West Essex Tribune

Believe it or not, it is that time of year again. It may not seem it, but soon the leaves will start to change, the temperatures will drop, and everything from coffee to hand soap will have the faint smell of pumpkin spice. That’s right, we are talking about flu season.

While seasonal influenza viruses are detected year-round, they are most common in the fall and winter. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), everyone older than six months should get a flu vaccine every “flu season” to help prevent the contraction and spread of the virus.

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Every fall in which Livingston has a contested Board of Education or Township Council election, the West Essex 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 designed to help our readers get an idea of each candidate’s viewpoints, so that an educated choice can be made when voting.

Typically, the Tribune will send the candidates five questions to which they may respond, if they so choose, in each week leading up to the election, followed by the opportunity to make a general statement regarding their candidacy in the last issue before the first Tuesday in November.

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Denver Wallace, 93, passed away peacefully on August 8th in his home at Brightview Senior Living in North Andover, Massachusetts. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, he was the son of Octor Hugh and Maude Wallace. He was predeceased by his brother, Charles L. Wallace.

Denver grew up in Johnson City, where he and his family were active members of the First Methodist Church. Throughout his life, Denver was active in various churches, where he worshipped, read scripture and sang in the choir. He was an active member of his beloved First Church Boxford since 1976 when he moved to Massachusetts.

Denver joined the Navy after graduating from high school. Upon completion of his military service, Denver earned his bachelor of science in business and graduated in 1950 from East Tennessee State University.

Livingston Philanthropies Inc. (LPI) founder and director Jeff Friedman delivers back-to-school backpacks stuffed with school supplies, cases of bottle baby formula, basic family toiletries, and more to Newark Emergency Services for Families (NESF) on Broad Street. NESF also received more than 1,000 name-brand baked goods packages from LPI’s partnership with Bimbo Bakeries in Maine. The packages arrived in time for the agency’s huge food pantry distribution event, which served hundreds living below the poverty line and/or out on the streets. To help keep the food and basic life sustenance items rolling, tax-free contributions may be mailed to LPI, P.O. Box 247, Livingston, NJ 07039, or handled on PayPal at paypal.me/lpinj.

Above, at 10:03 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, Joshua Sheerin, 19, of Ringwood, was driving eastbound on West Mount Pleasant Avenue near Eisenhower Parkway in a Ford E-350 van owned by Atlantic Ambulance. Livingston Police said Sheerin then ran a red light and collided with a 2011 Honda CR-V that was traveling on Eisenhower Parkway. The impact caused the Honda, which was being operated by Nenzly Brozey, 62, of Livingston, to roll over several times before coming to rest in the center median. Brozey was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the crash. Sheerin received summonses for failing to observe a traffic signal and careless driving. Below, at 6:13 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Kevin Caufield, 28, of West Caldwell, was traveling on North Livingston Avenue when it struck a pole near Harrison School. Caufield, who was uninjured, told police he could not explain why he lost control of his vehicle.

Editor’s note: The West Essex Tribune has provided, on Facebook, a daily update ofLivingston’s COVID-19 cases, along with the county and state numbers, since the start of the pandemic nearly half a year ago. The county’s counts have been used for these daily updates, as the township ’s numbers have not been publicly revised on a daily basis. However, these county-reported numbers tend to rise and then fall as individuals are properly categorized within the state’s database. As a result, as soon as the Livingston Health Department begins publicly updating the numbers on a daily basis, the Tribune will begin using the township’s official count instead.

In response to a recent jump (and overall fluctuating numbers) in Livingston’s total COVID-19 cases, as reported by Essex County, the township’s health department has announced that it will soon be updating its local cases on a daily basis.

Livingston will begin the school year with all-remote learning, superintendent Matthew Block announced at the August 19 Board of Education meeting. Hundreds of people watched the four hour meeting, which was held online via Zoom and shown on Facebook Live. More than 50 people spoke during the meeting, and many more commented about it on Facebook.

While indicating that Livingston will remain in a full remote format “until we are able to effectively engage our teachers,” Block said that the district will work to bring students back to the schools, which he began to outline in a letter to families on August 24.

“It is our hope that, before the end of September, we can... begin with some of our special education programs and our youngest elementary school grade levels. We ultimately want to bring all grade levels back for in-person learning.

The Lancer football team is training for the fall season. Shown above, Lancer Daniel Silva sets to drive the ball during a place kicking drill. At right, Lineman John Ferrante circles during the pulling guard drill. Below, Lancer Giovanna Chalfin eyes the ball during a place kicking drill. Don Schwartz Photos

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Kitty Carol Kleinhandler, a longtime resident of Livingston, died on Friday, August 21, at Arden Courts in Whippany. She was 92 years old.

Mrs. Kleinhandler was born and raised in Newark and graduated from Weequahic High School. She had been active with the Infants Welfare League, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the UJA.

Predeceased by her husband, Leonard, and her brother, Alan, she is survived by her children: Donna and her husband, Stuart Shoengold; Andrea and her husband, Neil Rothstein; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Donations in Mrs. Kleinhandler’s memory may be made to the Friendship Circle, 10 Microlab Way, Livingston, NJ 07039. To share a memory or send a condolence, go to bernheimapterkreitzman.com.

Phyllis K. Richardson, a retired librarian, passed away peacefully at her home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on August 17, 2020, aged 89.

Born in New York to Louise and Philip Kallenberg, she graduated from Richmond Hill High School, earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Syracuse University, and an M.S. in Laboratory Science from Columbia. Phyllis later obtained a Professional Certificate in Library Science from Caldwell College. She was a Sister of Kappa Delta sorority.