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06
Sep
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Farm To Table Outing and Cooking Class

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FARM TO TABLE OUTING AND COOKING CLASS: Participants in the Arc of Essex County’s adult respite program shopped for fresh fruits and vegetables; took a farm-to-table cooking class; and prepared a meal at the Arc’s day program in Orange. The Arc is a Livingston-based nonprofit that provides support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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06
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Police Arrest Robbery Suspect Following Foot Pursuit

Livingston police captured a suspect in a strong armed robbery incident following a foot chase along East Mt. Pleasant Avenue.

On Saturday, September 1, at 7:56 p.m., Livingston Police responded to a disturbance in the lot outside the 7-Eleven convenience store at 6160 Town Center Way. Upon arrival, they learned that a 13 year old male from Livingston had been the victim of a strong armed robbery. The boy was not identified by police.

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06
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First Aid Squad Opens 2018 Fund Drive

The Livingston First Aid Squad has opened its annual fund drive. The campaign, conducted by mail, is the Squad’s only formal fundraiser for the year.

The cost of operating the First Aid Squad remains at more than $100,000 per year, said fund drive chairman Scott Maynard. “We receive no outside funding from any government agency. All of our funding comes from donations from our residents and local businesses,” he noted.

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06
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Sept. 11 Ceremony Will Honor Victims

Livingston’s annual September 11 Ceremony of Remembrance will be held on Tuesday, September 11, at the September 11 Living Memorial Garden in Memorial Park. The program will be held at 6:30 p.m., rain or shine.

Livingston Boy Scouts will serve as honor guards and lead the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a performance by the Livingston High School choral group, directed by Joshua Salzman, singing the National Anthem. The Chorus will also perform Let There Be Peace on Earth, You’ll Never Walk Alone, and God Bless America during the program. Following the invocation by Rabbi Clifford M. Kulwin of Temple B’nai Abraham, mayor Ed Meinhardt will give welcoming remarks as well as a description of the garden.

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Services Were Held For Marion Wahler

Marion Wahler of West Orange, formerly of Livingston, died on August 27. Arrangements were handled by Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Funeral Chapel. She was the wife of Howard for 68 years; the mother of Sheila Tarabour (Marc) and Nancy Wahler (John Irwin), the grandmother of three, and the sister-in-law of Marjorie Krieger. Mrs. Wahler was a graduate of Ohio State University and received a master’s degree in education from Kean University, then known as Newark State. She was a nursery school teacher at Congregation Agudath Israel, a library assistant in Livingston, and a long-time member of Temple Emanu-El of West Essex. Donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741- 5014.

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06
Sep
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Services Were Held For Robert Starr, 90

Robert (Bob) Morton Starr of Livingston died at Overlook Hospital on August 25. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he resided in Livingston for the past 46 years. Mr. Starr retired as president and CEO of the Manischewitz Company, where he had worked his entire career. He was most recently vice president of Jewish Vocational Service and previously served with the American Jewish Congress, the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, the American Jewish Committee (Northern New Jersey region); , and Governor Whitman’s New Jersey-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Barron) Starr; his, children, Ian Starr (Natalie Choate) and Susan Sered (Yishai Sered); his step-children, Renée Levin (Steven Levin) and Michelle Schaap (John Perkoff); and nine grandchildren. Mr. Starr was predeceased by his first wife, Bernice (Cohen) Starr, and by his sister, Norma Meyer. The funeral took place at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel.

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The Season for Extra Caution

With Livingston’s schools opening this Tuesday, September 4, it is a good time to consider what more we can do to keep our children safe.

Back-to-school season means increased automobile and pedestrian traffic. According to AAA, nearly one-fifth of all traffic fatalities are child pedestrians under the age of 15, and more school-aged pedestrians are killed between the hours of 3 and 4 p.m. – once school ends – than any other time of the day.

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The Meaning of Labor Day

As we prepare to throw our final hot dogs of the season on the grill this Labor Day weekend, marking the unofficial end of summer, it is worth remembering (or learning) the reason for the holiday. Long before the burgers, brews, and football, Labor Day was created to educate citizens about the labor movement.

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The "Boys of Summer"

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THE “BOYS OF SUMMER:” The Livingston High School varsity football team will open its season before school starts, with an away game against Randolph on Friday, August 31, at 4 p.m. Shown here, Lancer quarterback Jack Ernst completes a pass as the offense and defense work to hone their skills during practice. The Monday, August 27 practice was the first for the football team on the newly installed turf.

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Long-Time LHS Baseball Coach Bill Lampeter Dies

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Bill Lampeter, a long-time teacher and coach at Livingston High School, died Wednesday, August 15. The family held private funeral services.

Mr. Lampeter attended Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, where he was a standout baseball player. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

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