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This year’s 9/11 Memorial ceremony will be closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, we all must remember the Livingston residents who died on that day: Luke A. Dudek, Jeffrey Brian Gardner, Donald Thomas Jones II, MingHao Liu, Joseph P. McDonald, John M. Pocher, and Kenneth Albert Zelman. MI Photos

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Edward O. Zielke, age 74, of Livingston, New Jersey, died suddenly on Friday, September 4, 2020.

A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at St. Philomena’s Church, 386 South LivingstonAvenue, Livingston, New Jersey, on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 10 a.m. A private cremation will follow.

The family will receive their friends at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 East Mt. Pleasant Avenue Livingston, New Jersey, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Ed was a police officer, serving the community of Livingston for 40 years before his retirement as a Lieutenant in 2011. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Ed was an avid sportsman; he enjoyed fishing and hunting with his best pal, his dog, Colt Commander. He was a member of the Lucky Strike Sportsmen’s Club, the Livingston Elks, and the Knights of Columbus, and for many years, served as an usher at St. Philomena’s Church.

The six pickle ball courts at Heritage Middle School continue to be a popular recreational site. All six courts are utilized from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and after 4 p.m. on Sundays. Livingston pickle ball commissioner Michael Garber reported that 76 players were active on the courts each day of Labor Day weekend. Shown here, Dave Melucci sets to return a volley from Steven Marx. Don Schwartz Photo

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Vivian Frances Welch, 95, of Livingston, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2020.

Known as “Mickey” to her friends and family, she was born on March 21, 1925, in Newport, Rhode Island. She was one ofthree children to Charles and Johanna Murphy.

Vivian married Kenneth Welch, former Mayor of Livingston, on May 15,1944, at St. Mary’s Church inNewport. They had two children: Debby and Ken Jr.

Vivian leaves behind herbrother, Charles Murphy, and her son, Ken.

At Vivian’s request, there will be no open services.

Bunting was hung outside of Town Hall this week for Edward Zielke, a retired Livingston Police Department lieutenant who died last week. Lt. Zielke served in the U.S. Army as a Specialist 4th Class during the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1967. He was awarded the National Defense Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. He began his career as a Livingston Police officer in 1968, was promoted to sergeant in 1979, was reassigned to detective sergeant in 1980, and promoted to lieutenant in 1984. He retired from the LPD in 2011 after 43 years of service. “As a new officer in 1989, Ed Zielke was one of my first supervisors,” Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz said. “He was dedicated to serving Livingston and possessed many great qualities, including honor, service, and commitment. To this day, I still strive to raise my abilities to the level he attained. Ed gave back to the community in many ways.

Tomorrow marks the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the fall of the World Trade Center, the crash of and the attack on the Pentagon.

This year in particular, in the absence of a public ceremony for the first time since those 2001 attacks, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we must do what we can to remember the moment and honor the seven Livingston residents we lost that day.

Luke A. Dudek.

Jeffrey Brian Gardner.

Donald Thomas Jones II.

Ming-Hao Liu.

Joseph P. McDonald.

John M. Pocher.

Kenneth Albert Zelman.

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A Jaguar was stolen from a Yale Court garage Tuesday morning and later found abandoned in Union County, Livingston Police said.

At 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, a resident called police to report that a 2017 Jaguar F-Pace SUV had just been stolen from the home’s garage.

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The Bessie Green Community Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, a long-time distribution partner of Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), recently teamed with other Newark agencies to serve hundreds of families in the parking lot at Barringer High School in Newark. LPI supplied hundreds of baked goods packages through its partnership with Bimbo Bakeries, Inc. in Wayne. Bessie Green leaders thanked the Newark Police, Second Precinct, Essex County Sheriff’s Office and the Newark Fire Department for stepping up for the big event. Meanwhile, LPI volunteers are currently purchasing items that are needed more than ever for the homeless and profoundly poor. Tax-free contributions to provide diapers, baby bottles, children’s clothing, baby formula, baby wipes and food pantry supplies may be mailed to LPI, P.O. Box 247, Livingston, NJ 07039 or handled immediately on PayPal at paypal.me/lpinj. “As always, thank you, Livingston neighbors,” said LPI founder and director Jeff Friedman.

MAIN REPLACED: PSE&G gas workers move steel plates into place over a hole they dug earlier in the day on Thursday, August 27, as part of a gas main replacement project at the corner of Dogwood Terrace and Northfi eld Road. Dogwood Terrace was closed until the plates were put into place.

Jerry Siskind Photo

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No new COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Livingston during the month of August, according to the township health department. There were a total of 13 new recorded cases during the month, and 51 in the three month period of June through August.

As of Tuesday afternoon, September 1, the Livingston Health Department has reported that a total of 527 Livingston residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was recorded in midMarch. 72 of those residents have died as a result of the virus.

In response to a recent jump in Livingston’s total COVID-19 cases, as reported by Essex County, the township’s health department has announced that it will soon be updating its local cases on a daily basis. The up-to-date township list may soon be seen at livingstonnj. org/CovidCases.