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23
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Past Fire Chief Charlie Schilling Dies

Past Fire Chief Charlie Schilling Dies

Past Livingston Fire Chief Charles “Charlie” Schilling died Tuesday evening at Inglemoor Care Center. He was 98 years old.

“He truly was one in a million and a true legend here in Livingston,” Fire Chief Chris Mullin said. “Chief Schilling was a remarkable man and was a true leader during his 36 years as Livingston’s Fire Chief, including his extensive involvement in the fire code enforcement community in the State of New Jersey.”

Funeral arrangements were not announced as of press time, but they will be posted to the West Essex Tribune’s Facebook page once they are set.

 

 

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Thu
23
Jan
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Overturned Car Leads to Drug Arrest

Overturned Car Leads to Drug Arrest

A West Orange man is facing drug charges after he crashed his car and was found with marijuana, Livingston Police said.

At about 12:55 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, Gavrel Golan, 42, of West Orange was operating a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee and travelling west on East Mt. Pleasant Avenue near Force Hill Road when his vehicle left the roadway. It then struck a pole and overturned.

 

 

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Thu
23
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Applications are Heard At Planning Board Meeting

The Livingston Planning Board met on Tuesday, January 21, to discuss two hearings for property on Scott Terrace.

The first hearing was a minor subdivision with variances, at the corner of East McClellan Avenue and Scott Terrace for applicant JMZ Enterprises. The applicant sought to subdivide lot 21 to create four new lots that measure approximately 14,484 square feet, 10,691 square feet, 11,171 square feet and 18,616 square feet, respectively. They also want to increase the footprint size and storage volume of the new surface detention basin to incorporate the original Scott Terrace subdivision, which will eliminate the previously approved underground detention basin from beneath the roadway.

 

 

Thu
23
Jan
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15 Unlocked Cars Broken Into

More than a dozen unlocked cars were burglarized last weekend in the same area of the township, according to Livingston Police.

Officers took reports of 15 unlocked cars being broken into on Sunday, January 19. Officers first responded to a 2 a.m. 911 call from a resident on Fellswood Drive, who reported seeing two men pulling on the door handles of cars parked in his driveway. The resident initially shouted out to the men and then called the police. The caller told police that the suspects had left in the direction of Greenwood Court.

 

 

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Thu
23
Jan
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Livingston Holds Annual M.L. King Day of Service

Livingston Holds Annual M.L. King Day of Service
Livingston Holds Annual M.L. King Day of Service

It was a “Day On” this past Monday, January 20, at the Livingston Senior/ Community Center, where the annual Day of Service was held on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Several hundred people attended the three-hour event, which encouraged residents to make the most of their time off for the holiday, “A Day On, Not a Day Off.”

“This gets larger every year,” mayor Rudy Fernandez said. “Thank you to the volunteers for making a difference in our neighbors’ lives.”

“That’s what we need, we need more volunteerism,” councilman Michael Vieira said. “Just as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, let’s celebrate volunteerism in Livingston.”

 

 

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Wed
22
Jan

“Local Organizations Can Make a Difference:” LPI Urges Local Organizations To Hold Coat Drives During Winter

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In his weekly update on Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), founder and director Jeff Friedman noted, “Collins Elementary School fourth and fifth-graders proved that the ‘giving season’ wasn’t over at the end of 2019’s holiday season.”
Under the auspices of the Student Council and PTO parent volunteer Sherri Lynn Marrache, LPI was presented with more than 100 warm coats and bags of winter accessories by the Collins students who collected them. “Just in time for the frigid temperatures,” said Jeff Friedman.
Along with coats dropped at the offices of the West Essex Tribune, LPI volunteers delivered a total of 162 garments, along with hats, gloves and scarves, to long-time distribution associate Willing Heart Community Care Center in Newark. Willing Heart immediately distributed the needed warmth at no cost to the homeless and profoundly poor through its Clothing Boutique.

Thu
16
Jan
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Tree Work

Tree Work

TREE WORK: The eastbound lane of East Hobart Gap Road was closed from South Livingston Avenue on Monday, January 13, as crews worked to remove trees along the roadway. MI Photo

 

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Thu
16
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Student Launches SportConnect App

Student Launches SportConnect App

A Livingston High School junior has launched a new Android mobile app that aims to connect people who love the same sports to play, or get together to watch.

Aaditya Agrawal, who started the app as an IB (International Baccalaureate) project in his former school, named it “SportConnect – Find Sport Lovers Nearby.”

It took him about a year and a half to develop the app, which recently became available on Play Store.

 

 

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Thu
16
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Deer Management Program Continues

The Township of Livingston’s deer management program on Townshipowned lands will continue through February 15. The program runs during the day, beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one half-hour after sunset each day. The program provides the venison to local area food banks, supporting various soup kitchens and shelters.

Livingston’s program is held during the regular New Jersey state hunting season. Only bow hunting is allowed, and all hunters must shoot from tree stands downward toward the ground. The lands being used are restricted, and the public is prohibited from accessing the property through the end of the program, which will be February 15.

 

 

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LHS Sibling Graduates Create Holocaust Education Foundation

LHS Sibling Graduates Create Holocaust Education Foundation

Isabella Fiske and Ann Arnold have announced the launch of the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation.

The sisters, both Livingston High School graduates, created the Foundation to honor their father, Mark Schonwetter, a resident of Livingston for over 45 years.

Schonwetter frequently speaks to students about his journey of survival as a young Jewish boy in Poland during the Holocaust. He, his mother and sister survived by hiding in the forests and in the homes of Polish families who aided and rescued Jews.

 

 

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