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At the Township Council conference meeting on Monday, October 15, Council members said Essex County executive Joseph DiVincenzo has started preliminary cleanup and surveying of Riker Hill Art Park. The work comes less than a week after DiVincenzo attended a meeting in Livingston to discuss residents’ ideas for renovating the park.

At the conference meeting, the Council discussed a county request to install a four-way stop at the intersection of the entrance to Riker Hill Art Park and Homestead Terrace. There are currently stop signs on the entrance road, but not Homestead, and the Council members questioned if adding signs would inconvenience homeowners on the roadway. They agreed to ask the county if emphasizing the existing stop signs with additional signage would be sufficient.

The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy (JKHA) and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School (RKYHS) in Livingston have embarked on a number of campus-wide capital initiatives to enhance the educational, spiritual, and physical experience of its students.

This summer, the Fishel Felix Rozen Torah Reference Library, located in the newly renovated RKYHS Study Center, was dedicated in memory of Fishel Felix Rozen, father and grandfather of JKHA/ RKYHS students and alumni.

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Livingston Township will begin its 2018 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 2018 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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Livingston Philanthropies, Inc., has, for the first time, been able to purchase items for the homeless thanks to residents’ donations, announced director Jeff “The Coat Guy” Friedman.
“While Philanthropies volunteers have used personal funding to provide new items for the ‘poor, homeless, and disenfranchised’ over the past seven seasons, the purchase of bedbug proof mattress covers for The Apostles’ House in Newark was made possible by local monetary donations,” Friedman said. “That’s because Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) is now an official 501(c)(3) charity, able to legally accept cash donations. May I suggest keeping a portion of one’s philanthropic giving local?”

The Livingston Chinese Gourmet Food Network and Livingston Huaxia Chinese School PTA held its third annual Mid-Autumn Gourmet Festival on Saturday, September 29, at the Livingston Senior/Community Center.

Some 80 families from Livingston and neighboring towns took part in the Mid-Autumn festival, which is the most celebrated Chinese holiday other than Chinese New Year. Various types of cuisine were offered from different regions of China, including Shanghai, Sichuan, Shandong, and Cantonese style foods.

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LFD OPEN HOUSE: Kids and their parents explored and enjoyed the Livingston Fire Department’s annual open house, which was held on Sunday, October 7. New this year was a ride on a small fire engine “train,” as well as pumpkin painting. During the open house, attendees could check out the fire engines and ambulances, talk to firefighters, and watch an extrication demonstration.

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LHS PRIDE SHINES AT RUTGERS: The Livingston High School Marching Band performed with three other New Jersey high school bands during the halftime of the recent Illinois at Rutgers football game.

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Essex County officials held a public meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday, October 9, to present plans for improvements to Riker Hill Art Park with roughly two dozen neighbors and residents in attendance.

Essex County executive Joseph DiVincenzo noted that a meeting had been held in January to solicit public input on improving the site, which was formerly a Nike missile base and is currently an artists’ colony. Based on neighbors’ concerns and suggestions, a preliminary plan was subsequently developed which calls for renovations to the existing buildings and the creation of a community garden and a scenic overlook. The county has set aside a budget of $4 million to make the improvements. County officials hope to have construction underway by July 1, 2019.

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A man is facing criminal charges after forcefully entering a township home without permission, telling the homeowner it was an “FBI matter.”

At about 7:43 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, a Torrance Drive homeowner called 911, reporting that a man had entered the house without permission.

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The four candidates for the Board of Education – Pamela Chirls, Todd Goren, Ronnie Konner and Rachel Selvin – agreed on seeking what is best for the children of Livingston, but differed over whether experience or freshness will provide the best solutions.

Speaking to a standing room only crowd at the League of Women Voters debate in the Livingston High School chorus room, each candidate claimed to be the person whose passion, experience and vision will best serve the school district.

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