West Essex Tribune

Next Monday, September 24, is National Family Eat Together Day, when loved ones are asked to celebrate by sitting down and sharing a meal. Something that used to seemingly be so simple, having dinner together as a family, gets harder to organize with each passing year, as the demands we put on ourselves continue to mount. From sports practices to religious groups for children, to late nights at work for the adults, finding an hour to spend together each day can be challenging. This day asks us all to put our busy lives on the back burner for a short period of time and take a seat at the table, together.

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As highlighted by the Township Council earlier this month, September is National Preparedness Month and we encourage residents to be prepared for potential emergencies.

This is the time of year when Mother Nature sometimes decides to take summer out with a bang by way of hurricanes, or even, in recent years, a freak autumn snowstorm. Aside from some rain, we just avoided the worst of Hurricane Florence; though many further south were not so lucky. In recent years New Jersey has faced its share of catastrophic storms, from Hurricane Irene to superstorm Sandy, and with more than two months left in the Atlantic hurricane season, we are not out of the woods just yet this year.

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During the Board of Education meeting on September 17, the Livingston School Board voted to roll the additional state aid it received over the summer, a little more than $866,000, into the current 2018-19 school year budget.

It also approved changes to the Board meeting calendar. The November 12 workshop meeting was cancelled; the November 19 meeting was changed from a voting to a workshop meeting; and a voting meeting on November 26 was added.

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A special meeting of the planning board was held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, at Livingston Town Hall.

Applicant St. Barnabas Medical Center presented to the Planning Board a preliminary and final site plan to construct a 90-foot canopy at the East Wing entrance of the existing building. The canopy will allow weather coverage for the drop off area as well as the valet service. Along with the canopy, a larger vestibule is proposed to provide a larger indoor waiting area inside the east wing entrance and a larger automated revolving door consistent with other entrances at the hospital.

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Seymour Handler, 86, formerly of Livingston, New Jersey and Edgartown, Massachusetts, passed away very peacefully on September 16, 2018 in Bath, Pennsylvania at Alexandria Manor. Seymour, brother to Paul Handler and Claire Handler-Warhaftig, was born November 26, 1931, in Newark, New Jersey to father Jacob and mother Yetta (Spector) Handler. He graduated from Weequahic High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in history. He spent his 20s traveling widely throughout Europe, learning foreign languages, and writing in the Mexican countryside. Seymour married Rita Stoecker of West Germany in 1961, who predeceased him in 2006, and raised six children, including Chet Handler, who predeceased him in 1984, Roy Handler, Glen Handler, Simone Handler-Hutchinson, Shoshanna Handler, and Chelsea Handler. Seymour also enjoyed each of his eight loving grandchildren, Jake, Jordan, Seneca, Max, Nick, Teddy, Charley and Russell.

Fay Friedlander, (née Sternstein) of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, died on September 16, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Friedlander; devoted mother of Gary (Ann) Friedlander; and cherished sister of Dr. Martin Sternstein and the late Gerald Sternstein. She is also survived by four loving grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were held on Tuesday, September 18, at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (Iselin, NJ). Contributions in her memory may be made to any Parkinson’s or cancer related charity of the donor’s choice.

In memory of Eileen McArdle Nittolo. Eileen passed one year ago, 9/26/17. We just wanted to let her know she is remembered. She was born to Joseph and Doris McArdle in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Orange, New Jersey. She was the oldest girl in a family of nine children, who mourn her passing – Joseph, John, Eugenia, Todd (deceased), Robert, Mary, Kevin, and Gary. She had three children. Her entire life she was loved and cared for by her daughter Danielle Nittolo, a godsend. Through no fault of Eileen’s, she was estranged from her other two children, Laurie Macy and Anthony Nittolo, both of North Carolina. Despite many efforts, she never got to see her only grandchild. Please keep Eileen in your prayers and god bless everyone who took the time to read this.

Joe McArdle

The Livingston Lancer varsity football team’s season is off to a great start after a 33-28 victory against the Bayonne Bees. The victory came in the home-opener on Friday, September 7, in front of a crowd which sported red, white, and blue at Allen Jacobson Memorial Field. The Lancers improved their record to 1-1 after a tough, 35-21 loss at Randolph High School.

The offense was led by senior quarterback Jack Ernst, who tossed four touchdowns and passed for 289 yards. The Livingston offense incorporated many players; nine players recorded a catch. In contrast, only three players from Bayonne caught passes. The touchdowns were caught by seniors, Joe Cullen and Tommy Warner, and sophomore, Jack Larson.

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WE WILL NEVER FORGET: Hundreds attended the annual Ceremony of Remembrance Tuesday evening at the 9-11 Living Memorial Garden at the Livingston Oval. The Livingston High School vocal chamber chorus sang while residents, Boy and Girl Scouts, and Livingston’s police, fire, and first aid squads looked on.

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CAR CATCHES FIRE: Livingston Police and Fire officials responded to Burnet Hill Road at about 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, for a report of a car fire, with an extensive smoke condition. The front of a gray Lexus RX was on fire and quickly extinguished by fire officials.

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