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December
2004
The
Essex County Clerk's office will visit
Livingston Town Hall on Monday, December 20 from 2:00
- 8:00 pm to process passport applilcations, veterans
and physicians licenses, and notary public oaths. |
Blood
Drive at Livingston High School
Monday,
December 20
2:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sponsored
by the LHS Key Club and Livingston Education Association
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Recycle
your old tires. . .
Saturday, December 18
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Essex
County Fleet
Maintenance Garage
99 West Bradford Avenue
Cedar Grove, New Jersey
For
more information call the Essex County Department of Public
Works at: 973-226-8500, Ext. 222
Join the Livingston
Historical Society at its annual Holiday Tea on Sunday,
December 5 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Force Homestead Museum,
366 South Llivingston Avenue.
November
2004
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The Livingston Post
Office will hold an open house on Tuesday, November
30 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm to introduce the new
Automatic Postal Center (APC), which will enable customers
to purchase postal products and services with a debit
or credit card.
Refreshments will be served. |
On Wednesday, Nov. 17,
the League of Women Voters will host Assistant Superintendent
of Schools Eunice Grippaldi, who will discuss the "No
Child Left Behind" law and what is being done for children
in crisis. That meeting will begin at 8:00 pm in the Senior/Community
Center on Hillside Ave.
Senior Car Care
Week begins Monday, Nov. 15 for Livingston senior
citizens. Livingston High School automotive students perform
fluid check, lube, oil and oil filter change, tire rotation.
Bring own oil and filter. Space is limited: call Kay Whitman
at 973 535-7975 for appointment.
Livingston
Community Players
presents OLIVER!
at Mt. Pleasant Middle School
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Saturday, Nov.
13 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, Nov. 14 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, Nov. 20 - 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, Nov. 21 - 2:00 pm
For tickets and info call Jo Goldstein at 973
992-6570 or Harriet Kaufman at 973 992-5996.
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The Essex County
clerk's office will visit Livingston Township Hall
on Monday, November 15 from 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm to process passport
applications, veteran and physician licenses, and notary public
oaths.
For the opening
concert of the 2004-2005 season, “Grandeur
and Romance,” returning conductor Istvan Jaray and the
Livingston Symphony Orchestra will perform Wagner’s
Overture to Rienzi, Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G Minor
and Franck’s Symphony in D. The event will be held on
Sunday, November 14,
at 7:30 p.m. at Livingston High School.
Volunteer
for a Township Committee!
The
Township Council is seeking volunteers for the more than 30
township
committees. Resumes should
be submitted to the Bi-Partisan Advisory Committee on Committee
Appointments, c/o Township Clerk, Town Hall, 357 So. Livingston
Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039 by November 10. For more information
call the Township Clerk's office at 973 535-7940.
The community is invited
to the AAUW (American Association of University Women) meeting
on Wednesday, Nov. 10 to hear Livingston native and UN Translator
Laurie Treuhaft discuss the work of the United Nations. The
meeting is at 7:30 pm in the Senior/Community Center on Hillside
Ave.
Visit
Artists at Work
at Livingston's Riker Hill Art Park
284 Beaufort Ave.
Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 6-7
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Info: 973 597-0001
October
2004
Vote on Tuesday, November 2!
Polls open 6:00 am
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Halloween
Hoop-La!
Sunday, Oct.
31 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Bring canned foods to donate
to needy families!
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Commuters:
Parking passes for the South Mountain Arena are available.
For info, call Essex County Dept. of Parks at 973 266-3520.
October
is "Reach Out to Your Neighbor
Month" - for info contact the Livingston Committee for
Diversity - Tricia: 973-994-7018 or Grace: 973-994-4248
Livingston
Suspends Flu Clinics for the 2004-2005 season
The deadline to apply
for an absentee
ballot by mail
for the presidential election is Oct. 26. Mail applications
to: Patrick McNally, Essex County Clerk, PO Box 690, Newark,
NJ 07101-0690. Forms also available at Township Hall:
for info call 973 535-7940
The County Clerk will
visit Livingston Town Hall on Monday, October 18 from 2:00
pm - 8:00 pm to process passport applications, veteran and
physician licenses, and notary public oaths.
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COMPUTER
AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DAY
Saturday,
Oct. 16
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
South Mountain Arena (560 Northfield Ave.)
Properly
dispose of your old/unwanted computers/electronic
equipment - computers, monitors, printers, fax machines,
scanners, telecom equipment, speakers, televisions,
keyboards, mainframes, VCRs, stereos, DVD players,
toasters, irons & cell phones. No charge for Essex
County residents; bring proof of residency. More
info: 973 857-2350
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County officials will
tour the Riker Hill Art Park in Livingston from 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 12. For more info, call the
Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Affairs at 973 266-500 ext. 225 or 241
On Wednesday, October 13 at 7:30 pm, New York Times columnist Frank Rich will speak at Temple B'nai Abraham. For tickets and info, call 973 994-2290 ext 250 or visit www.tbanj.org
On
Saturday, Oct. 9 the Rutgers Co-op Extension Essex County
4-H Program will hold an expo at Livingston Mall from 10:00
am - 3:00 pm. For info call 973 228-3785
Volunteer
Expo on Monday, October 11 from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm at the
Livingston Mall, organized by the National Council of Jewish
Women, Essex County Section. For more info, e-mail NCJW
or call 973 740-0588
The
Livingston League of Women Voters will hold a Congressional
Candidates' Night on Monday, October 4, at 8:00 P.M. in
the Livingston High School Band Room
The
office of the Town Clerk will remain open until 9 p.m. on
Monday, October 4 for voter registration.
