Livingston New Jersey news

The annual Kiwanis Karnival opened in Livingston on Tuesday night, May 7, and will run through Saturday, May 11. The Karnival, a primary fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club, is being held at the carnival grounds on East Northfield Road, east of Northfield Center. Hours are Thursday, 6 to 10 p.m.; Friday, 6 to 11 p.m.; and Saturday, 2 to 11 p.m. The Karnival includes rides, games, and food. Rides require tickets, which may be purchased on-site; credit cards are accepted for ticket purchases. Saturday, May 11, will be “hand stamp day;” patrons may pay one price to ride all day. All proceeds from the Kiwanis Karnival go to charities that benefit the community. Shown here, the Tuesday night opening of the Karnival provided fun for all. Jerry Siskind Photo

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The Planning Board split approval on an application for minor subdivision and preliminary and final site plan with variances for CP Management Group II LLC. The property in question, located at 92 South Livingston Avenue, was previously home to Bank ofAmerica. The applicant proposes to subdivide existing Lot 3 to create two new lots. The existing, now-vacant building would be expanded on one of the new lots to house a child care center, Lightbridge Academy. A Starbucks with a drive-through is proposed to be constructed on the second lot.

The Board closed its evidential hearing on April 11, including public comment, but decided to meet on the application one last time for deliberations among the members before voting on the matter.

Essex County, in cooperation with Livingston Township, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration, will host a public information session to inform local residents, officials, businesses and the general public of the proposed modern roundabout at the intersection of Walnut Street and West Hobart Gap Road. The purpose of this session is to inform the public of the project’s progress to date, its purpose and need, and to solicit public input and comments. The meeting will be held at the Livingston United Methodist Church onThursday, May 23, from 6 to 8 p.m., with a presentation at 6:30 p.m.

At the Monday, May 6, Township Council regular meeting, after hearing more testimony from residents and developers, the Council closed a hearing that had been open for five meetings. The hearing was for an ordinance that proposed conditional use of block 6300 in the Coventry section of town, which would allow an assisted living facility to be built on the property.

Over multiple meetings, residents had previously expressed their concerns about the development, and subsequent traffic and safety problems it may cause. Their testimony prompted the Council to leave the hearing open as they awaited more information and input from the county and the developer.

Gloria Ann Burke, 90, of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, formerly of Livingston, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Philomena Church, 386 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, New Jersey on Friday, April 26, at 10:30 a.m.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Adolph and Mary Ellen Grube, Gloria was baptized at St. Aedan’s Church in Jersey City and attended St. Dominic Academy. She was a parishioner at St. Philomena Church for over 58 years, and was an active member of the Rosary Altar Society. She worked at AmericanBanker,apublicationfor the banking industry, in Manhattan as a Senior Manager.

Rose Liebman of West Orange, formerly of Livingston, died Sunday, April 21, at the age of 79.

A chapel service took place on Wednesday, April 24 at Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union. Interment followed at King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton.

Mrs. Liebman was born in Newark and resided in Irvington, Roselle Park, Hazelton, Pennsylvania, and in Livingston for 25 years, before moving to West Orange.

She attended Irvington High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University. A homemaker, she was a member of Hadassah and the Saint Barnabas Medical Center Auxiliary, for which she volunteered for over 30 years.

Mrs. Liebman is survived by her husband of 58 years, Norman; her daughters, Gail Meadow and her husband, Craig, and Stacey Smith and her husband, Richard; and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the American Cancer Society and to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

Barbara A. Schott of Livingston died Monday, April 15. She was 85 years old.

Visitation was held on Saturday, April 27, at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home of Livingston, followed by a chapel service there. Interment took place at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.

Mrs. Schott was born and raised in Jersey City, and lived there before moving to Livingston to live with her sister and husband. She worked as a waitress in Jersey City for many years.

She was predeceased by her husband, Helmut Schott; her sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and William Woodin, and her brothers-in-law, Joseph Hoffman and Louis Gurry.

She is survived by her sistersin-law, Adeline Hoffman and Betty Gurry, and her nieces, Donna Jackson (Roy), Janice Hoffman (Dean), Carol Filak (Michael), and Laura Buzzard, and her nephew, Robert Gurry (Holly).

Somehow, it’s already May, and the Memorial Day Parade is right around the corner on Monday, May 27. Over the next few weeks the township will be collecting money to fund the upcoming parade, and we encourage our residents to offer their support.

Memorial Day, first known as Decoration Day, originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in that conflict. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all of our nation’s wars. Volunteers would place American flags on the graves of veterans, hence the name Decoration Day.

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This past Monday, a member of the Tribune staff joined Richard Cornell, chairman of Livingston’s Trails and Greenways committee, on a two-hour canoe ride up and down the township’s section of the Passaic River. It was a crisp, sunshiny morning and the leisurely paddle offered a unique snapshot of town.

We passed under the Route 10 and Mt. Pleasant Avenue bridges, past rows of houses and offices, and even glided right by the Cedar Hill Country Club golf course during the annual PBA golf outing. We started our journey behind the Brandon Tevlin Fields off Okner Parkway, made our way to the canoe launch a few miles down the river on South Orange Avenue, and paddled our way back. We saw trees in bloom, deer at play, and heard plenty of birds chirping.

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