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{{Short description|Township in Essex County, New Jersey,
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|leader_name1 = Joseph D'Arco<ref name=Manager>[https://www.veronanj.org/townmanager Township Manager's Office], Township of Verona. Accessed
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|leader_name2 = Jennifer Kiernan<ref>[https://www.veronanj.org/clerk Township Clerk], Township of Verona. Accessed
|named_for = [[Verona]], Italy
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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://
===20th century===
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===Climate===
Verona has a [[
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
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| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-
| 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>
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==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Verona Leni Lenape trail sign jeh.jpg|thumb|A [[Lenape Trail]] sign]]
* [[Eagle Rock Reservation]],
* 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,
* [[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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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://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</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>
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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/>
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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
===Current and previous mayors===
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|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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===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 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/
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>
==Transportation==
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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]].
* [[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),
* [[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. [
* [[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>
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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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