The Verona United Methodist Church building was designated a historic township landmark by the Verona Township Council at its Monday meeting. The Verona Landmarks Preservation Commission recommended the designation and at the meeting, members presented research about the building in making their case.

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The 103-year-old Verona United Methodist Church building, at 26 Montrose Ave., has remained relatively unchanged since its construction.

Built in 1909, Verona United Methodist Church was designed by Chicago-based architect W.R. Brown, using what is known as the Akron Plan, said commission chairwoman Jane Eliasof. The Akron Plan is named such because it was first used in the design of a church in Akron, Ohio, in the late 1800s.

Akron Plan churches have pews arranged in a semi-circle facing the altar. Sliding walls are located behind the last row of pews, allowing the church to create a separate space for classrooms or meetings.

The Verona church's original pulley system for those sliding walls is still intact, according to a commission report distributed at the meeting.

Moreover, the exterior of the church has retained most of its original features through the years, Eliasof said. An addition was put on the building some years ago, but that construction did not affect the building's original structure. A small doorway connects the new to the old.

In addition to its "architectural integrity," Eliasof said the building is "vital" to Verona's history. The Methodist Church was the first religious organization to establish itself in Verona, she explained. The first Methodist Church was built in 1833 on the northeast corner of Bloomfield and Grove avenues. The Methodists worshiped there until constructing the building on Montrose Avenue, she said.

A building with landmark status can undergo future construction, so long as that construction is consistent with the building's current architectural styling, Eliasof told a reporter.

Additionally, landmarks can not be demolished "as easily" as non-landmarks, she said.

"This ensures that in the middle of the night, someone doesn't just come in and say, 'We're going to knock this down,'" she added. "That's the danger with any building in town that isn't landmarked."

There are three levels of historic designation: local/town, state and national.

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What will it take to get manufacturers to support their products instead of leaving consumers with disposable televisions and refrigerators or mobile phones (and digital music players) with irreplaceable batteries?

A Magnavox TV/DVD combo that cost Frank Lusk of Westbrook $300 at Target in August 2010 stopped working last September, just beyond the one-year warranty.

"A local TV repair shop returned it to me after about three weeks, saying they could not get repair parts," says Lusk.

He checked with Magnavox, then brought the set to a licensed repair shop. Three days later, the shop said it, too, could not get repair parts. For that, Lusk paid a $40 estimate fee.

Lusk then called Magnavox again, which told him, 'tis true, no repair parts. Too bad it wasn't under warranty, Magnavox told him, because it could have been exchanged for a new television.

Lusk thought he was out $300 until he read a magazine story on buying an HDTV that suggested paying for the set with a credit card rather than buying an extended warranty. (Some credit cards double a manufacturer's warranty, up to a year.)

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We've all got a candidate for the No-Buy List. Here's one from TBL, who bought a rechargeable Dirt Devil broom (model MBV2030) in October 2008 for quick-cleaning around a litter box. The broom worked fine until several months ago when the batteries drained almost immediately.

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What?

Last week, TBL contacted Royal's corporate office, which acknowledged the company does not make a replacement.

"They are manufactured as part of the machine," says a Royal corporate representative. "We don't even have a part number for the batteries."

A rechargeable broom with irreplaceable batteries?

I was dumbfounded. (My neat-freak cat, Chesty Morgan, was devastated.)

Royal's idea of customer service is to offer duped owners of the MBV2030 rechargeable broom a 30 percent discount on another vacuum at the company's website.

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No thanks.

You know what you deserve, Royal? A permanent spot on my No-Buy List.

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