community news from Livingston

SOFTBALL SCRIMMAGE: The Lancer varsity softball team hosted the Westfield Blue Devils in the final pre-season scrimmage on Wednesday, March 28. Shown above, Lancer catcher Emma Cooney handles the fastball as homeplate umpire Sal Dieicco readies to make the strike call. Westfield batter Alay Gulla follows the ball into Cooney’s mitt.

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Livingston High School senior William Taylor was recently honored by the New Jersey School Boards Association-Essex County as part of its “Unsung Heroes Student Recognition Program.” Thirty students from Essex County were recognized at the ceremony, which was held at Liberty Middle School in West Orange.

The awards recognize students “who make outstanding contributions to their schools and communities, but who may be overlooked under traditional student recognition guidelines. Honorees may have overcome academic or personal challenges, modeled good citizenship, or shown a spirit or quiet strength that inspires others.”

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VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS: The Devils defeated the Guppies, three games to one, to win the Livingston Recreation Men’s Volleyball League volleyball championship. Shown here are team members Scott Doyle, Kirill Dunayev, Neil Goldstein, Champs Arscott, Allen Chen and Les Sturt. Also on the team are Boris Vernoff, Oleg Tolstenkov, and Michael Chen.

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Regardless of where one falls on the political spectrum, we can all agree it is important to fulfill our democratic right to vote. To ensure as many residents as possible do so, an important deadline is coming up next week.

Next Wednesday, April 11, is the deadline to declare a change in party affiliation to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election on June 5.

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A report based on the results of a student survey administered by the Essex Prevention Coalition’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT) was released on the Livingston Public Schools website on Tuesday. The 31-question survey, taken by more than 2,200 Livingston students grades six through 12, sought to “shed light on and more accurately describe the ever-changing use of illicit drugs by youth,” according to ADAPT.

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An investigation is underway after a dog was attacked and died from its injuries last week. Police are also investigating a car that crashed into a pole and an attempted burglary in this week’s police blotter.

Dog Attack

At about 1 p.m. on March 27, an individual was walking her two leashed dogs in the area of West Northfield Road and Winchester Road when she was approached by another individual with a dog on a leash, police said.

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School superintendent Christina Steffner presented a rather upbeat look at substance use among Livingston youth, as documented by the 2018 ADAPT (the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team) Youth Survey.

The 31-item survey asked for student reports about the use, perceived harm, parent and peer disapproval, availability and access associated with a variety of drugs.

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Patrick Joseph Moran, 83, formerly of Livingston, died on April 3. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Farmer Funeral Home in Roseland. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Parish in North Caldwell. Born and raised in the Vailsburg section of Newark, Mr. Moran lived in Livingston and North Caldwell. He served honorably in the Marines on four battleships during the Korean War, and then worked as a lineman for Bell Atlantic in Bloomfi eld and as a production manager for AT&T in Caldwell. He also served as a Eucharistic Minister at Notre Dame. Mr. Moran is pre-deceased by his wife, Barbara Moran (Wetzel). Surviving are his children, Keri Moran and her fi ancé Dale Pettaway, and Scott Moran; three grandchildren; and his sister, Adele Grob-Moran. Donations in his name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, stjude.org.

No injuries were reported in a fire that broke out on Saturday, March 24, at the Livingston Diner, 360 East Northfield Road. The cause of the fire was still under investigation at press time.

The fire apparently started in an outdoor dumpster, then spread to the diner’s rear wall. A general alarm was sounded at 1:09 p.m. and upon arrival, firefighters found that fire had damaged the rear side of the building and had spread to a second floor mechanical room. The building’s sprinkler system had activated and contained much of the fire before firefighters’ arrival.

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A new participant of the canine variety is fast becoming part of the Saturday morning Shining Stars program: Bella, a certified therapy dog, has been coming to the Monmouth Court Community Center for several weeks.

“Bella comes in with her tail wagging, ready to be stroked, brushed, spoken to or sat on by any of the Shining Stars participants,” explained Jennifer Quirk, the town’s adaptive recreation coordinator. “She helps our participants relax and focus before, or during our sports session, which is currently in the winter season of floor hockey. Having Bella come to the Shining Stars program has been very successful and well received.”

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