Livingston Tribune

The Livingston High School girls’ tennis team won two of three recent matches, including a first round victory in the New Jersey State Tennis Tournament. The team has a 12-3 win-loss record, 4-1 in the Super Essex Conference.

Millburn 5, Livingston 0: The conference match was a continuation of a match held September 12 but halted due to rain. Emma Conforti and Brielle Schwartz lost their first and second singles matches in straight sets. In the completed match, Emily Sze lost third singles in straight sets.

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The Super Essex Conference (SEC) wound down its season with the Conference Championship meets on Wednesday, October 3, at Branch Brook Park, Newark, with the Livingston High School girls’ cross country team competing in the 12-team Liberty Division.

The Lady Lancers, noted coach Dave Czeizinger, “had weathered a rocky season, but managed to post a 21-7 overall SEC record and were a solid 10-1 in Liberty division competition. This had the squad seeded second going into the day’s championship race behind Caldwell, which had defeated Livingston soundly during the dual meet season.”

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We are currently halfway through National Newspaper Week, which runs from October 7 through 13, and we wanted to say “thank you” to all who read our paper. Of course, great journalism is found both in print and online (and the Tribune is available in both formats), but we are happy we live in a town that largely values the tactile feel of holding a physical paper in their hands as they consume the weekly news. To us, and to many others, there is nothing quite like it.

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On Tuesday evening, representatives of Essex County presented preliminary plans for the improvements of Livingston’s Riker Hill Art Park, located off Beaufort Avenue. The 42-acre complex was purchased from the federal government for one dollar in 1974. The buildings, which once housed army facilities, have been transformed into 38 artist studios which are greatly in need of refurbishing. Last January, the county held a forum to seek residents’ input for the site, and this week’s meeting was a result of the suggestions made in January.

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The Livingston Chinese Gourmet Food Network and Livingston Huaxia Chinese School PTA held its third annual Mid-Autumn Gourmet Festival on Saturday, September 29, at the Livingston Senior/Community Center.

Some 80 families from Livingston and neighboring towns took part in the Mid-Autumn festival, which is the most celebrated Chinese holiday other than Chinese New Year. Various types of cuisine were offered from different regions of China, including Shanghai, Sichuan, Shandong, and Cantonese style foods.

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LFD OPEN HOUSE: Kids and their parents explored and enjoyed the Livingston Fire Department’s annual open house, which was held on Sunday, October 7. New this year was a ride on a small fire engine “train,” as well as pumpkin painting. During the open house, attendees could check out the fire engines and ambulances, talk to firefighters, and watch an extrication demonstration.

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LHS PRIDE SHINES AT RUTGERS: The Livingston High School Marching Band performed with three other New Jersey high school bands during the halftime of the recent Illinois at Rutgers football game.

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Essex County officials held a public meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday, October 9, to present plans for improvements to Riker Hill Art Park with roughly two dozen neighbors and residents in attendance.

Essex County executive Joseph DiVincenzo noted that a meeting had been held in January to solicit public input on improving the site, which was formerly a Nike missile base and is currently an artists’ colony. Based on neighbors’ concerns and suggestions, a preliminary plan was subsequently developed which calls for renovations to the existing buildings and the creation of a community garden and a scenic overlook. The county has set aside a budget of $4 million to make the improvements. County officials hope to have construction underway by July 1, 2019.

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A man is facing criminal charges after forcefully entering a township home without permission, telling the homeowner it was an “FBI matter.”

At about 7:43 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, a Torrance Drive homeowner called 911, reporting that a man had entered the house without permission.

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Betty Jane Van Stratton (née Barry), 93, of Seaside Park, died on September 26 in Novato, California. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, October 27, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals in Seaside Park. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 27, beginning at 12 noon, at the parish of St. Junipero Serra at St. Catharine of Siena Church in Seaside Park. Mrs. Van Stratton met her first husband, Theodore “Ted” Kent Schuyler, while attending East Orange High School. After marrying, they moved to Rochester, New York and then to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Upon Mr. Schuyler’s death, Mrs. Van Stratton relocated to Livingston where she raised her children, continued her education, and met and married William “Bill” Van Stratton. Mrs. Van Stratton received B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Montclair State University and retired from Montville Regional High School after 17 years of teaching.