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Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is working in Livingston to replace approximately two miles of old gas pipes with new piping.

Work will take place Monday through Saturday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., weather permitting. The gas main replacement portion of the work is expected to take place through the end of the year.

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Livingston police officers and firefighters responded to several motor vehicle accidents that took place in the township this week.

School Bus Into Pole

An accident during which a school bus carrying four children hit a pole on Thursday, November 9, made headlines across the state (several news outlets were on the scene). The accident, which involved a Livingston Board of Education bus transporting four students to Newark Academy, occurred at 7:15 a.m. on Westmount Drive, near the corner of Argyle Court.

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Following a suggestion made at a previous Township Council meeting by resident Mark Fusari, individuals will now be required to walk through a metal detector before being allowed into Township Council conference and regular meetings. As far as acting township manager Russ Jones can recall, this is a first for the township.

Fusari, a long-time member of the Livingston First Aid Squad, volunteer firefighter, and chairman of the newly formed Sidewalk Committee, presented the idea at the Council’s last conference meeting on Monday, November 6. He said that in light of recent events [i.e. mass shootings], it might be a good idea to seriously consider using a metal detector.

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“ME AND MY GUY” EVENT: The Early School of Temple B’nai Abraham recently held its annual “Me and My Guy” event, during which students spend a morning at school with their favorite “guy,” including uncles, grandfathers, dads, or friends. The festivities included breakfast and a performance by magician Tommy Knucklehead. The event was sponsored by the Early School Parents’ Council. Shown above are Harris Rosenstein, with his dad, Peter, and Benjamin Altman, with his dad, Jason.

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The Livingston Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration will be held this Sunday, November 19, at 5 p.m. at St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church, 369 South Livingston Avenue.

“This free, special event has been a major program involving the majority of churches and temples throughout the community, noted Scott Maynard, a member of the committee organizing the event. The event was a major highlight of the Livingston bicentennial celebration in 2013, and the tradition has continued, with growing momentum, each year.”

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More than 60 people, including about two dozen sixth graders, attended the Board of Education’s workshop and voting meeting on Monday, November 13. Some were there to speak about the district’s proposed random drug testing program, which was on the agenda. Others came to protest the alleged bullying of a Livingston student who attends Mt. Pleasant Middle School. Several speakers connected the two incidents with comments about civility; applause followed every comment.

Random Drug Testing

The district is finalizing the panel for its next community meeting about random drug testing, to be held on Wednesday, December 6, the superintendent, Christina Steffner, reported.

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RECYCLING DAY VOLUNTEERS HONORED: At its meeting on Monday, November 6, the Township Council honored the township’s Recycling Day volunteers, specifically members of the Livingston High School National Honor Society who participated. Serena Zhao and Sydney Thai were recognized for their “outstanding efforts” in helping with the event.

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The Livingston Historical Society will open the historic Ely Cemetery, located on Hillside Avenue, for public tours on Veterans’ Day, Saturday, November 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The cemetery was established by Captain William Ely, a veteran of the French and Indian War, on a rood (quarter acre) of his land in 1777 when his daughter, Elizabeth Ely Jones, her second husband, Frederick Jones, and their infant son, Benonni, all died within two weeks of each other. The plot was enlarged to its present size in 1864 by Ambrose Ely. The stone wall that surrounds the cemetery is made of rocks quarried from Riker Hill, which was part of the Ely Family’s property.

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SUMMONSES WERE ISSUED in a two-car accident on Friday, November 3, at about 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of South Mitchell and West Mt. Pleasant Avenues. According to the police report, Jonathan E. Kirsch of West Orange, driving a Nissan Altima, had been traveling eastbound on West Mt. Pleasant Avenue and attempted to turn left onto North Mitchell Avenue when his car collided with a Honda Civic driven by Kashi Dahal of East Hanover, who was traveling westbound on West Mt. Pleasant Avenue in the right lane.

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