community news from Livingston

QUINN CLEAN-UP CONTINUES: On Thursday, May 17, the cleanup from March’s Winter Storm Quinn was still continuing. Shown here, a payloader loads a pile of mulch – made from ground-up remains of trees and branches brought down by the storm, and stored in the Northland Recreation Complex parking lot – onto a double-sized dump truck.

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Livingston High School senior Edward Kasmin was honored with a “Best Teammate Award” from the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on Thursday, May 17.

Kasmin played football all four years in high school, and track and field for the last three years. His events are discus and shot put.

“I felt very honored to be given an award in the name of Yogi Berra, to be recognized for qualities that he stood for,” Kasmin said. “When I was told I had been nominated, I was surprised. I didn’t think anything I was doing was that special. I just like to encourage my teammates to do their best all the time”

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At the start of the Tuesday, May 22, Township Council conference meeting, about a dozen Livingston veterans addressed the Council members, asking them to refrain from hosting events at Memorial Park at the Oval, other than ones that honor veterans who did not return home from war.

“As veterans’ organizations, we consider that sacred, and we would like to keep it that way,” said Tony Ciccone, Commander of VFW Post #2856 in Livingston. “We look at it as a cemetery. When you walk into a cemetery, you want to show respect.”

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A decision to select the power supplier for Livingston through energy aggregation, a move that Township Council members hoped to make to save residents money and use more renewable energy, will have to wait at least a few more months. After reviewing proposals from both Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), which would offer the township no additional savings, and Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G), which offered little savings, the Council decided to accept neither of them at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

The Council had resolutions prepared to award contracts to either JCP&L or PSE&G depending on what the proposals had said. There was a third resolution prepared to reject both of them and put out another bid in a few months in the hopes of receiving a more favorable proposal. That final resolution was the one that passed Tuesday evening.

Livingston’s 68th annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 28. The parade will begin at the Memorial Park Oval and will proceed down South Livingston Avenue, beginning near Town Hall and continuing to Congressional Parkway.

Veterans’ Ceremony

The program will kick off with a veterans’ ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at the Oval in Memorial Park. The service will open with an invocation, followed by remarks from guest speakers. After the traditional laying of the wreaths at the war monument, a 21 gun salute will honor fallen veterans and a rendition of Taps will be played.

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Kathleen T. Mansfield, 85, died Wednesday, May 16, in Livingston. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mansfield resided in Livingston for the past 52 years. She was a long-time parishioner and volunteer at St. Philomena Church in Livingston. She had also worked at the West Essex General Hospital; Burrelle’s Press Clippings; and at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home as a receptionist for many years. Mrs. Mansfield was predeceased by her husband, Robert; and her siblings, Eleanor Rush, Jack Flood, and Dorothy Gangi. She is survived by her children, Pat (Cesar Coral), Timothy (Tracey), Eileen Wallin (Russell), Robert (Barbara), Kathy Peck (Michael), and Kevin (Annmarie); her sister, Marjorie Hearn; and 13 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Visitation was held on Sunday, May 20, at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home of Livingston. The funeral Mass was offered on Monday, May 21, at St. Philomena Church, Livingston, with interment following at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.

Tina Marie (née Concialdi) Valentine of West Orange passed away with dignity and grace on May 16, 2018. She was 94. Tina was born in Alia, Italy and came to America as a young teenager. After attending high school in New York City, she worked as a personal secretary and later became a wife, mother and an absolutely brilliant homemaker. In 1957 she moved to Livingston where she raised her children with their father, John J. Valentine, who passed in 2016. She was an outstanding cook and seamstress. Tina worked at A&S, which later became Macy’s at the Short Hills Mall. Because of her tasteful flair for style, she became the first Personal Shopper at A&S, and won many awards for her outstanding performance during 25 years. Tina was an extremely devoted mother and grandmother, as her family always came first. She was a woman with an upbeat attitude and always found the good in everyone. Tina will be missed by her family.

Patrick Iannone, known as Buddy Yannon, died on May 16. The 94-year-old Livingston resident was a longtime musician who played trumpet with the Charlie Spivak Orchestra and other bands. Predeceased by his son, Jimmy, Mr. Iannone is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen Maffei; his daughter, Stephanie Marucci (Nick); his three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren; and his sister, Kitty Demarco. A funeral Mass was offered at St. Joseph’s Church in West Orange. Donations may be made to the Buddy Yannon Fund, through the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.

Teri Steinberg, 79, of Livingston died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in a car accident. Born on February 7, 1939 in Queens, New York, Teri lived most of her adult life in Livingston, where she was a beloved member of the community. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Burton Steinberg; her daughters, Gail Belsik and her wife, Nicole Richardson; Karen Hollander and her husband, Ben; and Joan Spiegel and her husband Danny; her daughter-in-law, Rani Steinberg; and her grandchildren, Matt Steinberg, Tate Hollander, Zev Hollander, Mark Steinberg and Evan Spiegel. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Milton Korn, and by two sons, Jeffrey Belsik and Robert Steinberg. Services were held on Friday, May 18, at the Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, 68 Old Short Hills Road in Livingston. The family sat Shiva on Saturday and Sunday at The Enclave, 345 South Orange Avenue in Livingston.

On Monday, the intersection of West Northfield Road and Hillside Avenue was closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for milling and paving. The work was certainly essential – we need to maintain our roadways, specifically at major intersections – but it caused a traffic nightmare for many during the morning commute. Sure, road work is typically an inconvenience whenever it occurs, but why start at 7 a.m. on a Monday?

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