed September 24, 2015. "In 1978, South Orange Village was the first municipalitybenefits to changestructuring itscommunities nameas totownships theas 'township' of South Orange Village effective beginning in entitlement period 10 (October 1978opposed to Septemberboroughs 1979).when The Borough of Fairfield in 1978 changed its designation by a majority vote of the electorate and became the 'Township of Fairfield' effective beginning entitlement period 11 (October 1979 to September 1980).... However, the Revenue Sharing Act was not changed and the actions taken by South Orange and Fairfield prompted the Town of Montclair and West Orange to change their designation by referendum in the November 4, 1980, election. The municipalities of Belleville, Verona, Bloomfield, Nutley, Essex Fells, Caldwell, and West Caldwell have since changed their classification from municipality to a township."</ref><ref>[[Alan Karcher|Karcher, Alan J.]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=o0BmBWloogcC#page=119 ''New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness''], pp. 119-120. [[Rutgers University Press]], 1998. {{ISBN|9780813525662}}. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref> As an example of the potential benefits of switching to a township, Verona Borough received $213,000 in federal aid in 1976, while similarly sized Cedar Grove Township received $1.24 millionpossible.<ref>Narvaez, Alfonso A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/27/nyregion/new-jersey-journal-147786.html "New Jersey Journal"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 27, 1981. Accessed September 24, 2015. "Under the Federal system, New Jersey's portion of the revenue sharing funds is disbursed among the 21 counties to create three 'money pools.' One is for county governments, one for 'places' and a third for townships. By making the change, a community can use the 'township advantage' to get away from the category containing areas with low per capita incomes."</ref> Today, Verona uses just "Township of Verona" in most official documents.
 
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 2.82 square miles (7.29&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.79 square miles (7.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.74%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
 
[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Hillcrest and Verona Lake.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>
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===Climate===
Verona has a [[temperatehumid continental climate]] (Dfa), with warm/hot humid summers and cool/moderately cold winters. The climate is slightly cooler overall during the summer than in [[New York City]], especially at night, because there is no [[urban heat island]] effect, as well as higher elevation and a more interior location (greater distance away from the moderating effects of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]).
 
January tends to be the coldest month, with average high temperatures in the upper 30s ([[Fahrenheit]]) and lows in the lower 20s. July is the warmest months with high temperatures in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. From April to June and from September to early November, Verona enjoys temperatures from the lower 60s to upper 70s. Rainfall is plentiful, with around {{convert|44|in}} a year. Snowfall is common from mid-JanuaryDecember to early March and [[nor'easter]]s can bring significant amounts of snow. In January 1996, a weather station in nearby [[Newark, New Jersey]], recorded over {{convert|31.8|in|cm}} of snow from the [[North American blizzard of 1996]].<ref>[http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KEWR/1996/1/9/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA Historical Weather data], [[Weather Underground (weather service)|Weather Underground]]</ref>
 
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| 2010= 13332
| 2020= 14572
| estimate=1433814324
| estyear=20222023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-20222023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2022EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 20222023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 20232024. Accessed May 1816, 20232024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1910–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 11, 2013.</ref><br />1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 336. Accessed September 6, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed January 28, 2012.</ref><br />1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401375815 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102542/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401375815 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 28, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/verona1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Verona township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914162138/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/verona1.pdf |date=September 14, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed January 28, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/veronatownshipessexcountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}
 
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Verona+township,+Essex+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Verona+township,+Essex+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,569
|11,591
|86.79%
|79.54%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|239
|323
|1.79%
|2.22%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|11
|0.02%
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|535
|696
|4.01%
|4.78%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|2
|0.01%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|27
|52
|0.20%
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|164
|466
|1.23%
|3.20%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|795
|1,431
|5.96%
|9.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''13,332'''
|'''14,572'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
 
===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 13,332 people, 5,315 households, and 3,524 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4838.4|/sqmi}}. There were 5,523 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2004.4|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 91.24% (12,164) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.97% (262) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.03% (4) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.03% (537) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.11% (148) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.62% (216) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 5.96% (795) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
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Of the 5,315 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18; 56.1% were married couples living together; 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.7% were non-families. Of all households, 29.7% were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name=Census2010/>
 
