Livingston Tribune

VALEDICTORIAN/SALUTATORIANS NAMED: Livingston High School principal Mark Stern announced its top senior scholars on Wednesday morning, February 14. Catherine Yu has been named the valedictorian, while Serena Zhao and Amy Liu have been named co-salutatorians. Livingston High School’s class of 2018 includes approximately 500 students. Commencement ceremonies will be held on Thursday, June 21.

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The Livingston High School varsity bowling team concluded its regular season this past week, with matches against Seton Hal Prep and Millburn. Sophomore Michael Liu rolled a perfect game against Millburn, while LHS clinched the Conference title.

As the last week of the regular season approached, the Livingston High School varsity bowling team found itself sitting in second place, one point behind Seton Hall Prep.

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At Monday’s Board of Education meeting, Board members discussed the possibility of recording and sharing video of the meetings online or on LTV.

Board members had a variety of opinions on the matter, with some in favor of recording the meetings while others opposed it. But the Tribune’s view is clear: Meetings should be publicly available to watch for anyone who wishes to do so.

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A mobile tracking system designed to let commuters know exactly where the Livingston Express Shuttle bus is on its route should provide them with peace of mind. A lot can happen on the six-mile route to and from the Livingston Mall to the South Orange train station, and the tracker will keep riders in the loop, letting them know exactly where the bus is and the estimated time of arrival.

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Several resolutions were passed at Monday night’s Township Council conference meeting, including approval for construction of more than 200 condominiums and apartments, authorization of a $725,000 contract with a painting company, and permission to refund residents’ unbilled property taxes.

The Council executed a developer’s agreement with Pulte Homes of NJ, after the company made applications for a minor subdivision and preliminary and final site plan approval to permit construction of 170 condominium townhouses and 51 rentable affordable housing apartments. A developer’s agreement is a contract between the developer and Livingston detailing their obligations to each other and specifying the standards that will apply to the property.

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More than a hundred parents and community members gathered at the Senior/Community Center on Thursday, February 8 for an open forum on mental health and substance abuse. The event was hosted by the Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee and Healthy Community Healthy Youth, and moderated by Eric Scott, broadcaster for New Jersey 101.5, who began the event sharing how addiction has personally affected his family.

“My name is Eric Scott and my son is a heroin addict,” he said. “But there is no shame in admitting that, and where there is life there is hope, from treatment, and acceptance.”

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Kathleen “Kathy” (neé Marano) Saratella, 68, died on Monday, February 5, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. She was born in Aberdeen, Washington, grew up in the Ironbound section of Newark, and lived in Harrison before moving to Livingston in 1990. Mrs. Saratella taught at Hawkins Street School in Newark for 35 years, retiring in 2003. She was the wife of Carl Victor Saratella; the daughter of Albert Marano and the late Joan (neé Rizzo); the mother of Victor Saratella of Needham, Massachusetts and Carla Michele Saratella; the sister of the late Karen Cifuentes and her husband, Renato; the sister-in-law of Rose Teixeira and her husband, Mario; and the grandmother of four. A Funeral Mass was held on February 10 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Newark. The family suggests that donations be made to the church, 259 Oliver Street, Newark, NJ 07105, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.

Stanley Moldawsky, Ph.D., age 92, of Livingston, NJ, died on February 9, 2018 surrounded by his family in Haverford, PA. Born in Newark, NJ on May 30, 1925, Stan was the only child of Isidor and Bella Moldawsky. He grew up in Manhattan and attended the Bronx High School of Science. He served in the Navy during World War II, and attended college at the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern. He received his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1951. He was in private practice for 60 years and, after helping to create the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology in 1974, he served as a visiting professor there until 1988, teaching psychoanalytic therapy and conducting supervision.

Gersun Zevi Chin passed away on February 5, 2018. He was the loving husband of Sandra Chin (nee Len); beloved father of Bernadine (Stuart) Zissu and Gregory Chin; dear brother of Beulah Miller, Marianne Davidow, and Edwin Nathan Chin; cherished grandfather of Zoe Chin, Sean Zissu, Ruby Chin, Justin Zissu, and Izzy Chin; and adored son of the late Joseph and Yetta Chin. Services were held at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., Pikesville, Maryland on Tuesday, February 6, at 2 p.m. Interment followed at Beth Tfiloh Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Beth Tfiloh Congregation Chesed Committee, 3300 Old Court Road, Pikesville, MD 21208 or Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031. The family is in mourning at 2505 Great Alexander, Marriottsville, MD 21104.

A car was purposely set ablaze in the middle of the night, and a man who hit a pole was charged with leaving the scene of the crash this week, according to Livingston Police.

Criminal Mischief on Devonshire

A Rockaway man was charged with arson after police stated he intentionally set fire to the car of an acquaintance last weekend.

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