Livingston Tribune

Livingston resident Debbie Burack has launched a run for a seat on the Livingston Township Council. Burack, a Republican, will campaign for one of the three open seats in November’s general election.

All Council members are currently Democrats. Incumbents Rudy Fernandez, Shawn Klein, and mayor Ed Meinhardt all have terms expiring at the start of 2019 and have filed petitions to seek reelection.

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The 1,065 cars that went through the Saturday, April 14 electronics recycling and paper shredding event is a new Livingston record. Scott Goldman, chairman of the Recycling and Reclamation Committee, said cars lined up along West Northfield Road even before the event started.

Committee volunteers, including Eric Baltuch, Joan Cohen, Judy Grebel, Walter Veit, and event chairwoman Karen Garber, helped direct traffic and assist residents. Also on hand were volunteer students from the Livingston High School Science Honor Society, and some new signage helped the process go smoothly.

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Heavy rain that began around 4 a.m. on Monday, April 16, and continued to about 11:30 a.m. dumped 3½ to four inches of rain on the township.

The rain, torrential at times, caused flash flooding as brooks and catch basins overfl owed. Exacerbating the situation was natural debris left over from last month’s storms that had made its way into storm drains, blocking them up.

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West Cedar Street was closed for a short time Friday morning following a three-car crash on South Livingston Avenue. Livingston Police also responded to an assault outside an apartment complex and arrested a teenager for possessing marijuana and credit cards that did not belong to him.

Three-Car Crash

At about 10:02 a.m. Friday, April 6, police responded to South Livingston Avenue near West Cedar Street for a reported three-vehicle crash.

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EXTRICATION WAS REQUIRED in the aftermath of a single car accident on Laurel Avenue on Monday night, April 9, at about 11:30 p.m. According to the police report, Jane K. Chong of Sycamore Terrace was traveling southbound on Laurel when her Toyota wagon crossed the double yellow line, struck a curbed median on the corner of Brown Court, and then struck a light post and street sign at the intersection.

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For the first time in several years, there will be a contested race for a Livingston Council seat in November’s general election. Brandon Minde, a Republican, announced his bid for a Council seat on Monday. All Council members are currently Democrats. Incumbents Rudy Fernandez, Shawn Klein, and mayor Ed Meinhardt all have terms expiring at the start of 2019 and have filed petitions to seek reelection.

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BASEBALL TEAM WINS TWO: The Livingston High School varsity baseball team defeated the Maroon Raiders of Nutley, 8-5, before defeating the West Orange Moutaineers, 14-4, on Saturday, April 7, at West Orange. Shown above, Lancer Aidan Conway scores the first run of the game against the Mountaineers.

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The Livingston High School boys’ track and field team got its season off to a strong start on Thursday, April 5, defeating Super Essex Conference American Division foe, Columbia High School, by a score of 72-59.

“Due to the weather conditions the last few weeks, most of the throws could not be contested down in the ‘pit’ area, which is natural grass and dirt,” said coach Dave Czeizinger. “The infield turf had to be marked off and the javelin would be contested there first before any other events.” The trio of Joe Cullen (134’), John Rosero (128’) and Nick Boffa (124’) got the boys’ team off to a great start, going one, two and three and besting Columbia, 9-0, in the event to start the scoring for the Lancers. Jacob Werner and Daniel Horn also threw for LHS.

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Ten of Livingston’s first responders reunited this Sunday with a man they revived after he went into cardiac arrest in January.

Members of the Livingston Police Department, the Livingston First Aid Squad, and MONOC paramedics responded to a cardiac arrest call at an Amherst Place home on January 22. 

Bernadette Gonzalez said her boyfriend, Pete McDonald, 60, had suddenly collapsed inside her home. Police arrived to find him unresponsive and in cardiac arrest, according to First Aid Squad member Michael Barnhard.

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Livingston Township’s website received a much-needed upgrade last week. A brand new site launched on April 5, powered by CivicPlus, a company that specializes in creating and running government websites. Users will immediately notice a more modern and dynamic look compared to the static former design of the site. The address remains the same, livingstonnj.org.

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