Livingston community

The junior varsity Lady Lancer basketball team defeated Immaculate Conception High School of Lodi, 22-20, on Friday night, December 14, at home in the Livingston High School Fitness and Wellness Center. Shown above, left, Lancer forward Avery McLaughlin drives to the basket to score for Livingston. Above, right, Lancer sophomore forward Samara Elster scores on a three point basket against the Blue Wolves defender. Don Schwartz Photos

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Ruth L. Schram died in her Livingston home on Friday, December

21. She was 91 years old.

Born and raised in Newark, Mrs. Schram was a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark. She owned Seymour’s Luncheonette in Livingston with her husband for 22 years. She was also a member of the Corporal Arthur W. Smith Veterans of Foreign WarsAuxiliary, Post 2856, in Livingston.

Mrs. Schram was predeceased by her husband, Seymour Schram, in 2002. She is survived by her son, Barry Schram.

Services were conducted by the Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel of Livingston.

The family has requested that donations in Mrs. Schram’s memory be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.

Paul Salvatore Falcone Jr. of Naples., Florida, a former resident of Livingston and Randolph, died on Wednesday, December 19, following a brief illness. He was 73 years old.

A celebration of his life will be held in New Jersey in the spring. Details will be shared with friends and family once finalized. The family has noted that memorial donations in memory of Mr. Falcone may be made to the Arc of Essex County, arcessex.org

Mr. Falcone was born on November 14, 1945, in Orange. He was graduated from Livingston High School and Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa. He operated a recruiting business for years, placing professionals in positions at corporations nationwide.

He raised his family in Randolph and resided in New Jersey all his life until recently retiring to Naples.

In September, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Middle School students assembled Chanukah packages to be sent to Jewish-American soldiers at an American Army base in Kuwait. The packages contained Chanukah treats, much-needed supplies, and a personal note from each student. Shown at top left, students Liav Merlin and Olivia Ansel of Livingston; Alexis Sohnen; and Livingston residents Hailey Wasserman Singer and Scarlett Mandil put together packages; above, center, soldiers enjoy the treats during an on-base Chanukah celebration. Above, right, students Hannah Rosenfeld and (foreground) Elise Commer, both of Livingston, put together packages.

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The annual Camuso Holiday Display, shown here in a panoramic shot, will remain open evenings from 5 to 10 p.m. until New Year's Day. Figures of gingerbread men bearing the purchaser's message will continue to be sold through New Year's Day as well. Funds raised by the sale of the gingerbread men will be used to maintain the annual display, which is curated by volunteers. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help take the annual exhibit down for the season should email Tom Cooney at tomcooney16@gmail.com. NBD Photo

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The West Essex Tribune is celebrating more than six decades of showering the first baby of the new year with an assortment of gifts generously donated by our advertisers. The first baby of 2019 born to Livingston parents will be named the winner of the Tribune’s 61st annual First Baby Contest.

The rules to determine the winner are the same each year: The first baby of 2019 must be born in a nearby hospital to parents who currently reside in Livingston. The exact time of the birth must be certified in writing by the attending physician.

Entries must be received in the West Essex Tribune office by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2. The winner will be announced in the January 3 edition of the newspaper.

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Everything good in her life has flowed from her experiences in the Navy WAVES, says Ruth Cross.

Cross, 95, and a resident of Livingston since 1953, served during World War II in the Navy’s WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Service) program from 1944 to 1946.

Ruth grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut, where, at age 16, she left high school to help care for her mother and sister. She was working in a tie factory when the war broke out. As the war continued, she left the tie factory to work at a defense munitions plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut, putting in multiple shifts a day.

By 1944, she says, “the war was pretty bad,” and she had begun thinking she wanted to enlist in theWAVES. “Our family was always a military family, and I wanted to be part of it,” Ruth notes.

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An arrest on Friday, December 21, on charges of possession of counterfeit bills led Livingston police to recover a stolen car.

ALivingston police officer who was working a holiday patrol detail in the Livingston Mall was notified at about 3:22 p.m. by mall security personnel that two people had unsuccessfully tried to make a purchase in the food court using a counterfeit $100 bill.

The officer located both individuals just after they had completed a purchase at GNC. Further investigation revealed that a counterfeit $100 bill had been used for the GNC purchase. Both were found to have additional counterfeit $100 bills in their possession. All the bills were printed with the same serial numbers.

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The Livingston High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Golda Ochs Academy, 55-22, on Tuesday, December 18, in the Fitness and Wellness Center. The Lady Lancers will host the Whitey Dukiet Basketball Tournament on Thursday, December 27, and Saturday, December 29. Shown here, Lancer forward Kayla Parsons drives the lane to score for the Lancers against Golda Ochs Academy. Don Schwartz Photo

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LEAF COLLECTION COMPLETE: This past weekend, the township conducted its final sweep of Livingston streets as part of its annual leaf collection program. The program is now done for the year. Shown here, Public Works Department employee Brian Antonio smiles at the wheel of a street cleaning machine he is operating on the newly paved Country Club Road. Jeff Friedman Photo

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