Livingston New Jersey news

Livingston’s Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) department will host the 11th Annual Fright Night, Trunk or Treat and Haunted Walk. It will be held on Friday, October 29, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC), 204 Hillside Avenue.

The family event will include a walk through a haunted trail, Trunk or Treat, and a costume contest parade featuring Halloween-themed prizes. There will also be DJ entertainment and a “flash mob” dance performance by Livingston Dance Academy dancers.

COVID protocols in place at the time of the event will be observed.

NEW CURBING FOR GLANNON ROAD: New curbing was being installed on Glannon Road on Monday, October 18. Shown is the trench excavation and the setting of form work for the pouring of new concrete footings, prior to the installation of Belgium block curbing. The work was being done by S. Brothers General Contractors, as part of the Township of Livingston Glannon Road street improvement project. Russell Jones Photo

Multiple thefts involving BMWs were reported in Livingston on Monday, according to Livingston Police.

At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 18, a Lincoln Avenue resident reported that his child had observed someone burglarize his car. The victim’s daughter observed a man in dark clothing enter a BMW that was parked in the driveway.

The suspect then ran out of the driveway and out of sight. The victim checked his car and found that his wallet had been stolen. The wallet contained cash and credit cards.

Detectives responded and processed the car for fingerprints.

Minutes later, at 4:37 p.m., a Livingston resident visiting a home on Springbrook Place had his BMW stolen.

The victim parked his BMW X6 on the cul-de-sac and was inside a home when a four-door black BMW pulled up. One male exited his car, entered the victim’s car, started it, and drove away, following the black BMW.

LHS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM WINS ON THE ROAD: The Lancers defeated the Orange Tornadoes, 49-14, on Friday evening, October 15, at Bell Stadium. Lancer highlights included: Ben Hauser’s accounting for three touchdowns; Jaylen Dixon’s 78-yard kickoff return; Darren Morgan’s 16-yard touchdown run; Alex Holland’s eight-yard touchdown run; and Brandon Kenney’s four-yard touchdown run. The defense played a solid game holding the Tornadoes to 14 points. Above, Lancer defenders Aaron Hauser, #76; Derek Ford, #84; and Danny Jacobsen, #20, make the stop of the Orange running back. At left, Lancer quarterback Brandon Kenney scores on a four yard keeper against Orange.

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VARSITY SOCCER TEAM IS RUNNER-UP: The Livingston High School girls’ varsity soccer team, seeded sixth, were defeated by the top seed, West Orange Mountaineers, 2-1, in the finals of the Essex County Tournament. The championship game was played on Sunday evening, October 17, at the Belleville Stadium. Emma Rosenberg scored the Lancer goal. Above, goalie Gianna Healy makes the save against the West Orange center forward. Below, Livingston seniors Jadyn Liebman, Gianna Healy and Katie Riccardi accept the ECT Runnerup Trophy. Don Schwartz Photos

Ingeborg A. Wolter died in her Livingston home on Saturday, October 16. She was 86 years old.

The funeral service will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 24, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 23 South Prospect Street, Verona. Interment will take place on Monday, October 25, at 10 a.m. at Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover.

Born in Cuxhaven, Germany, Ms. Wolter came to the U.S. in 1961 and was employed by Overbrook Hospital in Cedar Grove as a nurse’s aide for 35 years. She was an active member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Verona, serving on the Altar Guild, as well as volunteering at a soup kitchen in Newark, and offering counseling by phone.

She was predeceased by her husband, Guenter Haenchen. She is survived by her brother, Dieter Wolter, and his family in Germany.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be given to the Livingston First Aid Squad or the Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter in East Hanover.

MEET THE SUPERINTENDENT: Superintendent of schools Matthew Block hosted a “Chat with the Superintendent” event on Thursday, October 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gazebo on the Memorial Park Oval. Joining Block were assistant superintendents Lisa Steiger and Mark Stern. Block plans to hold additional informal community “chat” events at different times and on different days over the course of the school year.

While Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, mail-in voting has been underway for several weeks in New Jersey. In Livingston, we have one local race. Three candidates – Jenissa Arnette, James Calderón, and incumbent Pamela Chirls – are running for two open seats on the Livingston Public Schools Board of Education.

In this era of mail-in voting, when many (if not the majority) who vote will do so prior to Election Day, a traditional endorsement of a candidate or candidates does not hold as much weight as it once did. Typically, the Tribune offered its opinions on the local candidates each year in the issue just prior to Election Day; however, nowadays, such an opinion would offer little help to the many who had already cast their ballots.

Carmela S. Cecere, 92, of Chatham, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, October 14, at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston.

Mrs. Cecere was born on July 27, 1929 in Newark, the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (née Greco) Sponzilli. She married Rudolph A. Cecere and resided in West Orange where they raised their family.

Mrs. Cecere received a bachelor’s degree in music education from NYU. She worked as a music teacher in public schools for a short period of time before starting Carmela Cecere Studio for Piano Studies out of her home, which she ran for many decades.

She was very active in the Livingston Symphony Orchestra and served as a past president. She was a competitive judge with the Music Educators Association and the Music Educators Council.

In her spare time, she loved to cook and spend time at the seaside, admiring the ocean.

Mrs. Cecere was a parishioner of St. Patrick’s for 44 years and a member of the choir for 37 years.

Along with vital individual contributions, Livingston residents are stepping up through their businesses, organizations and clubs to support the mission of Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI).
Thanks to continuing donations, LPI founder and director Jeff Friedman has been able to purchase food, produce, diapers, wipes, formula, toiletries, baby clothes and more in greater amounts than ever before to provide for homeless and desperately poor families in urban Essex County.
“As LPI commences its 11th season of giving, needs continue to grow exponentially for thousands of people literally existing just minutes away from Livingston,” said Friedman. “COVID-19 has resulted in all kinds of havoc for folks simply looking for their next meal, a decent shirt or other basic, life-sustaining consumer items.”