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LATE BREAKING COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS...
• VERONA'S CONCERT IN THE PARK SERIES - The 2012 season of the Verona Concert in the Park Series begins Wednesday, May 23rd, 6-7 PM in the Verona Muncipal Park. Verona is pleased to host the return of the Riverview High School Jazz Band. CLICK [HERE]
• MOVIE IN THE PARK SERIES - Series begins May 25th at DUSK in the Verona Municipal Park. Click [HERE]
•VERONA'S 5K - Bring the family and join your neighbors at Verona's first 5K Event scheduled for Saturday, 6-2-2012. Click [HERE] to download the application.
After downloading and printing the 5K folder, fill out BOTH the APPLICATION(S), WAIVER(S) and send them along with a CHECK to the address on the application. Pre-registration is $15 for each applicant ($20 if registering on 6-2-2012).
Proceeds applied to the Verona Streetscape Revitalization Project.
• BIKE SAFETY DERBY - This event will get underway on Saturday, 6-2-2012 at 11:00 AM (immediately after the Verona 5K event) in the Verona Borough's Police Station parking lot. Click [HERE]
• VERONA'S FARMERS MARKET - Market opens Thursday, June 14th. Open every Thursday during the 2012 season, June 14 through October 11, 2012. Click [HERE]
Held at the Verona Municipal Park, (736 E. Railroad Ave., Verona, PA 15147)
• THE VERONA FLOWER & GARDEN CLUB'S 5th Annual Open Garden Tour -
A self-guided walking tour of the gardens of Verona. Tour maps will be available at the corner of Allegheny River Boulevard & South Avenue (in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot). Balloons will mark each participating garden and refreshments will be served at various locations. This year we will be showcasing "Art In The Garden" at various sites, created by some of our club members. Click [HERE]
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012 • 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• CONCERT IN THE PARK - Verona is pleased to host "Gettin It Together" (a female barbershop quartet) at its second Concert in the Park series for 2012.
The concert will be held in the Municipal Park's gazebo (next to Verona's Municipal Building). Click [HERE]
• MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES - Movie begins Friday, June 29th at DUSK. Click [HERE]
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WELCOME
As mayor, I welcome you to the Borough of Verona.
Verona is located in Allegheny County, in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metro area, approximately
8.5 miles NE of Pittsburgh and bordered along the the SE shore of the Allegheny River. The latitude of Verona is 40.506N. The longitude is -79.843W. It lies 761 feet above sea level. The population was 3,124 in the 2000 census. For 2010 census information please click here. The borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles. It shares its border with its neighbors, the township of Penn Hills to its east, south and west the borough of Oakmont to its north. As the banners that welcome travelers to Verona proclaim... we are "proud of our heritage and excited for our future".
OUR PAST
Through the course of many years and numerous land grants, sales and purchases involving a succession of notable individuals, the current boundaries of the borough we now call Verona were molded.
Verona's earliest beginnings can be traced back to the English agent, George Groghan who was sent to, then, Pennsylvania's western frontier, to negotiate treaties with Indians whose loyalties swayed more towards the French than to the British. Seeing financial potential in the region he purchased 200,000 acres of land from the Indians. However, he did not adequately protect his title to the land and lost it shortly before his death in 1782. Just prior to the loss of his title, however, in 1776, George Groghan transferred a 300 acre parcel of his patent to a gentleman by the name of Thomas Girty of Girty's Run. Girty in turn, transferred the land to Pressly Neville (head aide to the Marquis De Lafayette).
By this time settlement in the region had increased substantially as had local industry. Jonathan Hulton started a coke manufacturing industry in the area and settled in the northern part of the borough later to become the second ward of the borough. The Hulton Bridge is named after his son, James, who operated the Hulton Ferry until his death in 1869. James Verner married Anna Murry, the daughter of General James Murry whom Murrysville is named after. The railroad had shops and a roundhouse in the borough and Mr. Verner realizing the bustling borough's potential, formed a land company which in 1856 completed plans for a village which was then the Borough's first ward. At this time, there were four railroad stations in the Borough, Iona, Verner, Edgewater, and Hulton Stations. It is thought, Verona got its name... by combining the names Verner and Iona.
In 1871, Verona was officially incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight years later, on March 4, 1889, the Second Ward of Verona, east of Plum Creek, succeeded from Verona to become Oakmont.
OUR FUTURE
In 1973 the boroughs of Verona and Oakmont merged their school districts to form the Riverview School District. Because of this merger and the rich and long history between the two adjoining boroughs, the term "Twin Boros" originated. Having been born, raised-and-educated, a life-long resident, husband, parent and business owner in Verona, and now mayor, I can safely attest to the quality of life Verona has to offer. What it lacks in physical size it makes up in its heart and spirit. Verona is a borough that is proud of its heritage and excited and optimistic for its future. A friendly atmosphere where neighbors know their neighbor's names. With a proactive governing council, affordable housing, great recreational facilities, riverfront development, an award winning school district and a business district strategically located in a high traffic area, all the indicators point to an exciting future full of potential. Verona is truly someplace special and well worth considering as an outstanding town to settle down in, raise a family or possibly even start a business.
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Verona Municipal Building, 736 E. Railroad Ave., Verona, PA 15147 • Borough Manager: Bonnie Conway • 412-828-8080
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