community news from Livingston

More than a hundred parents and community members gathered at the Senior/Community Center on Thursday, February 8 for an open forum on mental health and substance abuse. The event was hosted by the Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee and Healthy Community Healthy Youth, and moderated by Eric Scott, broadcaster for New Jersey 101.5, who began the event sharing how addiction has personally affected his family.

“My name is Eric Scott and my son is a heroin addict,” he said. “But there is no shame in admitting that, and where there is life there is hope, from treatment, and acceptance.”

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Kathleen “Kathy” (neé Marano) Saratella, 68, died on Monday, February 5, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. She was born in Aberdeen, Washington, grew up in the Ironbound section of Newark, and lived in Harrison before moving to Livingston in 1990. Mrs. Saratella taught at Hawkins Street School in Newark for 35 years, retiring in 2003. She was the wife of Carl Victor Saratella; the daughter of Albert Marano and the late Joan (neé Rizzo); the mother of Victor Saratella of Needham, Massachusetts and Carla Michele Saratella; the sister of the late Karen Cifuentes and her husband, Renato; the sister-in-law of Rose Teixeira and her husband, Mario; and the grandmother of four. A Funeral Mass was held on February 10 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Newark. The family suggests that donations be made to the church, 259 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ 07105, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.

Stanley Moldawsky, Ph.D., age 92, of Livingston, NJ, died on February 9, 2018 surrounded by his family in Haverford, PA. Born in Newark, NJ on May 30, 1925, Stan was the only child of Isidor and Bella Moldawsky. He grew up in Manhattan and attended the Bronx High School of Science. He served in the Navy during World War II, and attended college at the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern. He received his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1951. He was in private practice for 60 years and, after helping to create the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology in 1974, he served as a visiting professor there until 1988, teaching psychoanalytic therapy and conducting supervision.

Gersun Zevi Chin passed away on February 5, 2018. He was the loving husband of Sandra Chin (nee Len); beloved father of Bernadine (Stuart) Zissu and Gregory Chin; dear brother of Beulah Miller, Marianne Davidow, and Edwin Nathan Chin; cherished grandfather of Zoe Chin, Sean Zissu, Ruby Chin, Justin Zissu, and Izzy Chin; and adored son of the late Joseph and Yetta Chin. Services were held at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., Pikesville, Maryland on Tuesday, February 6, at 2 p.m. Interment followed at Beth Tfiloh Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Beth Tfiloh Congregation Chesed Committee, 3300 Old Court Road, Pikesville, MD 21208 or Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031. The family is in mourning at 2505 Great Alexander, Marriottsville, MD 21104.

A car was purposely set ablaze in the middle of the night, and a man who hit a pole was charged with leaving the scene of the crash this week, according to Livingston Police.

Criminal Mischief on Devonshire

A Rockaway man was charged with arson after police stated he intentionally set fire to the car of an acquaintance last weekend.

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After going 8-13 last season, the Lancer wrestlers continued their bounce-back season and finished undefeated in the Super Essex Conference. They also earned the third seed in the North Jersey Group 5 state sectional tournament. Livingston clinched the Division Championship by topping Montclair and Glen Ridge last week. The outstanding wrestling of co-captains Anthony Petrillo, Matt Nichter and Kenny Newman have enabled the Lancers to dominate their local matches.

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Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz of Livingston’s Temple B’nai Abraham was one of six people arrested Monday in an act of civil disobedience after the group had gathered at congressman Leonard Lance’s Westfield office to protest the possible deportation of DACA recipients, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

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LADY LANCERS SPLIT GAMES: The Livingston High School varsity girls’ basketball team split two games in recent action. The Lady Lancers lost to Bloomfield Tech, 58-42, on Tuesday, January 30, at home in the LHS Fitness and Wellness Center. The team then rebounded with a 49-16 victory over Irvington on Saturday, February 3, in the an Essex County Tournament game.

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A first look at the 2018-19 school budget was introduced by the district this week.

With the new federal tax bill threatening to challenge household budgets, especially in high-taxed states like New Jersey, Livingston residents are wondering how the school budget will affect their taxes. Several have cautioned the Board of Education to be more cognizant of the taxpayers’ concerns this year.

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This past weekend, hundreds of people cycled all day long at Equinox gym in Summit, raising more than $1.4 million for rare cancer research as part of Cycle for Survival. Students and survivors joined together in a celebration of life, honoring the Livingston resident who launched the event by collecting money for her cause.

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