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“I’d like to thank our ever-generous Livingston residents and our community partners for helping Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) provide for the homeless, profoundly poor and disenfranchised during this devastating pandemic,” said Jeff Friedman, founder and director of LPI. He noted that the resident-community partnership has proven “instrumental” to LPI’s work to assist the homeless, which has had to be re-invented because of COVID-19.
Friedman also reminded residents of LPI’s “Personal Shopping/Shipping to the Homeless” initiative. “Those who want to partner with LPI can shop online for warm coats, gloves, hats, scarves and warm men’s clothing. Diapers in all sizes are needed badly, as well,” he said.

The Camuso Holiday Display became a “winter wonderland” following the snowfall on Wednesday, December 9. On Tuesday, December 15, crews worked to “batten down the hatches,” putting some display items in storage and covering others to protect them, ahead of the major storm expected to begin on Wednesday. The display will be closed due to the storm, and reopening is uncertain. Prospective visitors should check the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CamusoFamilyHolidayDisplay for the latest updates on whether or not the display is open. Jerry Siskind and NBD Photos

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the Eisner family in Livingston from vigorously treating Annie’s leukemia, as well as vigorously fundraising to find a cure.

Annie became sick with acute myeloid leukemia, a rare cancer, on January 1. The staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) quickly determined that a bone marrow transplant would be her best treatment. Fortunately, Annie’s sister Lainie was a perfect match.

First, however, the doctors had to getAnnie into a full remission, which took three rounds of chemotherapy and a targeted antibody treatment.

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The township’s agreement with Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC), which sets the amount of affordable housing needed in each municipality, was made public last Thursday, December 10. The Township Council reached an agreement at a special meeting in earlyNovember, and there will be a fairness hearing that will take place in Superior Court on January 14, 2021. There, the agreement will be reviewed by Judge Robert Gardner, who will evaluate whether an agreement between Livingston Township and FSHC is fair and reasonable to the region’s very low, and low and moderate income households in accordance with legal principles established by court decisions.

The Planning Board, at its meeting on Tuesday, December 15, discussed its 2021 meeting calendar; recommended the redevelopment of property on Peach Tree Hill Road, Block 3700, encompassing property on West Mt. Pleasant Avenue, South LivingstonAvenue, andArden Road; and heard additional applications.

The meeting was livestreamed on Zoom, though, as ofpress time, it was not made available on the Livingston Township, NJ Facebook page, as it has been during the pandemic.

It is expected to be the final Planning Board meeting of 2020. The next scheduled meeting, a reorganizational meeting, is scheduled for January 5, 2021.

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In honor of a lifetime of service, the Northfield Fire Station was renamed in honor of former Livingston Fire Chief and current fire inspector Craig Dufford.

Now named the Fire Chief Craig D. Dufford Northfield Station, it was dedicated this past Saturday in recognition of — and with appreciation for — a lifetime of dedicated service, tireless effort, and unending commitment to improving fire safety within Livingston.

“This honor was certainly deserving of a man with great integrity, honesty, professionalism, and most of all dedication to the fire service and his community.” current Fire Chief Chris Mullin said. “The honor is welldeserved and truly earned!”

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Livingston Philanthropies Inc. (LPI) founder and director Jeff Friedman has put out a request to readers to participate in the Livingston-based charity’s “Personal Shopping and Shipping to the Homeless” initiative.
“On behalf of LPI and the other fine Livingston service organizations gracing our town, I am respectfully asking our ever-generous residents to consider keeping a portion of their holiday giving local this year,” Friedman said. “Keeping your giving local – within Essex County, for example – is worth serious consideration, especially this year during the ongoing pandemic. COVID-19 continues to be particularly punishing to those living out on the streets or in shelters just a few miles down the road from Livingston.” 

This week, Nicholas Percivale, a senior at Stevens Institute of Technology, began his part time job as a crossing guard for Livingston. His grandfather, Serkis Bagdat, has been a crossing guard in town for 16 years. Shown here on Tuesday, Bagdat trains his grandson during his first post. Isabelle Fusco Photo

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The Livingston Township Council introduced the final proposed ordinance of 2020 and kept open several hearings at its Monday, December 7, meeting. It may be viewed on the Livingston Township, NJ Facebook page.

At the start of the meeting, the Council held the second of two Community Development Block Grant hearings, which invite the public to offer ideas for grant proposals, which would be presented to the Essex County Division of Housing and Urban Development. For Livingston to qualify, the grants would have to involve aid for seniors or improving ADA accessibility in town. Last year, the township requested an additional bus. Applications for 2021 are due on January 8. There were no comments, and the hearing was closed.

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The Livingston Board of Education approved the appointments of Livingston High School principal Mark Stern as assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and innovation, and of Daniel Garcia as principal of Harrison School, at its meeting on December 7. Other personnel and business items were also approved.

Stern Will Be Acting Principal

Stern will officially begin in his new role as assistant superintendent on January 1, 2021. However, until a new principal is hired, his primary focus will remain at Livingston High School, serving as acting principal until a “thorough and thoughtful transition” can take place, according to a release from the district. The search for a new LHS principal will begin in the coming weeks.

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