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Jenissa Arnette has announced her intention to run for one of the two open seats in the upcoming Livingston Public Schools Board of Education election this November. Those two seats are currently occupied by Pam Chirls and Ronnie Konner.

Arnette previously ran for a position on the Board in 2020.

“This pandemic year has shown me that Livingston children need more robust support from the we work our wayback to normal life, our children need support to get back on track academically, socially and emotionally. My goal in running for the Livingston Board of Education is to make sure all Livingston students get the support they need.”

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This Sunday, June 13, Livingston will hold its second Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding event of the year. The event will be held at the Senior/Community Center at 204 Hillside Avenue between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

These events offer residents drive-through service to dispose of unwanted electronics and small appliances and to have their confidential papers shredded.

Volunteers will be stationed on site to guide residents to the correct location in the rear and side parking lots, depending upon the types of items to be recycled. For safety reasons, residents are reminded to drive slowly through the parking lot, stay inside their vehicles with windows closed, and follow the directions of any volunteer wearing a safety vest. The electronics recycling vendor will provide personnel at the event to remove the electronic items from each resident’s vehicle.

Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), Livingston’s local charitable organization, celebrated a landmark “Quadfecta-Day” in Newark recently. Four different types of items needed by the poor were delivered to LPI’s distribution partners in Newark almost simultaneously through a variety of delivery methodologies and people.
“We’ve never had this before,” said LPI founder and director Jeff Friedman. “Sure, LPI volunteers sometimes deliver to several distribution partners during the same trip downtown. The Quadfecta is something completely different, and represents major growth and reach for Livingston Philanthropies, now in it’s tenth season of ‘providing for the “homeless, profoundly poor and disenfranchised.’ ”
He continued, “I’m especially thrilled about it, remembering that we started as a small coat drive some ten years ago and did not own a vehicle until less than two years ago.”

As of Wednesday morning, June 2, the Livingston Health Department has reported that a total of 2,127 Livingston residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was recorded in mid-March. 88 of those residents have died as a result of the virus.

Compared to the same time last week, there are no new cases, with one additional death, the first since May 5. In the past month, there have been 30 cases.

The state currently lists one active case within the township’s long term care facilities, a resident at Care One at Livingston.

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It is now official: Livingston will have a July 4 celebration this year.

“The July 4 celebration will be actually in two parts,” said Scott Maynard, co-chairman of the July 4 Celebration Committee, who explained that the daytime events will be held on Sunday, July 4, and the evening events – including the fireworks program – will be held Sunday, September 12. “With all of the uncertainties that we have been facing for the past months, we have worked very diligently to plan a spectacular daytime July 4 program. Meetings and discussions have been held with the mayor, Town Council, town manager, police chief, Health Department and the physician consultants, and they have finally given us the approval to have the first major townwide celebration in over 16 months. We missed everyone last year, and we want everyone to come to both special events.”

VETERANS SALUTE THE FALLEN: Livingston’s veterans held a ceremony on Monday, May 31, to commemorate Memorial Day, honoring those in the military who gave their lives in defense of their country. Shown above, left, flower tributes to Livingston’s fallen service members are presented by Livingston’s veterans organizations. At right, the colors are presented. Jerry Siskind Photos

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A TOASTER OVEN FIRE in the kitchen of 7 Elkin Drive created a major smoke condition inside the residence on Friday, May 28. Firefighters, responding to a report of a toaster oven fire, arrived to find flames coming from the rear of the appliance. According to fire officials, the homeowner had attempted unsuccessfully to extinguish the flames. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire without incident, and vented the house. No injuries were reported. Rob Munson Photo

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Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), the Livingston-based charity founded by resident Jeff Friedman, has issued a request for overstocked and unused bulk items.
“Some Livingston residents and businesses may have cases of overstocked, discontinued or unused items,” noted Friedman. “It really doesn’t matter which items folks may have. The homeless and hopelessly poor families need everything imaginable.”
Those with such items to donate may contact Friedman by email at njhomeless@aol.com or call his office directly at 973-533-9336. Contributions are tax-deductible.
LPI is also accepting monetary donations to enable its volunteers to do “ ‘personal shopping for the homeless’ during these unusually difficult times,” Friedman added. Donations may be made by check, mailed to P.O. Box 247, Livingston, NJ 07039, or online at paypal.me/lpinj.

HONORING THEIR SACRIFICE: The monuments at War Memorial Park at the Livingston Oval list the names of Livingston residents who died in defense of their country. The monuments include 25 from World War II, two from the Korean War, and two from the Vietnam War. “The veterans of the Livingston Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Jewish War Veterans greatly appreciate the Livingston Department of Public Works for installing lighting at War Memorial Park,” noted Brian Boyle, a member of both the VFW and American Legion, who took this nighttime photo. “The monuments honor those who were from Livingston who made the supreme sacrifice by giving up their lives so we could live in freedom.”

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