Livingston news

Patricia M. Howard, 89, of Hellertown, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill.

Patricia was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 4, 1929, to the late Peter Michael and Julia Louis McCarty. Patricia retired from Newark, New Jersey, as a kindergarten teacher. She was a proud member of the Festival Choir of the Cathedral Basilica of Newark, New Jersey. She was a member of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Hellertown. Patricia was an avid reader, loved poetry, and enjoyed the arts.

Patricia is survived by her children, Peter Michael of Phillipsburg, New Jersey; Mary Therese (Paul Douglas) Harnett of Springfield Township; and a grandson, Eugene Thomas Harnett. She was predeceased by a son, Eugene Harry Howard and a granddaughter, Eilee Samantha Harnett.

Last weekend, Livingston experienced the strongest heat wave of the year, with temperatures in the 90s for several days and a heat index eclipsing the triple digit mark. In an effort to keep residents cool (in addition to having a cooling center at the Senior/Community Center), the township decided to open up both the Haines and Northland community pools to all residents.

We don’t recall the township ever opening the pools to all during a heat wave, and commend everyone involved for doing so at no charge to residents. It was a creative and simple way to help a sweltering population cool off. And that population took full advantage, with crowds more than tripling those who attended June’s open house event.

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The West Essex Tribune would like to thank the Livingston Police Department’s officers for a job well done last week, apprehending a homicide suspect who was found in the township.

We won’t step on Police Chief Gary Marshuetz’s words, which can be read in this edition of the Tribune, but we wanted to commend the LPD all the same.

Our officers took what could have potentially been a very dangerous situation for the township and its residents and handled it without incident. Most residents likely awoke that Monday morning with no knowledge of what had occurred right in their neighborhood. We are lucky to be able to sleep so soundly here in Livingston.

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In this edition of the Tribune, you will read about a residential fire that originated in the HVAC system of a Vanderbilt Drive house. Nobody was home at the time of the fire and an alert was transmitted to the Livingston Fire Department, who arrived in time to extinguish the blaze before it spread and left the home uninhabitable.

Others, particularly those without a properly functioning fire alarm system, may not have been so lucky in a similar situation. It is why this incident is a good opportunity to remind residents of the importance of maintaining a functional fire alarm system. Also, if your alarm system has the ability to connect to a central fire station, one should ensure that it is done. That feature just stopped what ended up being a minor, contained, fire rather than one that could have potentially destroyed a home before a passerby noticed and help arrived.

Dr. Joseph R. DiMartino,formerly of Livingston, died on Tuesday, July 16, after a brief illness.

Born in 1955, Dr. DiMartino graduated from Livingston High School, Fordham University and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He maintained a practice in New York City before retiring to Phoenix, Arizona.

He is survived by his parents, Joseph and Annette; his sister, Nancy; his brother, Bob; and other family members.

A memorial visitation was held on July 24 at the LaMonica Memorial Home in Livingston. Interment was private.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to a favorite charity in Dr. DiMartino’s name.

Michael A. Conte, Jr. of Livingston died Monday, July 15, in the township. He was 72 years old.

Graveside services will be held today,Thursday, July 25 at 11 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. Arrangements are under the direction of the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, Livingston.

Born in Newark, Mr. Conte was a long-time resident of Livingston. He worked for many years for Laborers’ Union, Local 342 before his retirement.

He was predeceased by his sister, Marianne Reichler.

He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Arlene Conte; and by one grandchild.

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Pasquale “Pat” J. DeIeso, age 87, of Livingston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 21, 2019.

AMass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Philomena Church, 386 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, on Saturday July 27, 2019 at 11 a.m. Entombmentwillfollow atGateofHeaven Cemetery in East Hanover.

The family will receive their friends at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston, on Friday, July 26, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Pat was employed by Anselmi & DeCicco Inc. of Maplewood for over 40 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Livingston UNICO and AARP. An active member of St. Philomena Church, he served as an usher for 40 years.

Rochelle Doliner (Paris) of Verona, formerly of Livingston, died on July 21. She was 88 years old.

Mrs. Doliner grew up in Newark and graduated from West Side High School in 1949.

After living in Livingston for more than 40 years, she moved toVerona with her companion, Jack Silverman.

Mrs. Doliner had a 40 year career at Gail Lowenstein/Caldwell Banker Realtors in Livingston.

Predeceased by her husband, Seymour, Mrs. Doliner is survived by her daughters, Randi Epstein (Allan) of Succasunna, Jodi Weiss (Brad) of Flanders, and Lori Seelig of Ocean; her sisters, Blanche Blum (Stanley) and Edith Davidson; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Donations in Mrs. Doliner’s name may be made to the Maureen Fund for Ovarian Cancer.

Numerous residents took advantage of Livingston’s free pool days on Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, in order to get relief from the heat wave. Temperatures were in the high 90s and low 100s, with a heat index even higher.

Due to the extreme hot temperatures, SYLS opened the Haines and Northland Pools to all Livingston residents. Visitors just had to show an ID with a Livingston address.

“Mayor Al Anthony had the idea and he and township manager Barry Lewis brought it to my attention Saturday morning,” said SYLS director Jennifer Walker. By 10 a.m., the message was going out to the community.

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Livingston police arrested five individuals during a pre-dawn stop in Livingston. In addition to charging the suspects with drug possession, officers are working to determine if they are behind car burglaries in the township over the past several weeks.

On Wednesday, July 17, at 3:49 a.m., Officer Adam McDavitt was on patrol as part of the West Essex Auto Theft Force. While on South Orange Avenue, the officer conducted a stop of a 1998 Lexus for equipment violations. The car was occupied by three adult and two juvenile males.

Upon approaching the car, the officer could smell the odor of marijuana. A search of the car resulted in the discovery of a quart-sized plastic bag containing marijuana, along with packaging materials and paraphernalia.

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