23.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
 
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $93,839 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,753) and the median family income was $126,000 (+/− $9,193). Males had a median income of $71,917 (+/− $9,659) versus $52,433 (+/− $5,765) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $47,689 (+/− $3,282). About 1.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401375815 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Verona township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085309/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401375815 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 28, 2012.</ref>
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==Economy==
[[Annin & Co.]] is, the world's oldest &and largest flag manufacturer and, had its main manufacturing plant in Verona from 1916 to 2013. The building was sold and redeveloped as apartments, which opened to tenants in 2018.<ref>Citrano, Virginia. [https://www.myveronanj.com/2018/11/28/annin-flag-apartments-welcome-first-tenants/ "Annin Flag Apartments Welcome First Tenants"], MyVeronaNJ, November 28, 2018. Accessed November 6, 2019. "The 1968 graduate of Verona High School was back in town on Wednesday night, mingling with the other new tenants who will be moving into the Annin Lofts. The former flag factory has been converted into 52 loft-style apartments."</ref> Annin is the official flag manufacturer to the [[United Nations]], and a major supplier to the United States Government. Annin produced flags that were used on [[Iwo Jima]], at the [[North Pole|North]] and [[South Pole]]s, atop [[Mount Everest]] and the rubble of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].<ref>[https://www.annin.com/about-us/our-history/ Our History], [[Annin & Co.]] Accessed November 6, 2019.</ref>

Annin's Verona factory also produced 186 stick flags that were carried to the moonMoon in the [[Apollo 11]] lunar lander and later distributed as mementos of the first moonMoon landing. Annin does not claim that the flag planted on the moonMoon was produced by Annin, either in Verona or at a company plant in [[Bloomfield, NJNew that was operating at the timeJersey|Bloomfield]], although the company's current president says that it has been assured by multiple sources that it was. The stars sections of all Annin flags were produced in Verona then. Annin President Carter Beard recently said that uniforms of the Apollo 11 astronauts were decorated with a silk-screened patch that may have been produced in Verona.<ref>Citrano, Virginia. [https://www.myveronanj.com/2019/07/16/verona-flags-and-the-moon/ "Verona, Flags, And The Moon"], MyVeronaNJ, July 16, 2019. Accessed November 6, 2019. "One thing that was certain about those moon astronauts: Their uniforms were decorated with a patch silk-screened by Annin. That’s a win for Verona, right? Again, maybe not. There was silk-screening work done on the fourth floor of the Verona building–but also in Bloomfield."</ref>
 
==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Verona Leni Lenape trail sign jeh.jpg|thumb|A [[Lenape Trail]] sign]]
* [[Eagle Rock Reservation]], a {{convert|408.33|acre|km2}} forest reserve and recreational park. Most of this reservation is in West Orange or in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]].<ref>[http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/er&ImgLoc=images/er Eagle Rock Reservation], Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Accessed November 19, 2011.</ref>
* Everett Field, a small [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]] park dedicated to the family who donated the land to the township.
* [[Hilltop Reservation]], opened in spring 2003, is composed of lands inincludes the grounds of the former [[Essex Mountain Sanatorium]], is home to many hiking and mountain biking trails.<ref>[http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/hill Hilltop Reservation], Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Accessed November 19, 2011.</ref>
* [[Kip's Castle Park, New Jersey|Kip's Castle Park]], the newest park to the [[Essex County Park System]], features a start-of-the-20th-century castle-style [[mansion]] with large [[carriage house]] on {{convert|10.5|acre|m2}}.<ref>[http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=k/o Kip's Castle Park], Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Accessed November 19, 2011.</ref>
* [[Verona Park]], the fifth-largest in the [[Essex County Park System]], it was designed by the same designer as Central Park in New York City.<ref>[http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/ve Verona Park], Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Accessed November 19, 2011.</ref>
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===Local government===
Verona operates within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] form of New Jersey municipal government. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://cgsnjdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/cgsnjdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_inventory_2011inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf#page=14 ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed NovemberJune 181, 20192023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the five-member Township Council, who are elected [[at-large]] on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis to staggered four-year terms of office, with either two or three seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years as part of the May municipal election. At a reorganization meeting held on July 1 after each election, the council selects a mayor and deputy mayor from among its members.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 169.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.veronanj.org/government Government Description], Township of Verona. Accessed May 13, 2022. "The Township of Verona operates under the council-manager form of government. (N.J.S.A. § 40:69A-81, et seq.) The council consists of five members elected by the public. One of the councilors – chosen either by at-large election or by a vote among the councilors – serves as the mayor, who is merely the head of council and has no special privileges such as veto power.... The Township of Verona’s municipal government is non-partisan. Municipal Elections are held the second Tuesday in May in odd-numbered years. The members of council serve for four-year, staggered terms. The next municipal election is May 2021."</ref>
 
