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Parkland Survivors, Senator Speak At Anti-Gun Rally in Livingston

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Survivors of the February 14 shooting at the Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida spoke Sunday night in Livingston to a capacity crowd, eager to hear the students’ stories and their thoughts on gun control.

Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston hosted the gun control rally on Sunday, which was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of MetroWest and Moms Demand Action and featured several other speakers in addition to the Parkland students. The rally was originally to have been held at the JCC in West Orange, but was moved to B’nai Abraham to accommodate the large number of attendees; even so, many of those who arrived close to the rally’s 5 p.m. starting time were turned away.

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Speedy Recovery: Officer Prendergast Returning to Police Dept. in March

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Patrolman Mike Prendergast, who suffered a serious stroke in early December, will be returning to work at the Livingston Police Department in early March, according to his wife, Gina.

Prendergast, 49, of Tinton Falls, has been with the Livingston Police Department for the past 25 years. He suffered a stroke on Sunday, December 3, and was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where a neurosurgeon was able to remove a clot in his brain. Prendergast then spent days in the neurological trauma/intensive care unit, surrounded by his wife, sister, older daughter, and friends.

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Little League Opening Day Declared ‘Knock Cancer Out of the Park Day’

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Opening day for Livingston Little League will also include the opening of the 2018 “Knock Cancer Out of the Park” fundraising drive.

Initiated by Steven Arsht of Livingston, “Knock Cancer Out of the Park” was established last year for the purpose of increasing pediatric cancer awareness and raising money for pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Arsht created the campaign in honor of Jake Kestler, his son Hayden’s best friend, who defeated one pediatric cancer only to be now facing another.

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LHS Advances Two to Wrestling Championships

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Livingston High School wrestlers will be headed down the Garden State Parkway on Friday, March 2, to compete in the NJSIAA State Championships in Atlantic City. After a weekend filled with intense competition, seniors Anthony Petrillo and Kenny Newman will represent the Lancers at Boardwalk Hall.

The two co-captains had slightly different routes to the big show. Newman, a 182 pounder who finished second in the District 12 Tournament a week ago, had to wrestle on Wednesday night, February 21, to keep his season alive. He answered the call by defeating Hanover Park’s Sabastian Bassolino, 15-4.

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Welcome New Readers

While the Tribune’s regular readership will not notice any changes to this week’s issue, some are picking up the West Essex Tribune for the first time. This week’s edition is a TMC (Total Market Coverage) – three times this year, we will send our newspaper to every residence in Livingston. So for those who are new, allow us to tell you why this paper is worth reading as you sip your morning coffee.

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Rallying for Change

Thousands attended gun control rallies in Livingston this weekend, many of them residents, eager to say “enough is enough;” it’s time for common sense gun reform. The shooting at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida may be a turning point. People appear to be fed up with current gun laws, which allow civilians to carry assault rifles and bump stocks that make rifles fire faster.

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LHS Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorians Are Named

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Livingston High School recently announced its top scholars of the graduating class of 2018. Catherine Yu has been named valedictorian, while Serena Zhao and Amy Liu have been named co-salutatorians. The high school’s class of 2018 includes approximately 500 students. Commencement ceremonies will be held on Thursday, June 21.

Catherine Yu: Valedictorian Throughout her high school career, Catherine Yu has been involved in many extracurricular activities from charitable endeavors, to academic teams, and sports.

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School Walkout is Set for March 14, District Coordinating with Students

Some Livingston High School students are expected to participate in a nationally-recognized walkout to advocate for reform to gun laws later this month, and the school district is developing a plan to ensure the demonstration operates safely.

The walkout, scheduled for Wednesday, March 14, is expected take place at 10 a.m. and last 17 minutes, one minute for every student and faculty member who died in the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The demonstration is being organized by the creators of the national Women’s March, who are calling it “ENOUGH: National School Walkout.”

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Name Change, Energy Letter Discussed at Conference Meeting

The February 26 Livingston Township Council conference meeting featured discussion of a possible name change for the township, an energy letter being sent to residents without the township’s endorsement, and the announcement of a nearly half million dollar grant the township recently received for road work.

The meeting began with a moment of silence, both to honor several recent notable township deaths and the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

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Coulouris Enters Guilty Plea For Threats Against LHS

A Hackensack teenager who threatened Livingston High School students in 2016 faces seven years in state prison after he entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Newark, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino said.

John Coulouris, 19, of Hackensack, pleaded guilty two eight counts related to threats against Livingston High School before Judge Mark Nelson, the Prosecutor’s Office said.

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