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January 4, 2024

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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MORRISTOWN, NJ — Atlantic Health System has announced the first babies born in 2024. At Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, the first baby of the new year made an appearance at 3:13 a.m. on Jan. 1. No additional information has been provided. The first baby born at Overlook Medical ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ – Prior to winter break, Livingston High School (LHS) Principal Danielle Rosenzweig and Director of Curriculum & Instruction Natalie Topylko lauded the recent accomplishments of LHS students as they provided an end-of-year assessment update and takeaways from the latest Advanced ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Township of Livingston’s 2024 Christmas Tree Collection and Recycling program will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 2 and will end on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Residents can leave their undecorated live-cut Christmas trees at the curb to be collected Monday through Friday between 8 a.m.

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) welcomed the first baby of 2024, baby Krystal Jean, at 12:12 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Arriving 13 days early to the surprise of Essex County parents Rachelle and Kieron, the baby weighed in at 5 pounds, 6 ounces and was 17 inches ...

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WAYNE, NJ — Dylan Gibbs collected two goals and two assists to pace a balanced attack in Livingston's 9-0 ice hockey victory over Wayne's co-op team for the Ice Vault Classic championship on Saturday. Ryan Lelia scoed the first goal, Gibbs the next two and Jayden Rogers the fourth goal as the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Police Department has responded to the Invictus Pharmacy, located at 91 E Mount Pleasant Avenue, twice over the last few weeks on reports of burglary to the store. Officers first responded at approximately 9 a.m. on Dec. 18 and were advised that staff members ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School girls track and field team is off to a solid start to the 2023-2024 season. The Lancers have competed in three meets thus far, kicking off the season with the Essex County Coaches Invitational earlier this month before most recently heading to the Super ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Aaron Dai of Livingston has received a 2024 YoungArts award in the writing discipline. The Livingston High School student has been recognized for his caliber of achievement and joins nearly 700 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from across the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — When Livingston High School junior Audrey Xu began volunteering at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) Pediatrics Department in September 2022, she noticed that the toys and games were outdated. The following summer, she collected unopened games and toys that the young ...

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STATEN ISLAND, NY — In the first challenge of the indoor season, the Livingston High School (LHS) boys indoor track and field team recently won the Super Essex Conference, American Division Championship at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. The squad bested 10 other teams vying ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — For almost three quarters, the Livingston boys basketball team had its game against Ridge being played at its preferred tempo. But Ridge sped away from Livingston down the stretch for a 63-50 boys basketball victory in the opening round of the Whitey Dukiet All-American Holiday ...

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DARIEN, CT — Six teams from the Heritage Middle School (HMS) Quiz Bowl Club recently attended the Charter Oak Scholastic Open XII middle school quiz bowl tournament in Connecticut, where one team placed second overall to qualify for the 2024 Middle School National Championship Tournament to be held ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Youth Organization for Human Services (LYOHS), now a registered 501©3 nonprofit composed of Livingston High School (LHS) students, recently orchestrated a successful bake sale project in support of a Newark-based soup kitchen and numerous individuals grappling with ...

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NEWTON, NJ – Birth Haven, a compassionate haven for pregnant women, has provided an update on the progress made in rebuilding the shelter after a recent fire. The outpouring of support from the community and donors has been instrumental in helping the shelter recover and continue its mission to ...

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CLIFTON, NJ — The Thunderbots, a dynamic team of young girls from Essex County in grades 6 through 8, achieved a remarkable feat at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) regional qualifiers recently held at Clifton High School. The team's dedication, unique ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — After being notified of an email sent to Temple Beth Shalom claiming there were multiple explosives in the building that would be going off in a few hours, the Livingston Police Department evacuated the temple, performed a check of the building with the assistance of the Essex ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston remained undefeated with a 51-23 boys basketball victory over Barringer on Thursday. Zach Smith hit four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points for the Lancers (4-0), who outscored Barringer, 17-2, in the first quarter. Ben Langer scored 10 points and ...

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TRENTON, NJ - Efforts to battle food insecurity among New Jersey youth took a step forward Thursday when the New Jersey General Assembly, by a vote of 74-1, passed legislation requiring school districts to provide information to parents and guardians about the National School Lunch Program and the ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Pasta Flavio—an Italian restaurant specializing in homemade pasta dishes and offering daily BYOB dine-in, takeout and delivery services—celebrated the grand opening of its Livingston location at 55 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue with a commemorative ribbon cutting on Thursday ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — During a special ceremony at the Livingston Township Council’s final public meeting of 2023, the five members of the council honored their spouses for allowing them to volunteer in this capacity on behalf of the community and presented them with floral bouquets as tokens of ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) officially announced the relocation of her district office to the second floor of Livingston Town Hall during a ribbon cutting ceremony held at the new office on Tuesday afternoon, where members of the Livingston Township Council, Essex County ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 48-32 victory over previously unbeaten Science Park on Tuesday. Zach Smith scored 16 points for the Lancers (3-0), who outscored Science Park, 20-7, in the third quarter to open a 41-28 lead. Smith sank ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Berlin Beauty Medical Aesthetics, a boutique medical aesthetic studio specializing in anti-aging treatments such as wrinkle relaxers, lip fillers, hair restoration and more with a focus on natural results, celebrated its grand opening with a commemorative ribbon cutting at 65 East ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — In honor of longtime Livingston resident and Livingston High School alumna Heidi Blum—known to many as the LTown Lowdown Food Czar or the face of the popular social media group’s “Live-ish” restaurant spotlights—the Livingston Township Council declared Dec. 11 as “Food Czar Day” in ...

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