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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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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910= 1675
| 1920= 3039
| 1930= 7161
| 1940= 8957
| 1950= 10921
| 1960= 13782
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| 2010= 13332
| 2020= 14572
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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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* [[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,
* [[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://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
{{As of|2024}}, the members of the Verona Township Council are [[Mayor]] Christopher Tamburro (term on council and as mayor ends June 30, 2025), [[Deputy Mayor]] Jack McEvoy (term on council and as deputy mayor ends 2025), Cynthia Holland (2025), Christine McGrath (2027) and Alex Roman (2027).<ref name=Govt>[https://www.veronanj.org/council Township Council], Township of Verona. Accessed March 24, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.veronanj.org/media/Finance%20&%20Tax/2024/INTRODUCED%202024_Budget_Template_Municipal%20With%20VOTES.pdf#page=15 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Verona. Accessed March 24, 2024.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Essex2023Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/117798/web.317647/#/summary May 9, 2023 Municipal Election Unofficial Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, May 18, 2023. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Essex2021Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/109367/web.276935/#/summary Municipal Election May 11, 2021 Unofficial Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated May 11, 2021. Accessed April 19, 2022.</ref>
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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,
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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* [[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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* [[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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