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Double Win For Lady Lancers

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ingston High School girls’ varsity basketball team recorded wins over the Panthers of Technology High School, 48-30, and the Cougars of MontclairKimberly Academy, 46-31. Shown here, Lancerseniorcenter Morgan Scheer, #32, scores on a short jumper against the Cougar defense. The cross-county match-up was played in the LHS Fitness and In recent action, the Liv-Wellness Center on Friday, February 15.

 

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Vieira Voted Next Council Member

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After hearing Scott Goldman, Laurie Kahn and Michael Vieira each speak, members of the Livingston Democratic County Committee held a blind vote and named Vieira the township’s next Council member.

The Livingston Democratic Committee originally selected the three nominees mid-January, presenting the names to the Township Council, who were then to select the new member. The four Council members did not reach a unanimous decision and instead chose to send the vote back to the Committee for a final vote, which was held on Wednesday, February 13.

Of the 51 Committee members, 39 were present for the vote, with one abstaining from the selection. Vieira received the most votes by a significant margin. Prior to the vote, according to those in the room, all three candidates pledged to stay active within the party moving forward, regardless of the result.

 

 

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Board Hears Suggestions On Improving Parking

During the conference portion of its meeting on Tuesday, February 19, the Livingston Planning Board heard a presentation from representatives of the Business Improvement District (BID) on parking in the township.

MichaelTobia, planning consultant for the BID, reviewed a letter the BID had recently sent to the Planning Board outlining recommendations for improving commercial parking in town. These recommendations, he said, are based in large part on examination of parking ordinances and requirements in other local municipalities.

Parking Requirements

Tobia noted that some of Livingston’s current parking requirements, such as those for restaurants, are appropriate, and the BID suggests no changes. Others, however, he described as “onerous,” particularly requirements for beauty salons, health and fitness facilities, and medical offices. Livingston’s ordinance, he noted, requires up to three times more parking for such uses than other towns do.

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Celebrating Township History

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The Tribune’s bi-annual “Celebrate Livingston’s History” stand-alone section may be found in this week’s edition, featuring stories and photos of Livingston’s past, as well as some vintage advertisements. Shown here, in January, 1946, 47 men were inducted into Livingston’s Corporal Arthur E. Smith Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Their induction, it was noted, “was the highlight of a public meeting held at the Men’s Club Hall.”

 

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Lancers Defeat Newark Collegiate

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The Livingston High School boys’ varsity basketball team recently defeated Newark Collegiate Academy, 65-46, at home in the LHS Fitness and Wellness Center. Shown above, Lancer forward Fil Tosic, #23, jumps to score on a fast break against the Panthers. Below, Lancer guard Will Farrell, #4, scores on a jumper despite being double teamed.

Don Schwartz Photos

 

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A Well-Deserved ‘Thank You’

While some winter weather may have postponed the annual Livingston Fire Department inspection, we at the West Essex Tribune would still like to take a moment to thank our firefighters for another year of keeping our community safe.

To the members of our volunteer fire department, thank you for answering more than 1,300 calls in 2018, at all hours of the day, and in all types of weather.

Thank you for responding to every appliance fire, smoking car, gas leak, water emergency, and carbon monoxide alarm in this ever-expanding community.

 

 

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Up to the Task

Last week, the Livingston Police Department, along with the Essex County prosecutor’s office and eight other local police departments in the western part of the county, announced the formation of a joint task force, designed to battle crime in the area.

The task force is, in part, a response to the rise in reported vehicle break-ins and thefts in Livingston, as well as neighboring towns, in the past year-plus.

Credit goes to these agencies for taking a proactive approach to these crimes, and for recognizing that this is a trend and not a coincidental spike in break-ins that could be attributable to a small sample size. The frequency of these crimes should drop, hopefully very soon, because they are being acknowledged as such.

 

 

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Services Were Held For Steven Sertner

Steven Sertner, 62, of Livingston, died on January 29.

He was vice president of sales at Mavi Jeans in New York City, and was a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the Proctor Academy in Andover, New Hampshire.

Mr. Sertner formerly lived in Cresskill and Parkland, Florida.

He is survived by his wife, Stacey; his children, Cary, Lexi and Austin, all of Livingston; and his sister, Ellyn Lavigne of Aventura, Florida.

Private services were arranged by J. L. Apter Memorial Chapels of Cedar Grove.

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Celebrating Valentine’s Day By Giving to Children in Need

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A bevy of Livingston girls, all students at Mt. Pleasant Middle School, donated their time to demonstrate love for children in the Boys and Girls Club of Union County.

It all started when sixth grader Lucy Roitman became aware of the poor housing conditions in Newark, which she saw out of her car window when the family traveled to Newark Airport. (Her father, Jon Roitman, is an employee of United Airlines.)

Lucy began to notice the differences in her lifestyle versus that of the children she saw walking on the streets in Newark, and asked her dad if there was a way she could help those children. Jon contacted the community outreach department at United Airlines, and a plan to assist the Boys and Girls Club of Union, which serves the Newark community, was born.

 

 

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Relay Team Establishes New Record

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The Livingston High School boys’ track and field team ended the invitational portion of its season at the Morris County Coaches’ Invitational, held at the Ocean Breeze facility in Staten Island, New York.

The boys in attendance, many of whom were competing in their last meet of the season, faced athletes from nearly 50 other schools from all over New Jersey in one of the most competitive meets of the year.

 

 

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