{{As of|20222024}}, the members of the Verona Township Council are [[Mayor]] AlexChristopher RomanTamburro (term on council and as mayor ends June 30, 20232025), [[Deputy Mayor]] ChristineJack McGrathMcEvoy (term on council and as deputy mayor ends 20232025), Cynthia Holland (2025), JackChristine McEvoyMcGrath (20252027) and ChristopherAlex TamburroRoman (20252027).<ref name=Govt>[https://www.veronanj.org/council Township Council], Township of Verona. Accessed MayMarch 1324, 20222024.</ref><ref>[https://www.veronanj.org/media/Finance%20&%20Tax/20222024/2022INTRODUCED%20BUDGET/CERTIFIED202024_Budget_Template_Municipal%20INTRO20With%202022%20BUDGET20VOTES.pdf#page=1815 20222024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Verona. Accessed MayMarch 1324, 20222024.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed MayMarch 1, 20222024.</ref><ref name=Essex2021MunicipalEssex2023Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/109367117798/web.276935317647/#/summary Municipal Election May 119, 20212023 Municipal Election Unofficial Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated May 1118, 20212023. Accessed AprilJune 191, 20222023.</ref><ref name=Essex2019MunicipalEssex2021Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/95904109367/Web02web.226438276935/#/summary Municipal Election May 1411, 2019 Municipal Election2021 Unofficial Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated May 2011, 20192021. Accessed SeptemberApril 1219, 20192022.</ref>
 
The day-to-day operations of the township are supervised by Township Manager Joseph D'Arco, who serves as chief executive officer.<ref name=Manager/>
 
===Federal, state, and county representation===
Verona is located in the 10th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 26th40th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://wwwnj1015.nj.govcom/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011whats-your-new-nj-legislative-districts/townsdistrict-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 201120-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploadsmoved-on-ssl.webflow.comnew-map/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#26 Districts by Number for 20112023-20202031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed JanuarySeptember 618, 20132023.</ref>
 
Prior to the [[New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2011 apportionment|2011 reapportionment]] following the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], Verona had been in the [[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th state legislative district]].<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=65 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=65 |date=June 4, 2013 }}, p. 65, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> Prior to the 2010 Census, Verona had been part of the {{ushr|NJ|8|8th Congressional District}}, a change made by the [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]] that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.<ref name=LWV2011/>
 
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*[[James W. Treffinger]] (born 1950) 1983 to ?
*[[Jay Sniatkowski]]
*[[David Hoagland Slayback]] (1861-1942) <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/27/archives/david-h-slayback-former-mayor-of-verona-nj-held-post-for-24-years.html "David H. Slayback. Former Mayor of Verona, N.J., Held Post for 24 Years"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 27, 1942. Accessed November 6, 2019.</ref>-->
 
===Politics===
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In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 50.3% of the vote (3,662 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 48.9% (3,563 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (61 votes), among the 7,366 ballots cast by the township's 10,396 registered voters (80 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 70.9%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-essex.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Essex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Essex County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 49.6% of the vote (3,730 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 48.8% (3,664 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (57 votes), among the 7,515 ballots cast by the township's 9,750 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.1%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 51.4% of the vote (3,900 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 47.4% (3,597 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (67 votes), among the 7,587 ballots cast by the township's 9,697 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.2.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_essex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>
 
In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 59.2% of the vote (2,645 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 39.6% (1,768 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (56 votes), among the 4,527 ballots cast by the township's 10,442 registered voters (58 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-essex.pdf |title=Governor - Essex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Essex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 49.1% of the vote (2,521 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 40.1% (2,062 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 9.4% (482 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (43 votes), among the 5,137 ballots cast by the township's 9,738 registered voters, yielding a 52.8% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf 2009 Governor: Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202084614/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>
 
