West Essex Tribune

Mary E. Pontrelli (née Long), died Sunday, April 22, at her home in Livingston. She was 84 years old. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, April 26, at 9 a.m. at the O’Boyle Funeral Home in Bloomfi eld. A funeral Mass will offered at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church in Montclair. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Pontrelli is survived by her children, Anthony and his wife, America, of Texas; Celia Higgins and her husband, William, of Flor ham Park; and Angela Stetz and her husband, Gary, of Livingston; and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband, Emilio Pontrelli; and her siblings, Dennis, Robert, Anne, Joan, and Ruth.

Stella Mark (née Kaltman) died peacefully in the company of family on April 20, 2018. She was 97 years old. Stella moved to Livingston in 1954 and lived there until moving to an assisted living facility in late 2017. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved music. She and her husband, Joseph Mark, played mandolin and guitar, respectively, and often gathered with friends to sing traditional folk songs. She was also an avid, lifelong reader. As a World War II bride and then homemaker, Stella had not had an opportunity to pursue a college education. She remedied this by enrolling at Caldwell College in 1969, at the age of 49. She earned a bachelor’s degree in library science. She worked as a librarian, and for the New Jersey Psychological Association. Late in life, Stella took up watercolor painting. She continued this pursuit into her 97th year. Her family members are proud to have her framed art in their households.

The man with the friendly smile and the twinkle in his eye is gone. Gil Adams died Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 at the Presbyterian Home in New Hartford. He was 94 years old. Born in Newark on December 23, 1923, in God’s Country — New Jersey, for the uninitiated – Gil spent his first 40 years in the Garden State: 24 in Caldwell, his hometown, and 16 in Livingston. He graduated from Caldwell High School, and subsequently followed his older brother to Hamilton College in the fall of 1941. Pearl Harbor cast its shadow over the future; Gil enlisted in the Army Air Force to study meteorology at New York University in 1943. He maintained that one of the three most important events of his life was his commission as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Force. He served as a weather officer at Offutt Field near Omaha and Lowry Field in Denver. Gil came back to College Hill in Clinton in 1946, and received his diploma in mathematics in 1947.

With warmer weather on its way, it’s a great time to make good on that New Year’s resolution to get more exercise. The Livingston Business Improvement District is making that a little easier next week with a Fitness Crawl, giving people access to a dozen township gyms and studios free of charge from Monday, April 23, through Friday, April 27.

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Later this month, on Saturday, April 28, the Livingston Police Department will collect unwanted prescription medication as part of Operation Take Back NJ. The collaboration is an effort between local police departments, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s HIDTA Task Force, Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ, and ADAPT of Essex County.

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Volunteerism can take many forms, several of which have been on display this past week in Livingston.

The Planning Board recently revealed the township’s Master Plan, a wide-ranging document that is updated roughly every ten years. The plan was created by a group of hard-working volunteers who dedicated countless hours to completing it. Without the tireless efforts of those volunteers, township manager Barry Lewis said Livingston would have had to pay a large sum to complete the job. He said had the plan not been handled “in-house,” it would have likely been a six-figure burden on the taxpayers.

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ATRIUM POST ACUTE CARE OPENS: A ribbon cutting was held Thursday, April 12, for Atrium Post Acute Care of Livingston, 348 East Cedar Street. Shown at the ceremony are William Burris III, executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Atrium Health and Senior Living; Samantha Newman Webster, campus executive director for Atrium of Livingston; Vincent Tufariello, member of Atrium Health and Senior Living; William Burris, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Atrium Health and Senior Living; Dr.

The Livingston High School girls’ track and field team continued its spring season at home on Tuesday, April 10, eking out a dual meet victory over Millburn High School. The team next participated in the Dodgertown Relays at Madison High School.

Millburn Meet

In the 400 intermediate hurdles, Rachel Drill (72.9: first) and Kayla Hudson (76.3; second) got the team out to an early lead, grabbing eight points. Joining them were Katrina Pham, Anna Chen, Liz Lam and Cynthia Chi.

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LYCS TEENS DISCUSS ISSUES AT APRIL YOUTH FORUM: Teen members of LYCS (Livingston Youth and Community Services) led discussions with community members about safety, academic and social pressure, mental health, social discrimination, and bullying and cyberbullying. Shown, left to right, are Revant Maridi, Skylar Alpert at the microphone, Shourya Bansal, Dominic Ricci, Sabrina Reba, Leah Margolis, Emily Shahar, and Vanessa Reba. David Milov, not shown, was also part of the program.

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LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY: Livingston Little League held its opening day ceremonies on Saturday, April 14. As it was last year, the ceremonies were dedicated to Jake Kestler, a Livingston teenager and long-time Little League player who is battling cancer. Shown left, Jacob Immitt pitches for the Angels during an opening day game; above, Jake prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

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