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There was a spirited discussion about the use of social media sites for school information, especially by Board members, at the August 15 Livingston Board of Education meeting.

The conversation revolved around the Livingston Education! Facebook site, and postings by Board president Pam Chirls.

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Volunteer firefighters with the Livingston Fire Department this week responded to two reports of gas service damage.

On Monday, August 20, fire officials went to 279 South Orange Avenue, where a contractor working to install a water main hit the home’s gas service line. Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) also went to the scene, shutting the gas supply off and making repairs.

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NEW LHS TURF FIELD IS ON SCHEDULE: Crews are wrapping up work on the turf field replacement project at Livingston High School. Weather permitting, the new turf field should be completed by the end of this week/beginning of next week. Work began about five weeks ago.

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TREE AND WIRES DOWN: Springbrook Road was closed between Tremont Terrace and Shrewsbury Drive Tuesday into Wednesday due to multiple utility poles being taken down by trees. The resulting downed wires caused some residents to experience power outages. The area was still closed to traffic at press time Wednesday.

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The Livingston community continues to mourn two high school students who died tragically last week.

The two rising Livingston High School seniors, Isabella Brodsky, 17, and Matthew Poole, 18, drowned in Ramapo Lake in Oakland on Tuesday, August 7, after a sudden storm made the water too difficult to navigate. According to reports, Brodsky was struggling and Poole jumped in to help her, but neither was able to make it out of the lake. The pair was among a small group of friends present at the lake at the time.

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Two pedestrians and a motorcyclist were hit by cars in three separate accidents in town last week, according to the Livingston Police Department.

Motorcyclist Struck

At about 3 p.m. on Monday, August 6, Susan Whalen, 58, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, was driving a 2015 Jeep Cherokee on Amelia Avenue preparing to make a left turn onto South Livingston Avenue.

A truck in the right lane was blocking Whalen’s view, and she turned thinking the roadway was clear, not seeing a motorcyclist coming.

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During the past week, Livingston’s volunteer firefighters responded to three calls concerning gas lines that had been struck.

Firefighters went to Newark Academy at 91 South Orange Avenue on Tuesday, August 7, after a contractor digging for sprinkler pipes struck a four inch pipe. The area was secured, and Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) was notified. Gas was shut off at the lawn valve. The school was checked with the Fire Department’s natural gas meter, but no readings were found.

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At its meeting on Thursday evening, August 9, the Livingston Planning Board began hearing an application for a minor subdivision and preliminary and final site plan with variances for CP Management Group II.

The property in question, located at 92 South Livingston Avenue, was previously home to a Bank of America on the westerly side of the road.

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By Jeff Friedman
Let’s all sing now “These happy days are yours and mine… happy days.” Happy Days was an American television sitcom that aired from January 15, 1974 to September 24, 1984 on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series followed the adventure of teenager Richie Cunningham and his friends, Ralph Malph, Potsie, and Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli. It presented an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s. Much of the action took place at the local teen hang-out, Arnold’s Drive-In (later Al’s Drive-in).
The Cunninghams had nothing on Don Roth and his iconic Don’s Drive-In restaurant, located at the corner of South Orange Avenue and White Oak Ridge Road in Livingston.

Because of Livingston’s continuing generosity into the summer months, Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. board member and volunteer, Joyce Friedman, along with her grandson, Will Lombardo, distributed toiletries and children’s gift bags at St. John’s Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in Newark. Livingston Philanthropies is requesting hotel/travel sized shampoo, conditioner, soap, tooth brushes, tooth paste, mouthwash, deodorant, razors, cotton swabs, body wash, lotion, baby diapers in sizes 4, 5 and 6, and more. Donations may be dropped at the West Essex Tribune, located at 495 South Livingston Avenue, next to ShopRite. Donations may also be left at Ascend Physical Therapy in Montclair; and at the chiropractic offices of Dr. Gary Hecht in Springfield. Those unable to drop donations at the Livingston Philanthropies’ drop-off points may e-mail Friedman at jftv1@verizon.net for private pick-up.