===Current and previous mayors===
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|Nicholas M. Rolli
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|[[Alexander P. Waugh]] (R)||1942||1942
|He was born in Caldwell, New Jersey, on August 24, 1907, and attended Caldwell Public Schools. He graduated from Columbia College and Mercer Beasley Law School (now Rutgers School of Law). He served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1933 to 1934. He held the office of Magistrate of Verona from 1934 to 1937 and later as Verona City Councilman and Mayor of Verona, New Jersey. He served as a judge for the [[Essex County District Court]] from 1948 to 1953, and a judge for the [[Essex County, New Jersey]], system from 1953 to 1956.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Alexander P. Waugh |encyclopedia=Fizgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey |date=August 20, 1962 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y98GAQAAIAAJ }}</ref>
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|[[David Hoagland Slayback]] (R) (1861-1942)|| 1924 || 1941||He was the Mayor of Verona, New Jersey for 24 years.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=David H. Slayback. Former Mayor of Verona, N.J., Held Post for 24 Years |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F13F73C5D167B93C5AB178AD85F468485F9 |quote=David H. Slayback, former Mayor of Verona, NJ, who held that post for twenty-four years, died here early this morning at ... |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 27, 1942 |access-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia =Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County |title=David H. Slayback |year=1898 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6oyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA129 }}</ref> He was born in [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], on August 27, 1861, to William Slayback.<ref name=bio/> With his brother John H. Slayback he started an [[ice trade]], later expanding into coal delivery.<ref name=bio/> In March 1893 he married Henrietta Grosch, the daughter of William Grosch. William Grosch was one of the first manufactures of bronze in the United States.<ref name=bio/> In 1937 he defeated Stephen Bergdahl in the primary to run for Mayor of Verona, New Jersey.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Verona Names Slayback. Mayor Defeats Bergdahl, Also a Councilman, in Primary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/09/22/archives/verona-names-slayback-mayor-defeats-bergdahl-also-a-councilman-in.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 22, 1937 }}</ref> On May 14, 1938, a Teaneck police officer was killed in a traffic accident, and on May 22, 1938, he introduced a 20-mile per hour speed limit, enforced by ten policemen and fifteen deputies, so that "people [would] obey the law, and remember Verona."<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Verona Mayor Carries On. Devotes 12 Hours to Drive for 20-Mile Speed Limit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/05/30/archives/verona-mayor-carries-on-devotes-12-hours-to-drive-for-20mile-speed.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 30, 1938 }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Jersey Speed Trap Nets 60 in Day As Town Enforces 20-Mile Limit. Verona's 77-Year-Old Mayor Hands Out the Tickets Aided by 10 Police and 15 Deputies. Crowd Sees 300 Drivers Lectured |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/05/23/archives/jersey-speed-trap-nets-60-in-day-as-town-enforces-20mile-limit.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 23, 1938 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=Verona Takes Its Stand |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/05/24/archives/verona-takes-its-stand.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 24, 1938 }}</ref> He even deployed a robot traffic patrolman "whose arms wave electrically and whose eyes doggedly follow any onlooker" to slow down speeders.<ref name=":4">{{cite news |title=Robot Policeman Warns Jersey Speeders. Modeled After Member of Town's Force |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/07/18/archives/robot-policeman-warns-jersey-speeders-modeled-after-member-of-towns.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 18, 1938 }}</ref>
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|Ralph M. North (R)
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==Education==
 
===Public schools===
{{Further|Verona Public Schools}}
The [[Verona Public Schools]] is the public [[school district]] in Verona, which serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=4670345f2a6d4820b8155a1bbf54948b Verona Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Verona Public Schools. Accessed September 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Verona School District. Composition: The Verona School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Verona."</ref> The district has six campuses: four neighborhood elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,211 students and 182.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416740&DistrictID=3416740 District information for Verona Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416740 School Data for the Verona Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are
The [[Verona Public Schools]] is the public [[school district]] in Verona, which serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=4670345f2a6d4820b8155a1bbf54948b Verona Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Verona Public Schools. Accessed September 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Verona School District. Composition: The Verona School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Verona."</ref> The district has six campuses: four neighborhood elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,211 students and 182.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416740&DistrictID=3416740 District information for Verona Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416740 School Data for the Verona Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Brookdale Avenue School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/360 Brookdale Avenue School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 131 students in grades K–4, Frederic N. Brown School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/277 Frederic N. Brown School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 274 students in grades K–4, Forest Avenue School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/320 Forest Avenue School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 213 students in grades K–4, Laning Avenue School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/401 Laning Avenue School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 233 students in grades Pre-K–4, Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/191 Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 643 students in grades 5–8, and [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]]<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/49 Verona High School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 686 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/5370 School Performance Reports for the Verona Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5370 New Jersey School Directory for the Verona Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Brookdale Avenue School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/360 Brookdale Avenue School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 131 students in grades K–4,
Frederic N. Brown School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/277 Frederic N. Brown School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 274 students in grades K–4,
Forest Avenue School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/320 Forest Avenue School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 213 students in grades K–4,
Laning Avenue School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/401 Laning Avenue School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 233 students in grades Pre-K–4,
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/191 Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 643 students in grades 5–8 and
[[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]]<ref>[https://www.veronaschools.org/Domain/49 Verona High School], Verona Public Schools. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref> with 686 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2020-2021/13/5370 School Performance Reports for the Verona Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 13, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school.php?district=5370&source=01 New Jersey School Directory for the Verona Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>
 
