Livingston community

At its meeting on Monday, May 24, the Livingston Township Council discussed several ordinances including some designed to accommodate affordable housing in town, among other items.

The meeting was held virtually and may be viewed on the Livingston Township, NJ Facebook page.

At the start of the meeting, the Council read a letter from former mayor Ellie Cohen. In regard to the recent influx of affordable housingrelated ordinances being presented, she recalled a similar project that was built a few years ago. The Council approved that project, despite reservations about the lack of an elevator and only outdoor stairways for the affordable units, due to fear of losing litigation if they did not do so.

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Changing the size of the board was the topic of a Board of Education listening forum, held virtually via Zoom and Facebook Live, on May 24.

The forum can be viewed on the district website and its Facebook page.

The five current Board members are currently conducting research with Board members and superintendents of other districts, as well as previous Livingston board members. On June 14, the Board will hold a public discussion about the pros and cons of keeping the board as is, or expanding it. The following week, June 21, it will vote whether or not to put an expansion of the Board, to seven or nine members, on the November ballot.

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Two former Lancer baseball teammates met on opposing teams in the MAC Conference Baseball Championship series May 16 and 17 in Dallas (Pennsylvania) and Hoboken to decide the MAC Freedom Division Champion. Misericordia third baseman Austin Miles (LHS Class of 2017) and Stevens Institute of Technology second baseman, Brett Mendez (LHS Class of 2018) faced off against each other in a hard-fought series that ended on a walk-off run in the bottom of the 9th inning of a deciding third game that gave Misericordia the 10-9 win and the Conference title.

The Misericordia Cougars are 27-8 and have won 10 straight MAC Conference Championships. The Stevens Ducks finished the year at 24-12 their first year in the MAC.

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The undefeated Livingston High School girls’ track and field team continues to win tight meets, the latest against Nutley on Monday, May 17. LHS also held its Senior Night event to honor the senior members of the team.

At the meet, the Lady Lancers were pushed in all areas, and some of the athletes were put in different events than their specialties, for training purposes. Down in the pit, Sinit Mehari took a first in the discus. Nutley swept the shot put. Sophia Scharf and Summer Yung took first and second, respectively, in the javelin.

The trio of Arthi Mampilly, Irene Chi, and Kathleen Chen swept the 400 meter intermediate hurdles for LHS. Monica Sharma grabbed first place and Ellie Nadelmann took third in the 100 meter dash. The 1,600 meter was won by K. Leigh, with Bridget Gulfo taking third.

READY FOR SUMMER: With temperatures in the high 80s on Wednesday afternoon, May 19, Livingston’s Haines Memorial Pool is filled with water, and everything seemed to be in working order in preparation for opening to the public on Memorial Day weekend. The town received a shipment of flowers, shown in the foreground, which are being planted at the pools and other town locations. Jerry Siskind Photo

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Livingston High School will present its spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” outside in front of the school building on Thursday, May 20, at 6 p.m.; Friday, May 21, at 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 22, at 2 p.m.. and 6 p.m.

Directed by theater arts teacher Scott Patterson, this musical comedy tells “the tale of several socially awkward youngsters finding joy, heartache and a purpose in competing at the regional spelling bee, and learn the lesson that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.”

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RENTAL CAR FLIPS: A California man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after crashing his rental car last Friday, May 14, at 11 p.m. Julian Audelo, 33, of Chula Vista, was operating a 2020 Jeep Compass on Beaufort Avenue when the vehicle left the road, rolled over and came to rest back on the street. The accident was witnessed by other drivers who stated that the Jeep was speeding and being driven erratically before the accident. The witnesses helped Audelo from the vehicle after the accident. He was not injured. Audelo was arrested for driving while intoxicated. After being processed, he was released to a responsible party. CJM Photo

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At the school board meeting on Thursday, May 13, resident Mike Ramer noted the excellence of the district’s communications but suggested that they could be better timed for members of the public.

For example, he said, “the Discover email came in at about 4:40 p.m. this afternoon, for tonight’s meeting at 7 p.m., including the agenda for the public for this Board meeting.

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In the span of four days, the Livingston Police Department received three reports of large amounts of cologne and perfumes being stolen from local stores.

On May 13, the Victoria’s Secret store in the Livingston Mall was targeted by a man and three women who concealed $2,000 worth of merchandise and fled the store.

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SOFTBALL TEAM AT 10-2: The Lancer varsity softball team won three of its last five May games to improve its record to 10-2. The Lancers defeated Immaculate Heart Academy, 2-0; Glen Ridge, 10-0; and Cedar Grove, 12-4. The Lancers were defeated by Verona, 4-1, and Donovan Catholic, 8-2. Shown above, Lancer senior Deja Robinson beats the throw to homeplate. Umpire Gabe Dimasi prepares to make the call as Glen Ridge catcher Harper Nix handles the late throw. At right, Lancer senior hurler Jess Bullion delivers a fastball against Glen Ridge. Don Schwartz Photos

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