Livingston Tribune

Susan Simon was born October 22, 1937 in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Aida and Sylvan Heilbrunn. She was the older sister to her brother, Jonathan. She grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey and attended Columbia High School. In her youth, Susan excelled academically and enjoyed playing sports as well. She graduated from Boston University and upon graduation worked as an executive assistant for David Cronheim of The David Cronheim Company.

Susan met her husband, Stanley Simon of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1958 and enjoyed a wonderful marriage of 59 years. Together they had three sons, Michael, David, and Jeffrey.

Susan and Stan enjoyed playing tennis together throughout their lives. They played many mixed double tournaments together and won the New Jersey State Mixed Doubles Championship in the 1970s, earning a qualifying spot in the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles division.

We know you have heard this before, likely many times, but last week there was a string of car burglaries in town. This included several vehicles stolen right out of residential driveways.

The week we were referring to, by the way, was August 3 through 9. But if you named just about any other week, you would likely have guessed correctly anyway. That is how bad the situation has become in recent years.

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Beginning next month, as it does each year for local contested races, the West Essex Tribune’s coverage will ramp up for the upcoming Board of Education election. This year’s format will feature slight changes that reflect the recent shift toward voting by mail (and, as a result, people voting early).

Every fall in which Livingston has a contested Board of Education or Township Council election, the Tribune provides the candidates the opportunity to share their thoughts in the paper, through a series of questions leading up to the November election. These questions are created with the help of the Livingston League of Women Voters and designed to help our readers get an idea of each candidate’s viewpoints, so that an educated choice can be made when voting. They offer opportunities for readers to directly compare the candidates on a handful of important topics.

Pearl Zack Turtletaub, 89, died Thursday, August 12, 2021. Born in New Brunswick to

Born in New Brunswick to Phillip and Yetta Zack, Pearl later married her childhood sweetheart, Ed Turtletaub, in 1951. The couple lived in Perth Amboy, first in an apartment above the “Turtles” men’s clothing store owned by Ed’s parents, then across town near the water, until Ed and Pearl moved to Scotch Plains, New Jersey, to raise their three children, Glenn, Lee Ann, and David.

Pearl graduated from Perth Amboy High School. She worked as a secretary at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, and later as Director of Investor Relations for AGS Computers, a technology consulting company, for many years. Pearl also owned and operated an antique shop in Scotch Plains.

Following retirement, Pearl and Ed moved to Monroe Township, where they lived until Ed’s death in 2013. Pearl moved to Cranford and later to Livingston.

Lucille S. Herr was born on August 15, 1929 and died on July 30, 2021. She is survived by Bernard, her beloved husband; her daughters, Jan and Beth; her granddaughter, Aviva; and her sons-in-law, Elihu and Gary.

Lu was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey and was a long-term resident of nearby Livingston. She received her bachelor’s degree from Newark Teaching College and her master’s from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Lu taught first grade at Burnet Hill School in Livingston, New Jersey, where she was loved by her students and fellow faculty. After retirement, she and Bernie moved to Florence, Oregon, where they lived their dream for 38+ years.

Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI), through its New Jersey Homeless initiative, has just received its largest donation ever, announced Jeff Friedman, the charity’s founder and director. “The process leading to this funding commenced about a month ago, quite by surprise, and is permeated with Livingston’s philanthropic stamp,” he said.
Friedman recounted, “I fielded a phone call from Livingston resident Charles Maltzman, who is the director at Willow Lake Day Camp in Lake Hopatcong. He shared that Willow Lake, each year, does a fundraiser for a diversity of charitable organizations. He had read about LPI’s initiative of ‘providing for the homeless, profoundly poor and disenfranchised’ in the West Essex Tribune – LPI’s stalwart partner since our humble beginnings in 2011 as a coat drive. Maltzman then approached me about dedicating this season’s 2021 family fundraising campaign to benefit LPI’s “New Jersey Homeless” initiative this season. 

RENOVATES GARDEN FOR SILVER AWARD: Amy Gu, a member of Girl Scout Troop 20290 in Livingston, recently completed a renovation of the “Heritage Courtyard” garden at Heritage Middle School as part of her Silver Award. The garden, originally created in 2004-06 by members of the school’s Garden Club and Student Council, consists primarily of lawn, bushes and a few trees, with a brick path that had become overgrown. Gu removed the grass from the path, and planted flower beds and wisteria for the arbor. The Silver Award is the second highest award available in Girl Scouting.

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As of Wednesday morning, August 11, the Livingston Health Department has reported that a total of 2,233 Livingston residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was recorded in mid-March of 2020. 88 of those residents have died as a result of the virus. Compared to the same time last week, there are 22 new cases, with no additional deaths. In the past month, there have been 84 cases.

The state currently lists no active cases within the township’s long term care (LTC) facilities.

All New Jersey students, educators, staff, and visitors will be required to wear masks inside of school buildings – regardless of vaccination status – for the start of the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Multiple car thefts and break-ins, nearly all among unlocked vehicles with the key inside, were reported last week, according to Livingston Police.

At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3, officers were notified that a Volvo SUV had been stolen from a driveway on Rockledge Drive. The vehicle had last been seen at about 7 p.m. the previous night. The vehicle was unlocked with the key inside.

A Volvo tracking app was used to locate the vehicle in Newark. Police found the Volvo parked and unoccupied. The vehicle was towed to Livingston police headquarters, where it was processed for evidence.

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Nearly 1,000 people attended a Sunday evening vigil for Shiv Kulkarni, a 14-year-old Livingston resident who died on July 29 while on holiday with his family in New York City.

Shiv was born on August 29, 2006, to Shilpa and Vishwas Kulkarni. He was a rising freshman at Livingston High School. He is survived by his parents and younger sister.

Shiv’s friends and family organized the August 8 candlelight vigil at the Livingston Oval. They were joined by over 900 people from and around the Livingston area in a display of support and community.

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