The high school mascot is the "[[Hillbilly]]". However, this mascot has become controversial as a result of opposition from previous school Superintendent Earl Kim.<ref name=Hillbilly>Starnes, Joe Samuel. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/nyregion/soapbox-smile-when-you-say-that.html "Soapbox; Smile When You Say That"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 19, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2019. "It has been Verona High School's nickname for more than 60 years, and the original Hillbilly mascot, dating back to the 1950s, carried a rifle and a jug of liquor. In recent years his image was softened by replacing the gun and the moonshine with a fishing pole.... In 2004, the Verona school superintendent urged a change of the logo, citing its demeaning connotations, and he refused to pay for golf team shirts with the Hillbilly caricature."</ref> In the face of community support for the traditional name, the mascot was retained.<ref name=Hillbilly/> The original mascot was depicted with a rifle and jug of moonshine. The rifle and jug and have been replaced with a fishing pole and a dog.<ref>Jongsma, Joshua. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/verona-cedar-grove/2018/07/23/verona-hillbillies-origin-mascot/823916002/ "Archive: The origins of the Verona Hillbillies mascot"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 2015, reposted July 23, 2018. Accessed November 6, 2019. "When left without an answer as to why Verona became known as the Hillbillies, local officials turned to Jack Wickham, a noted high school sport historian for the district. Despite his 60-plus years following the high school's athletic programs, Wickham could not say for sure how the mascot came to be. However, he theorized that it could have something to do with Verona's regional placement, as it is located between hills of the Watchung Mountains."</ref>
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Founded in 1924 and located near Verona Park, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School serves students in pre-school through eighth grade, operating under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[https://www.myoll.org/our-history About Us: Our History], Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School. Accessed February 19, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/essex-county-1 Essex County Catholic Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Newark]]. Accessed February 19, 2023.</ref> The school was recognized by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] in 2011, one of 305 schools recognized nationwide and one of 14 selected from New Jersey.<ref>Gray, Mollie. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/129900813_Our_Lady_of_the_Lake_named__National_Blue_Ribbon__school.html "Our Lady of the Lake named 'National Blue Ribbon School'"], ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', September 22, 2011. Accessed April 23, 2012. "Our Lady of the Lake is one of 14 schools in New Jersey and 305 in the nation to receive the 'National Blue Ribbon' recognition."</ref> The school was honored a second time when it was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>Pries, Allison. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/09/17_new_jersey_schools_earn_national_blue_ribbon_award.html 17 "New Jersey schools earn National Blue Ribbon Award"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.</ref>
 
[[TheAcademy360 Children'sLower Instituteschool, a school run by [[Spectrum360]] (TCI), is a private, [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] school approved by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]], servingwhich serves children facingages 3–21 who face learning, language and social challenges, for children ages 3–21. Dating back to an orphanage founded in 1883 in [[Newark, New Jersey]], the school moved to Verona in 1999 after remodeling a building that had been donated by [[Hoffmann-LaRoche]]. The name of the school was changed from "The Children's Institute" in the fall of 2016.<ref>Spinelli, Megan. [httphttps://www.tcischoolnorthjersey.orgcom/domainstory/102news/essex/verona-cedar-grove/2016/08/21/verona-school-brings-new-name-to-reflect-its-mission/92950194/ "Verona school brings new name to reflect its Aboutmission"], [[''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', August 21, 2016. Accessed February 25, 2024. "Students at The Children's Institute in Verona can expect to see a change when starting school this fall, but lucky for them, it's only a minor one. The school has rebranded itself as Academy 360 Lower School as part of the Spectrum 360 organization, and with that change also comes a brand new logo. Although the name and logo has changed, the curriculum and programs remain the same."</ref><ref>[https://spectrum360.org/academy360-lower-school/ Academy360 Lower School], [[Spectrum360]]. Accessed JulyFebruary 2024, 20162024. "Located in Verona, NJ, our Lower School campus is home to our pre-school, kindergarten, elementary and middle school students."</ref>
 
==Transportation==
[[File:2018-07-17 11 28 14 View south along New Jersey State Route 23 (Pompton Avenue) at Linden Avenue in Verona Township, Essex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 23|Route 23]] southbound in Verona]]
 
===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|37.83|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|31.88|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|5.23|mi}} by Essex County and {{convert|0.72|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Essex.pdf Essex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>
 
Within the limits of the township lies [[New Jersey Route 23|Route 23]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000023__-.pdf Route 23 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2017. Accessed November 18, 2022.</ref> and [[County Route 506 (New Jersey)|CR 506]] which runs directly through the township.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000506__-.pdf#page-2 County Route 506 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2012. Accessed November 18, 2022.</ref> [[County Route 577 (New Jersey)|CR 577]] runs through the southeastern portion of Verona.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000577__-.pdf#page-7 County Route 577 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2012. Accessed November 18, 2022.</ref> Other highways near Verona include the [[Garden State Parkway]], [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Essex.pdf Essex County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 19, 2023.</ref>
 
===Public transportation===
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==Local media==
 
