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January 17, 2024

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Police Department recently made an arrest in the armed robbery of the Invictus Pharmacy, located at 91 E Mount Pleasant Avenue, following an around-the-clock investigation that led to the identification of one of two masked suspects who entered the store brandishing ...

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CHICAGO, IL — In a showcase of intellect and rhetorical finesse, Livingston High School (LHS) students Suraj Nistala and Samay Malde recently secured first place in the Public Forum debate category of the Newark CFL Debate Tournament and advanced to the NCFL Grand National Tournament to be held in ...

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WEST CALDWELL, NJ — West Caldwell Tech built a six-point halftime lead on its way to a 59-54 boys basketball victory over Livingston on Tuesday. Jesus Koudou finished with 15 points, 16 rebounds, six steals, four assists and two blocks for West Caldwell Tech (5-6). Sam Winitch led Livingston ...

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TRENTON, NJ — For the first time in nearly 100 years, big changes are coming to New Jersey's liquor license laws. In addition, restrictions on breweries and distilleries are being eased. Gov. Phil Murphy signed S4265/A5912 into law Tuesday in Trenton. Murphy and lawmakers called the old laws ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Three Livingston community members, Rabbi Simeon Cohen, Ira Drucks and Sandy Goodman, were recently named among Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill’s “2023 Heroes.” After residents of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District (NJ-11) were encouraged to nominate everyday heroes in their ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- The Livingston girls basketball team scored its most decisive victory this season, a 60-8 drubbing over Barringer on Saturday. Aubrey Cohen scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Lancers (4-9), who shut out Barringer, 24-0, in the second quarter to take a 36-point ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Livingston allowed just nine points in the second half to finish off a 45-24 boys basketball victory over Montclair-Kimberley Academy on Saturday. Zach Smith and Sam Winitch each scored eight points for the balanced Lancers (7-4), who outscored MKA, 22-9, in the second ...

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Whippany, NJ: The Calais School, a state-approved, private special education school in Whippany, is pleased to receive a $5,000 grant from The Hyde and Watson Foundation. The recently awarded grant will support a major upgrade to the school’s 12 Plus program - outfitting a designated wing of the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Livingston jumped out to an eight-point lead and then protected its early gains over the final three quarters for a 39-29 boys basketball victory over Glen Ridge Thursday night. Zach Smith dropped four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 17 points for the Lancers (6-4), ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School (LHS) “A” Academic Team recently triumphed at the annual Garden State Cup quiz bowl championships. Having won last year’s edition, the quiz bowl team defended its title this school year in a field of a record 66 teams from the greater NJ/NY/CT/DE ...

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NEW YORK, NY — The Livingston High School (LHS) girls and boys track and field teams sent their 4x200 meter relay teams to a mid-week meet at the Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory in Manhattan on Jan. 10 to compete in the Millrose Trials. The athletes and coaches were hoping to improve ...

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ORLANDO, FL — The Livingston High School (LHS) chess team recently competed in the K-12 Grade National Chess Championship in Orlando, where the 10th grade team took second place out of 16 teams—missing first place by only half a point. In the individual competitions, Quan Tran placed 10th in the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the first time in his capacity as the new business administrator and board secretary for Livingston Public Schools (LPS), Thomas Lambe led the annual reorganization meeting for the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE), where he swore in newly elected board member Fang Gong for ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Prior to being sworn into her new position as an assemblywoman elected to represent New Jersey’s 27th Legislative District (LD27), Livingston resident Dr. Rosaura “Rosy” Bagolie recently attended her final Livingston Township Council meeting to announce her resignation from the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Registration is now open for the 2024 baseball and softball season through Livingston Little League and Softball (LIVLLS), which offers leagues for boys ages five through 16 as well as girls in pre-school through eighth grade. Early Bird Registration will continue through Jan.

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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Livingston Hih School boys basketball team built an 11-point lead in the first half, but Union Catholic came back to beat the Lancers, 61-50, on Monday night. Alex Holland scored 14 points for Livingston (5-4), which led, 21-10, after one quarter before the Vikings (5-4) ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ — After leading by three goals, the Livingston ice hockey team saw Middletown North rally for a 4-3 victory over the Lancers in overtime on Monday. Daniel Furman, Ryan Lelia and Egor Tarasyuk scored to stake the Lancers (4-7) to a 3-0 lead in the second period. Middletown North ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Michael Torréns, a 20-year-old Livingston resident living with cerebral palsy, has been demonstrating that people can achieve their objectives if they are motivated and persistent. Torréns has trained for and participated in nearly a dozen races over the last five years and aims ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ — Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center kicked off the new year with a celebration of life as it welcomed the first baby born in 2024. Born on Jan. 1 at 1:23 p.m., Miguel Andres Cabrera Guzman became the hospital's first baby born in the new year. Miguel, weighing a ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Detective Bureau is investigating multiple residential burglaries and attempted residential burglaries as well as one vehicle theft and several vehicle burglaries that occurred throughout the community during the last two weeks of the year. Residential ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The PianoFortes, an all-girls Livingston robotics team made up of Heritage Middle School students Kimaya Sutone, Shubhada Bhoyar, Nishka Bansal, Manasvi Rajendra and Asmi Barve, recently earned second place at the FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics State-level (NJ-North) ...

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NEWARK, NJ -- Livingston erased a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 33-32 boys basketball victory over Shabazz on Thursday. Luke Piche scored 12 points and came down with seven rebounds for the Lancers (5-2), who trailed, 27-21, going into the final period. Ben Langer ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Prior to handing over the reins to incoming mayor Al Anthony during the 2024 reorganization meeting of the Livingston Township Council, outgoing mayor Michael Vieira reflected on his first mayoral term and shared his outlook on the coming year as he continues his current term as an ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston rallied from a seven-point deficit after three quarters and went on to a 45-42 double-overtime girls basketball victory over Montclair on Thursday. Lyla Feldman scored 17 points, handed out six assists and came up with two steals for the Lancers (3-6), who entered the ...

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TRENTON, NJ — School districts in New Jersey are now required to add lessons about grieving to health classes for students in eighth through 12th grade. Gov. Phil Murphy signed S3330/A501 Thursday in Trenton. The law requires schools to provide instruction on coping mechanisms and techniques ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — A 65-year-old man from Newark was arrested twice in five hours outside the Livingston Mall on various charges on Dec. 30, according to Livingston police. The man, identified as Clifford Lawson, was first taken into custody at approximately 12 p.m. after an officer patrolling the ...

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MOUNT OLIVE, NJ — Livingston withstood a third-quarter rally by Mount Olive and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 46-41 girls basketball victory on Wednesday. Lyla Feldman scored 14 points and handed out five assists for Livingston (2-6), which led by nine points at halftime before Mount ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — After being sworn in as mayor for the third time in 11 years, Livingston Mayor Alfred “Al” Anthony nominated Councilman Edward “Ed” Meinhardt for the position of deputy mayor, which was seconded by immediate past mayor Michael Vieira and unanimously approved during the governing ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — After being unanimously elected by his fellow council members to serve as Livingston’s mayor for the third time in 2024, Alfred “Al” Anthony—who is now the longest-standing member of the Livingston Township Council—addressed the community about what he hopes to see occur in the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) has announced that its nurses have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The recent vote represented final approval of a memorandum of agreement reached on Dec. 18 between the nurses’ union, New Jersey Nurses ...

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