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Hold Funeral Services For Former Ad Director

George Weiss, former advertising director of the West Essex Tribune, died August 18. Funeral services were held Monday, August 20, at the Higgins Home for Funerals in Watchung, followed by interment at the Hebrew Cemetery of Samptown in South Plainfield. Mr. Weiss was predeceased by his wife of 29 years, Betty Bunin Weiss, who died in 1985; and his brother, Herbert, who died four days before him, on August 14. He is survived by his daughter, Laurie Ann Weiss-Braunstein (Mark); his son, Michael Lawrence Weiss (Cindy); three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; and his significant other of more than 30 years, Juliette Ratner. Mr. Weiss was advertising director for the West Essex Tribune from 1953 to 1974, and director of planning and development for Metro Associated Services in New York City from 1974 to 1987. He received numerous awards from the New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) for his advertising campaigns while at the Tribune.

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Andrew Marcus

Andrew Laurence Marcus, age 54, died on August 9, 2018. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Menorah Chapels at Millburn, 2950 Vauxhall Road, Union (Vauxhall), New Jersey. Friends will be received at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Formerly of Livingston, Andrew was the beloved son of Alfred and Marjorie Marcus; brother of Leslie (Phil) Wisoff and dear father of Tucker and Tanner Marcus. Andrew was an excellent athlete when he attended Livingston High School and Hiram College in Ohio. Andy was also an excellent skier as well as a ski instructor. He was employed as a securities broker for J. B. Hanauer & Company in New Jersey as well as many other firms. Andrew is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Lauren and Matthew Guskin, Lena and Norah Guskin; uncle to Rebecca Miriam Reiss; cousin to Robert and Susan Marcus and their children Katri, David and Jonathan; and to Peter and Elaine Marcus and their children, Phillip and Jennifer.

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Funeral Was Held For Frances Jandoli

Frances Jandoli died on Friday, August 17, at the age of 90. Services were held at the Codey and Jones Funeral Home in Caldwell on Monday, August 20. Mrs. Jandoli grew up in Orange and lived in Livingston for many years. She worked at the Orange Valley Press and R.A. McDonough. She was a president of the Livingston Democratic Club and an Essex County Committeewoman and member of the Livingston Little League and Town Appearance Committee. Predeceased by her husband, Louis Jandoli, she is survived by her children, Steven (Elizabeth), Diane McDermott (Lawrence), and Carol Daly (Kent); and three grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that donations may be made to the Livingston Fire Department.

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Robert Ehrich

Robert R. Ehrich, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Born in Newark on September 30,1925, Robert was raised in East Orange and was a long-time resident of West Orange before moving to Livingston and then to Florham Park. He was a letter carrier for the East Orange Post Office for 42 years before retiring. He was past president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in West Orange. He also coached girls’ basketball and boys’ baseball at St. Joseph’s School in West Orange and coached baseball at Seton Hall Prep School. He was an avid Yankee fan and participated in the Horseshoe Club in Caldwell. He proudly served in the United States Navy on the USS Pillsbury while serving in the Atlantic Theater during World War II.

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16
Aug
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Youth Sports Offered

Livingston Senior, Youth, and Leisure Services (SYLS) will begin accepting open registration on Monday, August 20, for its kiddie and pre-school sports programs. Registration forms for the sports activities are available at the SYLS offi ce in the Senior/Community Center at 204 Hillside Avenue.

Kiddie Soccer

The Kiddie Soccer Program is an age-appropriate soccer program for boys and girls ages 3½ through six. The eight-class sessions will meet at Monmouth Court on Fridays from September 21 through November 9. Sessions are offered for one hour each at 4 p.m. Additional sessions will meet at the upper Hillside School field on Sundays, September 16 through November 4. These one-hour sessions will be offered at 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 a.m.

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Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors Plans Inaugural Women’s Tennis Tournament Benefit

Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors (LNHN) will hold its first community event, a Women’s Doubles Tennis Tournament, on Tuesday, September 25, in an effort to raise money for its emergency fund. The tennis tournament will be held at the Northland Tennis Courts on Jefferson Court in Livingston from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

LNHN is currently encouraging registrations. “Interested participants do not need competitive tennis experience to participate, as long as they are familiar with the game rules and scorekeeping, and are able to serve,” said Rebecca Lederman, LNHN board treasurer and tournament co-director.

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Gone Too Soon

There are no words to adequately describe the overwhelming sadness we, along with the rest of the community, are feeling following the sudden, tragic deaths of two rising Livingston High School seniors. Matthew Poole and Isabella Brodsky drowned Tuesday evening, August 7, in Oakland’s Ramapo Lake. Reports say Poole acted heroically, jumping into the water to save Brodsky, though both, sadly, never made it back to the shore. We are sure parents have been holding their children a little tighter this past week after hearing the news.

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Back to School

It is out with the old and in with the… old? Our new interim superintendent is our old interim superintendent.

Last week, the Livingston Public Schools’ Board of Education announced its intention to hire James O’Neill as the interim superintendent for the district, following Chris Steffner’s resignation at the end of July. If that name sounds familiar, it is because O’Neill previously led the district during the 2014-15 academic year.

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New LHS Turf Fields is on Schedule

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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

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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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