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November 7, 2023

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston resident Heidi Blum, known to many in the community as Livingston’s “Food Czar,” has become a familiar face on social media in recent years with her “Live-ish Restaurant Spotlights” on the LTown Lowdown Facebook group, where she highlights local restaurants and their ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Bagel, a local staple since 1969, celebrated its grand reopening at 37 East Northfield Road on Saturday after months of renovations to both the interior and exterior family-owned dining and catering establishment.  Following a ribbon cutting ceremony with members of ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Spirit 11ouse—a new wellness space in Livingston that encourages its members to explore their mental, physical and spiritual well-being with classes focused on healing, connection and self-discovery—celebrated its grand opening at 256 S. Livingston Avenue on Friday with a ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Come Tuesday, Nov. 7, Livingston residents will be tasked with selecting one individual to occupy an open seat on the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) for a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all locations. Below is a brief ...

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NEWARK, NJ — Police have arrested a 40-year-old woman for allegedly carjacking a vehicle with a 3-year-old child inside, according to Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. The car theft triggered a region-wide Amber Alert for the child, who was found unharmed hours later inside the missing car ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — In addition to arresting a Livingston resident in connection to a suspected road rage incident, Livingston police also recovered a stolen motor vehicle and responded to the theft of a landscaping truck as well as an attempted residential and vehicle burglary over the last ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Shiv’s Third Eye, a Livingston-based organization focused on youth mental health, is hosting its second Youth Mental Wellness Fair on Sunday, Nov. 5, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. a Livingston High School in an effort to share resources for mental wellness with local adolescents and the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School girls soccer team remained undefeated and continued to be a thorn in the side of rival West Orange with a 2-0 victory in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Thursday. Livingston (18-0-1) scored both its goals in the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Oct. 30 has been declared Chloe Marrache Day in the Township of Livingston in honor of the Livingston High School (LHS) senior who was recently recognized as one of only 362 students in the world to earn a perfect score on the 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) Research Exam and has also ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Nearly two weeks after the community celebrated its first “Sazón” event, which celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of cultural performances, activities, music and Latin food trucks, the Livingston Township Council honored Livingston High School (LHS) student Jessica ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — A 56-year-old Livingston resident was arrested and charged with criminal damage and creating a disturbance on Monday evening after Livingston officers responded to the intersection of Beverly Road and Hazel Avenue on a report of a disturbance in the roadway. According to ...

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NEW JERSEY — Studies show concerning findings when it comes to Black women and breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, leading researchers to stress the importance of this population participating in clinical trials. Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Advaith Pillai, a Boy Scout in Livingston’s Troop 12 and a senior at Livingston High School (LHS), is currently hosting a food drive with the Community FoodBank Of New Jersey as part of his Eagle Scout project and is seeking either nonperishable or monetary donations to support ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — As part of Livingston’s 2023 Youth Appreciation Week, a group of Livingston High School (LHS) students organized a “Field of Dreams” Wiffle ball tournament for local students in seventh and eighth grade to benefit Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors (LNHN), a local nonprofit ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School girls volleyball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 25-13, 25-23 victory over Passaic Tech on Tuesday. Nadia Khalaj led the Lancers (21-3) in kills with 10, Cadence Sturt paced them ...

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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 1980 graduate Michael Braun, a standout and senior ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston girls soccer team remained unbeaten with a 2-0 victory over Passaic Tech in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Monday. Izzy Kilelee scored one goal and assisted on the other by Emily Martin for the Lancers (17-0-1), who led, 1-0, ...

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CALDWELL/ESSEX FELLS, NJ — Linda and Lori McClelland of Livingston and their pet Milo won third place in the “Most Creative Costume” category at the annual Essex County "Strut Your Mutt" Costume Parade and Contest at Grover Cleveland Park Dog Park in Caldwell/Essex Fells on Saturday ...

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EDITOR'S UPDATE: The deadline to participate in this fundraiser has been extended to Nov. 8. LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston resident Heidi Blum, known to many in the community as Livingston’s “Food Czar,” has become a familiar face on social media in recent years with her “Live-ish Restaurant ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Livingston High School boys soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 3-0 victory over Montclair on Saturday. The Lancers (13-4-1) scored all their goals in the first half. Jacob Lowenthal had one goal and one assist, ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- The Livingston girls volleyball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 25-3, 25-3 victory over Clifton on Thursday. Nadia Khalaj led the Lancers (20-3) in kills with 10 and Isabela Ubrig had a team-high 15 digs. Anika Dhar ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Gym, a family-owned boutique gym for kids ages one to 12 that aims to help build resilience and empathy through instructed physical activities like fitness, gymnastics, martial arts and more celebrated its grand opening with a commemorate ribbon cutting at 615 South ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School girls soccer team remained undefeated and advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with an 8-0 victory over Passaic on Thursday. Eight different players scored the goals for the Lancers (16-0-1), who led, 5-0 at halftime.

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston residents are reminded that the 2023 Leaf Collection Program begins on Monday, Oct. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 10 will be the last day to put leaves out on municipal streets. Pickups on county roads and State Rt. 10 will be made once each week. Each section of municipal ...

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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 1977 graduate David Koss, who broke school records ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School boys soccer team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 tournament with a 2-1 victory over Barringer on Wednesday. Jacob Lowenthal and Dylan Santucci each scored a goal and Alex Volkov passed for one assist for the Lancers ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston police responded to two attempted residential burglaries and three reports of stolen packages between Oct. 17 and Oct. 22. All three package thefts involved cell phones that had been delivered to homes and stolen from the front porch, according to police. These ...

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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 1975 graduate Tom McNichol, who was an outstanding ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston's Halloween traditions return later this week with the Senior, Youth & Leisure Services (SYLS) department’s 13th Annual Fright Night, Trunk or Treat and Haunted Walk, beginning on Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, with the Haunted Walk at the Livingston Senior and Community ...

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BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Livingston High School girls soccer team will head into the state tournament with an undefeated record. The Lancers (15-0-1) concluded their regular season Monday night with a 1-0 victory over Ridge on the road. Sophomore midfielder Izzy Kilelee scored from 20 yards ...

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