===Newspaper===
Verona is served by two weekly newspapers: The ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times''<ref>[http://www.northjersey.com/verona-cedargrove Verona-Cedar Grove Times]</ref> and the ''Verona Observer''. ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', the largest newspaper in New Jersey, covers major news stories that occur in Verona.
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* [[Kevin Bannon]] (born 1957), former men's college basketball head coach who was the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball]] team's head coach from 1997 through 2001<ref>Sullivan, Tara. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/blushing-ex-rider-rutgers-last-choice-bannon-embraces-job-article-1.753833 "Blushing Ex-Rider At Rutgers Last-Choice Bannon Embraces Job"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', April 4, 1997. Accessed February 6, 2018. "Kevin Bannon Age: 39 Family: Wife Cindy, son Tommy (4) Hometown: Grew up in Verona, N.J. Lives in Lawrenceville, N.J."</ref>
* [[Leila T. Bauman]], painter<ref>[https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.654.html Bauman, Leila T.], [[National Gallery of Art]]. Accessed June 26, 2017. "Leila T. Bauman came from Verona, New Jersey, a small town south of Newark."</ref>
* [[John C. Bogle]] (1929–2019), founder of [[The Vanguard Group]]<ref>[http://anbhf.org/fellows/john-bogle/ John Bogle], [[American National Business Hall of Fame]]. Accessed October 18, 2015. "John C. 'Jack' Bogle and his twin brother, David, were born on May 8, 1929. The family at that time lived in the fashionable bedroom community of Verona, New Jersey."</ref><ref>Slater, Robert. [https://books.google.com/books?ei=w19JUM3FJejg2QX8kICoCA&id=wrCxAAAAIAAJ&q=verona ''John Bogle and the Vanguard experiment: One Man's Quest to Transform the Mutual Fund Industry'']. Chicago: Irwin Professional Pub., 1997. {{ISBN|0-7863-0559-2}}. Accessed December 23, 2014. "In the early years of their marriage, the Bogles lived a well-to-do existence in a spacious home in Verona, New Jersey, a bedroom community not far from New York City."</ref>
* [[Bill Bradley]] (born 1943), Olympic gold medalist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], professional basketball player for the [[New York Knicks]], member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, US Senator from New Jersey, and 2000 Presidential hopeful<ref>Rothstein, Betsy. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061113134734/http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Features/CapitalLiving/040505.html "Ernestine Bradley finds 'home' amid husband's career"], ''Capital Living'', April 5, 2005, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of November 13, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2012. "Ernestine Bradley, wife of former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), packed her bags for good in January 1997 and left Washington, D.C., for Verona — not Italy but, rather, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Lorinda Cherry]] (1944–2022), computer scientist and programmer who spent much of her career at [[Bell Labs]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111258925/marriage-of-landgraf-cherry/ "Betrothal Announced; Lorinda Landgraf Planning Marriage to Engineer This Fall."], ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', September 19, 1968. Accessed October 13, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Miss Landgraf, a graduate of Verona High School and the University of Delaware, will receive a master's degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in January."</ref>
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* [[Dan DePalma]] (born 1989), wide receiver who has played for the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>Jongsma, Joshua. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/verona-native-dan-depalma-signs-with-san-diego-chargers-1.584794 "Verona native Dan DePalma signs with San Diego Chargers"], ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', April 15, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2014. "The AFC West of the National Football League became the new home to another Verona native, as wide receiver Dan DePalma signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers."</ref>
* [[Mary Dunleavy]] (born 1966), operatic soprano<ref>Shengold, David. [http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2006-05-04/opera2.shtml "Focused on Her Game; OCP favorite Mary Dunleavy tackles a new Mozart role."] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131211165600/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2006-05-04/opera2.shtml |date=2013-12-11 }}, ''[[Philadelphia City Paper]]'', May 4–10, 2006. Accessed December 11, 2013. "'Philadelphia feels like my second home,' smiles Mary Dunleavy over lunch in Bella Vista. The attractive, engaging soprano is a Jersey girl: She grew up in Montvale and now (aptly enough for one who has both Bellini's and Gounod's versions of Romeo and Juliet in her repertory) lives with her husband, Hal, in Verona."</ref>
* [[Anthony Fasano]] (born 1984), [[tight end]] for [[Tennessee Titans]]<ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=38299 Anthony Fasano profile], [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Hometown: Verona, N.J.... Anthony Joseph Fasano was a four-year letterman and two-year captain at Verona, N.J., High School as a tight end and defensive lineman. He helped led the team to the New Jersey state title among Group 1 schools and threw the game-winning PAT pass in the 2001 title game."</ref>
