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The Ad Hoc Plastic Committee, a group of Livingston business owners and residents who worked to create new guidelines for plastic use in the township, presented their findings to the Township Council at the Monday, October 21, conference meeting.

Beth Lippman, who runs the Livingston Business Improvement District, and Eric Baltuch, who runs Livingston’s recycling committee, headed the committee and addressed the Council on Monday, detailing the group’s plans for plastic reduction.

“Some of it is more ambitious than other committees (from other towns that have passed plastic ordinances), but we wanted to put our flag in the sand with our goals,” Baltuch said. Much of the language in the proposal was taken from a Cranford plastics ordinance, he added.

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Livingston Township will begin its 2019 Leaf Collection Program in early November.

The township will be divided into three sections for the annual leaf collection. Leaves may only be placed in the street gutter on the specific dates listed in the 2019 Leaf Collection Program Schedule for each respective week and section.

“Our Public Works employees do a great job on leaf collection every year,” said Department of Public Works (DPW) superintendent Mike Anello. “Every year, we publish our Leaf Collection Program Schedule, along with a reminder to our residents of the rules and guidelines for the program.”

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To benefit its Vehicle Fundraising Initiative, Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) will hold its second annual Fur and Leather Extravaganza sale this Saturday, October 26, with a rain date of Sunday, October 27. The fundraiser will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the home of LPI founder and director, Jeff Friedman, and his wife, Karen, at 8 Country Club Road (off Walnut Street, across from Cedar Hill Country Club).
The Extravaganza will feature more than 50 fine quality fur coats and jackets, donated by philanthropic Livingston residents. Proceeds will go toward helping the Livingston non-profit organization purchase a much-needed dedicated vehicle.
“As many West Essex Tribune readers know, Livingston Philanthropies, now in our ninth season of giving, provides for the homeless and profoundly poor,” noted LPI director Jeff “The Coat Guy” Friedman.

UNDERGROUND GAS WORK caused traffic delays in the Northfield Road-Route 10 circle area on Friday, October 11. According to Livingston junior water utility engineer Nathan Kiracofe, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) was running gas service for a new car wash at the circle. The underground work necessitated the closing of lanes on West Northfield Road, and the work took longer than initially expected, Kiracofe said, continuing on throughout the afternoon. Traffic back-ups were heavy by 3:30 p.m., when this photo was taken. The work was done by 5:30 p.m., Kiracofe said. JCC Photo

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To celebrate 50 years at 321 South Livingston Avenue, the West Essex YMCA will host a free community event for members and area residents on Saturday, October 19, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. on the grounds of the YMCA.

“We have planned an afternoon of fun and celebrating with the goal of bringing together our members and the wider community to celebrate this milestone and our deep partnerships with the townships of West Orange, Caldwell, Roseland and Livingston,” said Helen Flores, executive director of the YMCA.

Events will include two live musical performances on the lawn of the YMCA and a light buffet supper.

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The Livingston Police Department has joined with Regal Bank and Saint Barnabas Medical Center/RWJ Barnabas Health in a fundraising campaign for breast cancer awareness.

In addition to sporting pink police patches during the month of October, the LPD is selling special t-shirts, with the proceeds going to breast cancer awareness.

The t-shirts are available at the LPD Records Room, located on the second floor of Police Headquarters, 333 South Livingston Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Shirts may be purchased by check or money order (no cash or credit) made payable to “Saint Barnabas Development Foundation” with the notation “Breast Center” in the memo section. Call the LPD at 973-992-3000 for price.

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The Livingston Board of Education approved a resolution Monday night to address vaping concerns for children and teenagers.The resolution notes the existence of 530 confirmed and probable cases of lung illness associated with the use of e-cigarettes and vaping products, and that 20 percent of high school students in New Jersey use vaping products.

The draft resolution called for the NJ Legislature and Governor Philip Murphy to impose an immediate temporary statewide ban on the sale of all vaping and e-cigarette products [regardless of the purchaser’s age].

This draft had been circulated among the Board members. Sasha Pailet Koff, chairman of the Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee (LMAC), said that an informal poll showed thattheLMACmembers were “overwhelmingly in support” of the resolution “as currently drafted.”

Editor’s Note: This week, Jeff Friedman, founder and director of Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), explains, in his own words, how a GoFundMe page has been set up to help finance the purchase of a vehicle for LPI.
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I’m thrilled to announce that Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) has just gone live with a GoFundMe page to help fund a badly needed vehicle. The GoFundMe address is https://www.gofundme.com/f/vehicle-to-serve-the-homeless-amp-profoundly-.... I made a donation after creation, and found the donation process to be seamless.

OPEN FOR PLAY: Livingston’s Township Council held a ribbon cutting for the new playground at Littell People’s Park on Monday, October 7. Shown here, just after the sun set, are township manager Barry Lewis, councilman Shawn Klein, councilman Michael Vieira, mayor Al Anthony, deputy mayor Rudy Fernandez, councilman Ed Meinhardt, and deputy township manager Russ Jones. MI Photo

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VAN BREAKS BRIDGE: At 12:27 p.m. on Monday, October 7, a contractor’s van loaded with bags of concrete mix was attempting to cross a bridge into a private driveway on East Northfield Road. The weight of the van caused one rear wheel to break through the wooden decking, causing the vehicle to become lodged in the bridge. A tow truck was able to extricate the van from the bridge before it fell into the water and damaged a gas line. Livingston Building Department officials inspected bridge and deemed it unsafe. The bridge was closed until repairs can be made. MI Photo

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