Verona, New Jersey: Difference between revisions

|population_est = 1433814324

|pop_est_as_of = 20222023

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://www.state.nj.usgov/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 AprilMay 2330, 20122024.</ref>

| 1910= 1675

| 1920= 3039

| 1930= 7161

| 1940= 8957

| 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>

* [[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>

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 composedcomprised 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>

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, comprisingcomprised 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/2021-2022-2023/13/5370 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>

* [[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>

* ''[[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>