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Two announcements this week point to the need for volunteers to serve the community. The Vision 20/20 Committee will hold its third annual Volunteer Fair on October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hillside Avenue community center. At the same time, the mayor and Township Council will make appointments to the many township advisory committees.

 

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In an effort to help the community compare the two candidates, Buddy August and Barry Funt, for the one full term on the Board of Education, which will be decided in the November 4 election, the West Essex Tribune, with the help of the League of Women Voters, has posed a series of four questions to the candidates.

 

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Former Livingston resident Dolores M. (Dillon) Regan died on Tuesday, October 7, at her home in Montville. She was 82 years old. Born in Newark, Mrs. Regan was raised in Livingston and lived in Whippany before moving to Montville in 1967. She attended Mount Saint Dominic High School in Caldwell and earned a degree in chemistry from Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania. Before raising her family, Mrs. Regan was employed as a chemist with Bell Labs in Murray Hill. She later became a teacher in the Montville School system, where she worked for 25 years. She retired from teaching in 1997. Mrs. Regan was predeceased by her brother, Martin Dillon. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, William F. Regan, Jr.; five children, Peggy Picklesimer and her husband, David; Bill and his wife, Amy; Tom and his wife, Rose Mary; John and his wife, Sue; and Mary Pat Paris and her husband, Craig; and 12 grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Carin (Struminger) Hochman, 71, died on Saturday, October 11, in Linville, North Carolina. Born in New York City, Mrs. Hochman grew up in the Bronx, New York, and lived in Livingston for many years before moving to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Mrs. Hochman was an avid volunteer, who worked with children at the Kessler Institute, nursed baby animals back to health, and volunteered at the local hospital. Surviving Mrs. Hochman are her husband of 48 years, Andrew; children, Steven Hochman and Stacy Harrison; son in law, Andy Harrison; sister, Dena Dermer; and three grandchildren. Those who wish to honor Mrs. Hochman's memory may donate to the Caldwell Hospice, 902 Kirkwood Street, NW, Lenoir, North Carolina 28645.

Elizabeth A. Dennis, 80, died on Thursday, October 9. A Funeral Mass was held at St. Philomena’s Church, Livingston, on Tuesday, October 14. Born in Bronx, New York, Mrs. Dennis was raised in Newark, where she attended Weequahic High School. After graduation she began working for Terry Fabrics, where she met her husband, Tom. Together they moved to Livingston 53 years ago. Mrs. Dennis was a “stay-at-home mom” for many years before returning to work as a bookkeeper for Hammill & Gillespie. She retired ten years ago. Predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Thomas Joseph, Mrs. Dennis is survived by her children, Brian Dennis; Marie Magi and her husband, Mark; Lisa Smith and her husband, Daryl; and Geralyn Dennis; her siblings, Robert Kurz and Helen Scarpelli; and fi ve grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.