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Following the introduction of an amendment at last month’s meeting, the Livingston Township Council passed an ordinance prohibiting electronic cigarette or “vaping” shops from opening in town, though the vote was not a unanimous one.

The Council had not met for a regular or conference meeting since June 18, when the ordinance was first introduced. The ordinance amends uses to Article XI general zoning regulations, and it was passed by a three to one vote immediately following a final hearing on the ordinance at Monday’s meeting. Council member Shawn Klein was absent from the meeting.

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Livingston police this week are investigating break-ins into two unlocked cars, and the theft of two bicycles from a Claremont Avenue home. In addition, one of two motor vehicle stops resulted in drug charges being filed against the driver.

Vehicle Break-Ins

Two unlocked cars were broken into in two separate incidents during the same time period.

On July 11, a Glannon Road homeowner called police to report that his 2017 BMW wagon, which had been parked in his driveway, had been broken into and rifled through sometime between 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, July 10, and 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 11.

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Thanks to “the continued generosity of Livingston residents,” coats, toiletries, cosmetics and men’s dress attire for the Livingston Philanthropies continue to arrive in quantity at both the West Essex Tribune offices and Coat Drive Central (founder Jeff Friedman’s garage).
“Along with our first grant from a family charitable giving fund, Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) has received our first donation from a civic-minded Livingston resident,” Friedman said. “Those who want to help the ‘poor, homeless, and disenfranchised’ with a financial donation can e-mail me at jftv1@verizon.net for our mailing address.”

TURF FIELD REPLACEMENT: Employees of Field Turf USA, contractors for the Livingston Board of Education, remove the artificial turf from the Livingston High School football field on Tuesday, July 10, as part of a turf replacement program.

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FOURTH OF JULY FUN: Throughout this edition of the West Essex Tribune, readers will find photos from the Independence Day events at the Oval last week.

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UNPACKING FIREWORKS: During the afternoon on Wednesday, July 4, fireworks for the Independence Day evening program were unpacked and prepped for the event. The work took place in a sealedoff area of the Oval, protected by Livingston Police.

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The 2018 Livingston Summer Concert Series, sponsored by Regal Bank, will continue this Sunday, July 15, with the Jazz Lobsters, a Big Band group.

The series features live musical performances every Sunday evening in July from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Memorial Park gazebo.

Each week features a different genre of music, including doo-wop, Big Band arrangements, ’80s hits, and tributes to the band Chicago and Bruce Springsteen.

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The Livingston Board of Education approved a number of policies and regulations at its July 10 meeting, including three policies for second reading and adoption, and six policies and three regulations for first reading, which will likely be adopted at the next meeting on Wednesday, July 25.

Board member Ronnie Konner noted the number of policies on the agenda and asked the administration to summarize them for the public. Her goal is to better communicate them to parents. Audience member Sasha Koff thanked Konner for the suggestion, saying that she reads the policies but that members of the community “are not made aware of the importance in a timely fashion to read and interpret them.”

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A July 4 motor vehicle stop resulted in the hospitalization of a Newark man and the filing of numerous charges against him, including assault.

At 4:09 p.m. that day, Livingston police officers stopped the driver of a motor vehicle on Eisenhower Parkway for having tinted windows and not signalling a lane change. As they approached the vehicle, they detected the odor of marijuana coming from the car. At that point, police officials recount, the driver became agitated. He refused commands to exit the vehicle and began screaming, “My life is over, you’re gonna kill me now, please shoot me, I want to die!

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Fran Kraver of Livingston visited the Tribune office last week to donate toiletries – and an outfit for a baby girl – to the Livingston Philanthropies. The non-profit organization collects a variety of items for the homeless, including travel-sized toiletries; unopened cosmetics; socks; men’s dresswear; coats (in winter); and baby diapers (sizes 4, 5, and 6 preferred). Donated items 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 Gary Hecht in Springfield. Those wishing to make a tax-deductible monetary donation to the charity may e-mail founder and director Jeff Friedman of Livingston at jftv1@verizon.net. Donors unable to take items to the drop-off points may also e-mail Friedman for private pick-up.