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March 29, 2024

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Township of Livingston has launched its newly redesigned website, which is still be located at livingstonnj.org but includes new features such as a “Popular Resources” section that will allow for easier navigation to frequently visited pages. In addition, the landing pages ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Elizabeth Tartakovsky, a Livingston High School Class of 2018 graduate and recent Harvard alumna, is heading to Paris this summer after qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games as a fencer in the Women’s Saber Individual & Team event. According to USA ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — For the second consecutive year, the Livingston High School (LHS) chess team returned from the 2024 New Jersey State Championships with the state title and is aiming for success in the National High School Chess Championship in April after placing second in the team’s inaugural ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the first time in the Township of Livingston, the community gathered to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with a “Crescent Moon Lighting” at the Livingston Memorial Oval followed by a private Iftar dinner reception at the Livingston Senior and Community ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center recently announced the treatment of its first patient using the new Medtronic PulseSelect™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System—a breakthrough technology that uses pulsed electric fields to treat patients with persistent atrial ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Créatif, an award-winning art studio franchise for adults and kids, celebrated the grand opening of its first northeast location at 565 South Livingston Avenue on Friday, where members of the Livingston Township Council and Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed owner Julia ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — In the weeks since hundreds of Livingston residents packed the Heritage Middle School (HMS) cafeteria to address the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) and its support of Superintendent Dr. Matthew Block’s recent trip to Israel and a subsequent registration-only event featuring a ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Lions and Leos Clubs are teaming up to host their 76th Annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Coreen Manicone from Gogel Tire and Auto Repair (located at 327 E. Northfield Road), at the Doris Beck Gazebo on the Livingston Memorial Oval on Saturday, March 30 from 1 p.m.

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School softball team will open its season at home against West Essex on Monday, April 1 under head coach Jason Daily, who is entering his 23rd season after earning his 400th win in 2023. Last year's team finished with an 18-7 record and reached the NJSIAA ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston High School (LHS) parents and students are encouraged to send photos from the 2024 LHS Junior Prom to be featured on TAPinto Livingston. In order to have photos featured in the TAPinto Livingston coverage of this event, please send them to dsantola@tapinto.net by ...

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NEW JERSEY – When Elisa D’Amelio went to the emergency room back in March 2022, the New Jersey resident weighed just 129 pounds. While the numbers on the scale were not that alarming despite her 5'7" frame, it was D’Amelio’s overall health that set off alarms. Based on her blood work, she was ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- The Livingston High School softball team will open its season at home against West Essex on Monday, April 1. Last year's team finished with an 18-7 record and reached the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 championship game. The Lancers seem poised for another deep run this season under ...

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LIVNGSTON, NJ — In order to encourage education and prevention of colon cancer during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) hosted a Colorectal Cancer Awareness event called “Strollin' through the Colon” on Wednesday in Livingston, where attendees were ...

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FLORHAM PARK, NJ — The burden of Alzheimer’s and other dementias weighs heavily on New Jersey family caregivers and those across the country, according to the Alzheimer’s Association 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. Last year, 272,000 New Jersey family members and friends ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — After considering multiple scenarios for using an available enrollment waiver of $830,064 and all or some of the banked cap available—which amounts to more than $4 million with more than $1 set to expire if not used—the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) approved a preliminary ...

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TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Assembly passed a resolution Monday to “reaffirm freedom of access and protection of reproductive health care services,” including in vitro fertilization (IVF), in New Jersey. The resolution was a direct response to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Four Newark residents were arrested during a motor vehicle stop in Livingston on Thursday after they were found to be in possession of multiple bags filled with stolen items from shoplifting incidents, according to Livingston police. Upon investigation of a 2007 Honda registered ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Zach Smith of the Livingston High School boys basketball team has been named to the Super Essex Conference's All-Independence Division first team. Smith, a junior guard, led the Lancers in scoring with 11.5 points a game and also paced the team in 3-point baskets with 67. Smith ...

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TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday calling on Congress and President Biden to raise the threshold for the federal poverty level in states like New Jersey. The resolution, SCR-93, is an official expression of state support for a proposal introduced by Rep.

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities (LACD) is teaming up with The NoteWorthy Project—a small local orchestra made up of Livingston High School students—to present a free music program for people with special needs and their families on Saturday, April 13, in Rooms T2 ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Lyla Feldman of the Livingston High School girls basketball team has been named to the Super Essex Conference Colonial Division first team for 2023-24. Feldman, a sophomore guard, led the Lancers in scoring with 8.8 points per game and in 3-point baskets with 42. She scored a ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Public Schools (LPS) students looking to enhance their educational experience — either by catching up on the previous school year’s coursework or getting a head start on that of the academic year to come — have a wide selection of classes to choose from through the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Lions Club and its student counterpart, the Leo Club, will be holding a speaker series event on March 23 for local youth aged 10 and older and adults, featuring professionals from various industries who will discuss potential opportunities and paths in their ...

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NEW JERSEY – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed in March with the goal of spreading information about the lifesaving benefits of early detection.  “Colon cancer is the second leading cancer death in men and women, but it is also the most preventable and, if detected early, ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — A few months after realizing her dream of opening a boutique medical spa in her hometown of Livingston, Berlin Beauty Medical Aesthetics founder Lena Berlin, PA-C, is optimistic that her new office on E. Northfield Road is on the fast track to becoming Livingston’s preferred ...

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EAST HANOVER, NJ — Tickets are still available for the Big L Club’s Duffy Casino Night, named in memory of event creator and lifelong Livingston resident Patricia “Trish” Duffy, to be held on March 15 at Hanover Manor in East Hanover from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. In addition to furthering the Big L ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open to Livingston residents for all spring and summer 2024 programs offered through Livingston’s Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) department, including a vast array of youth activities, fitness and enrichment classes for adults and seniors, family and ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Detective Bureau is investigating a residential burglary that occurred Friday on Thames Drive, which was the second home burglary reported over the last month. A few weeks earlier, Livingston officers responded to a Montgomery Road residence on a report of a ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — After recently returning from a 40-hour fact-finding mission to the Israel and Gaza border with a group of area educators, legislators and community leaders, Livingston Public Schools (LPS) Superintendent Dr. Matthew Block shared a personal reflection on his journey and lessons ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Frank Sanchez, the principal of Columbia High School in Maplewood, was arrested on Friday on charges of Second Degree Felony of Child Endangerment and Simple Assault.  According to a statement from Thomas Fennelly, chief assistant prosecutor for Essex County, Sanchez was put on ...

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