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By Jeff Friedman
Editor’s Note: This week, in his own words, Livingston Philanthropies founder and director Jeff Friedman announces the first fundraising initiative for the organization, which recently earned 501(c)(3) non-profit status.
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I have been privileged to summarize Livingston’s extreme generosity each week here in the West Essex Tribune. The Tribune has partnered with Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) from the beginning. This fall, we begin our eighth year of service “providing for the poor, homeless and disenfranchised.” And, we are as local as local can be.

On Tuesday, September 4, Livingston Police Department’s acting Chief Gary Marshuetz will be sworn in as the township’s newest chief. The appointment is somewhat ceremonial, as he will technically drop the “acting” in his title on September 1 and he has been assuming the duties of chief for several months. Nonetheless, it is the culmination of nearly three decades of service in Livingston’s police force.

Prior to the ceremony, Marshuetz sat down with the Tribune to reflect on his nearly 30 years on the job and what he hopes to accomplish moving forward.

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A dog missing for four days was reunited with her family on National Dog Day. Roxie had been missing since she fled the scene of an accident on Okner Parkway near Route 10 Thursday, August 23.

According to the police report, Roxie and another dog, Griz, were both involved in a four-vehicle crash at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 23.

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Following a brief pursuit through town, the Livingston Police Department recovered a stolen car and arrested the driver of the vehicle on Monday afternoon.

At about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, August 27, an officer on routine patrol watched a black 2016 Toyota Camry run a red traffic light in front of police headquarters on South Livingston Avenue.

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Two vehicles were stolen and items were taken from several more unlocked cars on Saturday, August 25, according to the Livingston Police Department.

At about 7 a.m. Saturday, West Orange Police notified Livingston Police, saying they had found a 2018 Acura TLX registered to a Livingston resident near the intersection of Northfield Avenue and Walker Road.

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The first day of school for the approximately 6,000 students in the Livingston Public Schools is Tuesday, September 4; teachers have been in the buildings Wednesday and Thursday, August 29 and 30.

Below are highlights of the official 2018-19 academic school calendar, which was approved last August, as well as information about Back to School nights in each building.

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DOGWOOD TERRACE WORK: Shown here on Monday, August 20, employees of Ischia Construction and Paving install PVC piping for a drainage system on Dogwood Terrace near the intersection with West Northfield Road. The project also included placing place form work for pouring concrete footings for new Belgium block curbing, and catch basin reconstruction. The work is being done as part of the town’s Dogwood Terrace street improvement project.

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Jeff Lake Camp (JLC) on August 2 celebrated its fifth year donating nonperishable food and household supplies to the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW), a project of Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors (LNHN), as part of its Jeff Lake Gives Back program.

CHOW serves as a resource for more than 35 local families, including families with children, as well as seniors living independently, and CHOW personnel were “thrilled” to partner with JLC once again. “Jeff LakesCamp has been a long-time supporter of our pantry and has steadily increased its donation size year over year,” said Stacey Rubinstein, LNHN president and board member. “However, this year, their fifth year of participation, was one for the books, with the donation size doubling. Our driver, Nick Santinelli, had to make two round trip visits to the camp. We were speechless and, in typical Nick style, he was thrilled.”

Arun Gupta of Livingston Boy Scout Troop 16 was recently honored for earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in Boy Scouting.

A fourth generation Scout, Gupta began his trail to Eagle Scout as a Tiger Cub Scout, then advancing to Webelos and earning the Arrow of Light award.

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The Livingston Board of Education officially hired “returning” interim superintendent, James O’Neill, at its August 15 meeting. O’Neill had moved to Alabama after serving as Livingston’s interim superintendent during the 2014-15 academic year.

He will serve from August 27, 2018 through June 27, 2019, and be paid $756 per day.

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