West Essex Tribune

FALL BASEBALL VICTORY: Livingston defeated Caldwell, 7-4, in the Fall Baseball League, eight year old age group division. The game, played on the George Gammond Field, was the first of nine in the fall season.

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The end of summer has always been a bittersweet time for me, as it is, hands down, my favorite season. I love the long, lazy days. The warm, lovely nights. The feel of the sun on my face. The “coconutty” smell of sunscreen. Flip-flops my only footwear. It’s a time for hanging with family and friends, vacation trips, and dinners outdoors, at home or at restaurants.

This year, of course, has seen everything disrupted. But my husband, Ray, and I have been amazingly fortunate. We have stayed healthy, and employed: the two greatest concerns in this year of pandemic. So have most of our friends, and as the spring warmed into summer, we were able to go back to doing many of the things that we enjoy, so that the summer felt nearly normal.

Give Back and Sign Up

As those of you who have checked your mailbox in recent weeks know, it’s that time of year when we are asked to contribute to an organization with members who work tirelessly to keep us safe: The Livingston First Aid Squad. It is important to realize that its active members are not paid. They are our neighbors and friends, who donate their time to be there for us during emergency medical situations, as well as provide many other supports and services to the community.

Livingston residents count on the LFAS in times of need but, unfortunately, when it comes to stepping up with monetary support, we have been falling short. Two years ago, less than 30 percent of the township donated. It is disappointing to think that so few of our residents support a service which could someday save their lives.

GRIDIRON GRIT: The Livingston High School football team has begun practicing on the turf for the fall sports season. Shown above, lineman Azel Bishop goes airborne during the agility drill.

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As of Wednesday morning, September 16, the Livingston Health Department has reported that a total of 534 Livingston residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was recorded in mid-March. 72 of those residents have died as a result of the virus. Compared to the same time last week, there are three new cases, with no additional deaths.

New Jersey’s quarantine travel advisory has removed six states and added Puerto Rico since last week. There are now 30 states and territories on the list. California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio have been removed from the list. Individuals coming from the states and territories listed on the advisory should self-quarantine for 14 days. To be included on the travel ban, a state t a A F a r or territory must surpass ten average daily positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents. New Jersey’s ban runs concurrently with New York and Connecticut.

County, State, Nation, World

HICKORY PLACE PAVING: a new asphalt binder paving course was installed on Hickory Place near its intersection with Wychwood Road on Wednesday, September 9.

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The Livingston Planning Board met virtually on Tuesday, September 15, to discuss two matters. The meeting was livestreamed on the Livingston Township, NJ Facebook page.

The Board first reviewed ordinance 14-2020, which had previously been read by the Township Council. The Board is required to review the ordinance to ensure that it is in keeping with the township’s master plan. It creates a new section, 170-107.2, to make 457 and 461 South Livingston Avenue a mixed-use zone with an overlay. The properties currently contain single-family residences in lots 62 and 63, just east of the ShopRite entrance on South Livingston Avenue before Wardell Road.

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FIELD HOCKEY OPENS PRACTICE: The Livingston High School field hockey team opened practice on Saturday, September 12, on the LHS turf.

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The Livingston Public School district expects to bring pre-kindergarten through grade two students, and self-contained special education students, back to in-person hybrid learning on Monday, September 21, said superintendent of schools Matt Block at the September 9 Board of Education meeting.

“We will transition to the hybrid model beginning with these students,” he said.

Block later said, in a video address on September 11, that the district plans to transiton the upper elementary level students soon after.

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Editor’s Note: Jeff Friedman, founder and director of Livingston Philanthropies, Inc., here gives a report on the Livingston charity’s ninth season.
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Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) is pleased to share its Season Nine report to the community, with associated metrics. The season wrapped up at the end of August.
We are thrilled to announce the beginning of our Anniversary Season Ten, as we continue re-inventing to accommodate ever-expanding needs as the pandemic grinds on.
For those Livingston residents receiving this week’s special townwide distribution of Livingston’s publication of record, the West Essex Tribune, our stalwart partner since the beginning of our journey, and others who may be less familiar with LPI’s work, our mission continues to be “providing for the homeless, profoundly poor, and disenfranchised.” This population is New Jersey’s poorest, living way below the poverty line.