* [[David Festa]] (born 2000), professional baseball pitcher for the [[Minnesota Twins]]<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/amp/press-release/press-release-twins-select-contract-of-david-festa.html "Twins select contract of David Festa"], [[Major League Baseball]], June 27, 2024. Accessed June 29, 2024. "The Verona, NJ native was selected by Minnesota in the 13th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft out of Seton Hall University, where he pitched from 2019-21."</ref>
* [[Jed Graef]] (born 1942), swimmer, gold medalist in 200m backstroke at [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]<ref>Leitch, Jonathan. [http://dailyprincetonian.com/sports/2006/11/no-13-jed-graef-64/ "No. 13: Jed Graef '64"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224072458/http://dailyprincetonian.com/sports/2006/11/no-13-jed-graef-64/ |date=2014-12-24 }}, ''[[The Daily Princetonian]]'', November 27, 2006. Accessed December 23, 2014. "Born and raised in nearby Verona, N.J., Graef spent his childhood summers in the waters of Lake Mohawk and joined the Montclair YMCA swim team at age 10."</ref>
* [[Barbara J. Griffiths]] (born 1949), diplomat who was the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Iceland|United States Ambassador to Iceland]] from 1999 to 2002<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/539424718/ "Twenty-Seven Area Residents Get Degrees at M.S.C."], ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', June 10, 1971. Accessed March 6, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Verona residents receiving B.A. degrees were:... Miss Barbara Griffiths of 116 Grove Ave.... Miss Griffiths, a Verona High graduate, majored in economics and plans to attend graduate school.... She is the daughter of Mrs. Gloria Griffiths and the late Arthur Griffiths."</ref>
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* [[Fred Krupp]], president of the [[Environmental Defense Fund]], spent childhood in Verona<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20114901,00.html "Environmentalist Fred Krupp Helps Crush the Ubiquitous Fast-Food Clamshell"], ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', Vol. 35, No. 14 (April 15, 1991). Accessed December 23, 2014. "Krupp, 37, learned that lesson as a boy in Verona, N.J."</ref>
* [[Archie Lochhead]] (1892–1971), first director of the [[Exchange Stabilization Fund]] and President of the Universal Trading Corporation<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/16/archives/archie-lochhead-is-dead-ag-78-banker-leds-tabilizaglon-fund.html "Archie Lochhead Is Dead at 78; Banker Led Stabilization Fund"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 16, 1971. Accessed May 13, 2022. "Verona, N.J., Jan. 15 - Archie Lochhead, a retired banker who headed the Treasury's $2-billion Stabilization Fund from its inception in 1934 to 1939, died today at his home in the Claridge Apartments."</ref>
* [[John MacLean (ice hockey)|John MacLean]] (born 1964), player and assistant coach for NHL's [[New Jersey Devils]]<ref>Kensik, Edward. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/98001769_Verona_resident_named_New_Jersey_Devils_coach.html "Verona resident named New Jersey Devils coach"], ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', July 8, 2010. Accessed December 23, 2014. "While MacLean is a rookie head coach in the NHL, he is not a rookie to Verona. MacLean seemed in amazement when asked how long he has lived in Verona. MacLean has lived in the township since 1991 and is one of the rare ones in professional sports to stay in one area for a long period of time."</ref>
* [[Phyllis Mangina]] (born 1959), [[college basketball]] coach who is currently an assistant women's basketball coach at [[Saint Peter's Peahens basketball|Saint Peter's]]<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25njpeople.html "A Force in Seton Hall Sports, on and Off Court"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 25, 2007. Accessed June 30, 2018. "With the exception of one year when she was an assistant coach at Wagner College, Ms. Mangina, 48, has spent her whole life in Essex County and more than half of it at Seton Hall, a 9,700-student Roman Catholic university. She lives in Verona."</ref>
* [[Elmer Matthews]] (1927–2015), lawyer and politician who served three terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local-obituaries/elmer-m-matthews-veteran-lawyer-and-former-nj-legi/nj6np/ "Elmer M. Matthews, veteran, lawyer and former N.J. legislator, dies"], ''[[Palm Beach Daily News]]'', February 7, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Elmer M. Matthews of Palm Beach and Sea Girt, N.J., died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 87. Born in Orange, N.J., Mr. Matthews lived in South Orange, Verona, Bernardsville and Sea Girt, N.J., before moving to Palm Beach."</ref>
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* [[John Roosma]] (1900–1983), captain of [[Ernest Blood]]'s "Wonder Teams" who became first college player to total 1,000 points for his career while at [[United States Military Academy]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/14/obituaries/col-john-roosma-dead-at-83-basketball-star-at-west-point.html "Col. John Roosma Dead at 83; Basketball Star at West Point"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 14, 1983. Accessed January 28, 2012. "Col. John S. Roosma, a retired Army commander on Governors Island and a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, died yesterday at his home in Verona, N.J. He was 83 years old."</ref>
* [[Joel Rosenblatt]], musician best known as the longtime drummer for the jazz-fusion band [[Spyro Gyra]]<ref>[http://www.appliedmicrophone.com/artists/joel-rosenblatt/ Joel Rosenblatt], Applied Music Technology. Accessed February 17, 2021. "When in junior high school in Verona, NJ, I met my excellent band director Harry Owens. His native instrument was drums and I started taking private lessons with him at age fourteen."</ref>
