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November 29, 2023

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Four members of the Essex County champion Livingston High School girls volleyball team have been named to the Super Essex Conference's American Division first team. Anika Dhar, Cadence Sturt, Nadia Khalaj and Isabela Ubrig of Livingston were all selected to the first team in a ...

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EAST HANOVER, NJ — The Big L Club, the official sports booster of Livingston High School (LHS), recently welcomed six new members to its LHS Athletic Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony held at Hanover Manor. Among this year’s inductees is the late Mickey Litvak, who was one of the most ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hillside Elementary School principal Carlos Gramata was recently among the nation’s leading elementary and middle-level educators who convened in Washington, D.C. to be honored as the 2023 NAESP National Distinguished Principals. Established in 1984, the National Association ...

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NEWTON, NJ — At a time of year typically spent putting up holiday decorations and planning for celebrations, a fire tore through the kitchen at Birth Haven, a shelter for homeless pregnant women and their babies located in Newton, NJ.  This left the shelter scrambling to find beds for residents ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Three members of the Livingston field hockey team recently were named to the Super Essex Conference's Liberty Division first team. Shaye Lastella, Riley Schultz and Sara Ferdninand of Livingston were all selected to the division's first team in a vote of the conference's ...

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EAST HANOVER, NJ — The Big L Club, the official sports booster of Livingston High School (LHS), recently welcomed six new members to its LHS Athletic Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony held at Hanover Manor. Among this year’s inductees is 1995 graduate Adam Neubart, a standout on both the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston residents are reminded that the 2023 Leaf Collection Program continues on Monday, Nov. 27, and that Sunday, Dec. 10 will be the last day to put leaves out on municipal streets in all sections. The Department of Public Works will return to each section (1, 2 and 3) ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston’s Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) department is teaming up with the Livingston Health Department to collect hats, mittens, gloves and scarves for a Tree Trimming intended to help families in need during the season of giving.  Donations can be dropped off on ...

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CHATHAM, NJ — The Governor’s STEM Scholars (GSS) has announced the admission of Livingston High School sophomore Pari Narang into its 2023-2024 class. The cohort is made up of high school and college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students from across the Garden State who were ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Those driving past the gazebo at the Livingston Memorial Oval will already see reindeer and other memorable pieces from Livingston’s Camuso Holiday Display, which will return for a special 2023 holiday celebration beginning with a kickoff ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 2.   The ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston UNICO, in collaboration with Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors (LNHN), held a food drive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday to help restock the LNHN-managed Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW) food pantry at Livingston Town Hall with additional donations being ...

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TRENTON/PRINCETON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to visit Drumthwacket during the holidays. The Drumthwacket Foundation is teaming up with seven garden clubs from around the state, for "The Holidays at Drumthwacket." Each public room on the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston police responded to the Macy’s department store at the Livingston Mall twice in the last two weeks—first on a report of shoplifting and again a few days later on a report of fraud. Another shoplifting incident was reported at Nordstrom Rack during the same time period, ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Christian Giordano of the Livingston High School football team was named to the All-American Conference Freedom White Division first team. Giordano, a sophomore, was a multi-faceted performer for the Lancers' offense, catching 21 passes for 222 yards, rushing for 100 yards and ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Club Z, a youth leadership program for Jewish teens in eighth through 12th grade, recently hosted an open house at Chai Chabad to introduce local middle and high school students to the Livingston-area chapter of the organization, which is also open to teens from neighboring ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Four members of the Livingston High School girls soccer team have been selected to the Super Essex Conference American Division first team. Sophomore forward Dina Bojkovic, senior forward/midfielder Isabella Dilanni, sophomore midfielder Izzy Kilelee and senior back Riley ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Although stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey’s greatest threats to clean and plentiful water, Livingston Mayor Michael Vieira is reminding residents that they can help decrease that threat by following simple guidelines to keep commonplace pollution from being carried away ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Detective Bureau is currently investigating a residential burglary on Dellmead Drive and a vehicle theft on Nettie Lane that were reported on the evenings of Nov. 11 and Nov. 12, respectively. At approximately 10:25 p.m. on Saturday, Livingston officers responded ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Following an explanation of changes recently made to the 45 South Livingston Avenue District Redevelopment Plan that included fewer residential units, additional green space as a buffer and more, the Livingston Township Council introduced an ordinance that would approve the amended ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston UNICO will be holding a food drive alongside Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors (LNHN) on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Livingston Town Hall. Livingston UNICO will be collecting any non-perishable foods with good standing code dates and paper ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of Livingston’s veteran groups held their annual Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday morning at Livingston Town Hall, where local officials, first responders and community members joined them in paying tribute to those who served in combat and were able to return ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — All of the planning and preparations are now completed for the annual Livingston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, to be held on Sunday, Nov. 19 at the Trinity Church of Livingston, located at 345 E. Cedar Street, beginning at 5 p.m. This is the event that unofficially kicks in ...

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MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse has officially announced the cast and creative team for its holiday season production of the beloved musical "Fiddler on the Roof," directed by Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Mark Hoebee. Hoebee and Paper Mill Executive Director Michael ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Sophia Mount, a senior member of the Livingston High School softball team, has signed a letter of intent with Villanova University, where she will continue her athletic career. Mount struck out 180 batters in 108 innings in her junior season. She walked only 25 batters all ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Tickets are on sale now for the Livingston High School (LHS) Theater Department’s fall production of “Pride & Prejudice,” with evening performances to be held on Nov. 16, 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinée to be held on Nov. 18. All of the wit and romance of Jane ...

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CEDAR GROVE, NJ — More than 400 people recently gathered to honor some of New Jersey's bravest firefighters from companies around the state at The Burn Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center's (CBMC) 36th Annual Valor Awards. This special event was held at The Grove in Cedar Grove and was ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Veterans organizations will hold a Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov.11 at 11 a.m. at the Veterans War Memorial Park on the Livingston Memorial Oval, and the historic Ely Cemetery, located near the corner of Hillside Avenue and Hillside Terrace, will be open to ...

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EAST HANOVER, NJ — The Livingston Rotary Club’s signature food-and wine-tasting event celebrated its 20th year on Monday when more than 400 area residents gathered at Hanover Manor to support the organization’s mission to raise funds for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center’s (CBMC) Neonatal Intensive ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The New Jersey School Public Relations Association (NJSPRA) has awarded Livingston Public Schools (LPS) third place in the Newsletter category of the 2023 School Communications Award Contest for the district’s bi-monthly electronic publication, “LPS Spotlight.” “LPS Spotlight” ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — According to the unofficial election results provided by the Essex County Clerk’s Office, Fang Gong will fill the open seat on the Livingston Board of Education for a three-year term beginning in January 2024. The unofficial results determined that Gong pulled ahead of ...

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