* [[David M. Satz Jr.]] (1926–2009), lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey from 1961 to 1969<ref>Staff. [httphttps://abclocal.goabc11.com/wtvdarchive/story?section=news7190178/local&id=7190178 "Noted NJ attorney David Satz Jr. dies at 83"], [[WTVD]], December 27, 2009. Accessed August 21, 2011. "David M. Satz Jr., a longtime U.S. Attorney for New Jersey who later became a pioneer in the field of casino gaming law, has died. A longtime South Orange resident, Satz died of cancer Friday at his home in Verona, just weeks before his 84th birthday, his family said."</ref>
* [[Brenda Shaughnessy]] (born 1970), poet<ref name=BestPoetry2016/>
* [[Donald J. Strait]] (1918–2015), [[flying ace]] in the [[356th Fighter Group]] during [[World War II]] and a career officer in the [[United States Air Force]]<ref>Sherman, Stephen. [http://acepilots.com/usaaf_strait.html "Captain Donald J. Strait 356th Fighter Group Ace"], Acepilots.com, December 1999, updated June 29, 2011. Accessed September 6, 2021. "He was born on April 28, 1918 and grew up in Verona, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Craig Morgan Teicher]] (born 1979), author, poet and literary critic whose poetry collection, ''The Trembling Answers'', won the [[Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize]] in 2018<ref name=BestPoetry2016>Lehman, David; and Hirsch, Edward. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QI_tDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 ''Best American Poetry 2016''], p. 190. [[Simon and Schuster]], 2016. {{ISBN|9781501127557}}. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Brenda Shaughnessy was born in Okinawa, Japan, in 1970, and is currently associate professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark.... She lives with her husband, the poet Craig Morgan Teicher, and their two children in Verona, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Rod Trafford]] (born 1978), former NFL tight end who played for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[New England Patriots]]<ref>[http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/trafford_rod00.html Rod Trafford], [[South Carolina Gamecocks football]]. Accessed December 23, 2014.</ref>
* [[Bruce Wands]] (1949–2022), educator, author, artist, and musician, with a specific interest in [[digital art]]<ref>[https://proutfuneralhome.com/obituary/bruce-e-wands/ Bruce E. Wands], Prout Funeral Home. Accessed July 9, 2023. "Bruce Wands, 72, of Verona, New Jersey, passed away on July 6, 2022. Born October 22, 1949 in Montclair, NJ he was the youngest of three children."</ref>
* [[Chris Wylde]] (born 1976), actor and comedian<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/22/nyregion/in-person-hide-those-children-a-jersey-guy-s-on-tv.html "In Person; Hide Those Children. A Jersey Guy's on TV."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 22, 2001. Accessed January 28, 2012. "On Aug. 5 at 11:30 p.m., ''The Chris Wylde Show Starring Chris Wylde,'' a 24-year-old who grew up as Chris Noll in Belvedere, Verona and Allendale, will premiere as the first late-night show on the cable network Comedy Central."</ref>
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* The [[HBO]] crime drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'' was set in the area, and the storyline often included scenes filmed in Verona. [[Livia Soprano|Livia Soprano's]] house is in Verona in the series [[The Sopranos (The Sopranos episode)|pilot]], and a Verona Rescue Squad ambulance is seen when she dies in the episode "[[Proshai, Livushka]]".<ref>Parrillo, Rosemary. [http://www.nj.com/sopranos/stories/030401locations.html The Locations], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 4, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2013.</ref> In the episode "[[Cold Cuts (The Sopranos)|Cold Cuts]]", it's established that [[Bobby Baccalieri]] and [[Janice Soprano]] live in Verona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sopranos-locations.com/locations/|title=The Sopranos location guide - List of locations|last=Ugoku|website=www.sopranos-locations.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}}</ref>
* The 1987 horror movie ''Doom Asylum'' was filmed at the now demolished [[Essex Mountain Sanatorium]].<ref>Kennedy, Richard A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Gw47BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116 ''Essex Mountain Sanatorium''], p. 116. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2013. {{ISBN|9781439643792}}. Accessed December 23, 2014. "In 1987, the low-budget horror movie ''Doom Asylum'' was filmed at the abandoned sanatorium complex."</ref>
* ''[[Pizza My Heart (film)|Pizza My Heart]]'', an [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] movie, is a contemporary retelling of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', that is set in Verona (New Jersey, not Italy). Although the storyline is set in Verona, it was actually filmed in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>[http://abcfamily.go.com/pizzamyheart/ Official site for the ABC Family original movie] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504033510/http://abcfamily.go.com/pizzamyheart/ |date=May 4, 2007 }} ''Pizza My Heart'', [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]]. Accessed December 28, 2006.</ref>
* The original, unaired [[Television pilot|pilot]] of the television show ''[[Strangers With Candy]]'', "Retardation: A Celebration", was filmed at Verona High School. The VHS signboard is also used in almost every episode thereafter to display various witticisms, although the name has been changed to that of the school in the show, [[Flatpoint High School]].
* Pearl, the hairdresser in "The Saturdays" by [[Elizabeth Enright]] (1941), says she ran away from her abusive stepmother in Verona and went to New York City with her brother Perry.
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