September
2004
Art
at the Oval: Sunday, September 26 - 11 am - 5 pm - fine
art & craft exhibition & sale - refreshments and entertainment
- free admission. Rain site: Livingston High School. For more
information, call Irene Feigen at 973 994-1516 or Vivian Olshen
at 973 992-1950.
The
public is welcome to attend the Livingston League of Women
Voters meeting on Wednesday evening, September 22 at 7:00
pm at the Senior/Community Center. Candidates' Night is being
planned for October 4.
The
Essex County Clerk's office will visit Livingston on Monday,
September 20
TEEN
TECH TUTORS FOR SENIORS: Call youth coordinators Andrea Ubaldi
or Joyce Mazzarella at 973 535-7992 or email them at aubaldi@livingston.org
or joymazzarella@livingston.org.
Registration
for English as a Second Language will be on Monday, Sept.
20 at the library from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon and at Livingston
High school from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. For more information
call the Livingston English Adult School : 973 992-0750 or
973 994-0379
Farmer's
Markets - Thursdays in
the Walgreen's parking lot and Mondays at the Livingston Mall,
from 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm -
until late October
The
Department of Youth Services and the Youth Advisory Committee
are collecting back to school supplies for needy youngsters
thru October 15. . .For more information, call Andrea Ubaldi
or Joyce Mazzarella at 973 535-7992.
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WELCOME
TO LIVINGSTON PICNIC
Monday, Sept. 13
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
LIVINGSTON COMMUNITY CENTER
For new residents who have moved into Livingston
FOR INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS CALL 973 535-7961,
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| 9/11
Commemorative Service
Saturday, September 11 at 4:00 PM
Living Memorial Garden
The Oval in Memorial Park
- regardless of weather |
August
2004
Sunday,
August 15 is Livingston Day at Riverfront Stadium! The Newark
Bears play the Pennsylvania Road Warriors at 1:35 pm. Tickets
are $5.00. Free t-shirt giveaway for the first 2000 fans -
Mayor Gary Schneiderman throws out the first pitch! The Stadium
is located at 450 Broad Street, Newark.
Blood
drive Tuesday, August 10 at the Post Office, 49 W. Mt. Pleasant
Ave., from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information, call
the Blood Center of New Jersey at 800-652-5663, ext. 104.
The
"Vietnam Wall
Experience" is at Memorial Park at the Oval from 5 pm
on Thursday, July 29 until 7 am on Monday, August 2. It will
be open 24 hours a day and is free to the public.
Friday, July 30: 11 am - Opening ceremony;
5 pm - reading of names
Sunday, August 1: 9 pm - Closing candlelit ceremony See
the July 30 Star Ledger story
Planning
Board Rules of Procedure and Model
Conditions of Approval. . .Learn about the Prospect
Park Committee and its goal of making the 29 acres accessible
Music Under the Stars - Four free concerts at Memorial Park
gazebo on Sundays in July and August from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
In the event of rain, the concert will be held indoors at
Livingston High School.
Child
IDs will be recorded by the Police Department and Kiwanis
on Sunday, Aug. 1 at Commerce Bank, 185 So. Livingston Ave.,
from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.
July
2004
The
Health Department has information to increase your knowledge
and reduce your anxiety after the recent death of a young
child from meningococcal disease.
Read more
West
Essex YMCA’s 5K and 2-Mile Walk Scheduled for Sunday
July 11. Registration begins at 7 am with races commencing
at 8:30 am. For more information call the West Essex YMCA
at (973) 992-7500.
Note: several roads will be closed from 7:30 am - 10:30
pm for the Run, including Amelia and Avon Avenues, Belmont
Drive, Hill Street, Irving Avenue, Macopin Drive and Court,
Madonna Drive, Memorial Park Oval, South Ashby Avenue, Taconic
Road, Tuscan Road and Wahler Road.
The
"Vietnam
Wall Experience," a traveling, 3/4-scale replica
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, is coming
to Memorial Park at the Oval from July 30 - August 2. It will
be open 24 hours a day and is free to the public.
Friday,
July 30: 11 am - Opening ceremony;
5 pm - reading of names
Sunday, August 1: 9 pm - Closing candlelit ceremony
The
exhibit is sponsored by the Quinn Hopping and Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman
funeral homes, who are part of Dignity Memorial Service Corp.
Int'l, which owns the wall.
The
exhibit crosses the country every year, allowing millions
to see and touch the black, mirror-like surface inscribed
with the names of more than 58,000 servicemen and women who
died or are missing in Vietnam. The faux-granite replica is
240 feet long and eight feet high.
Also
see: the July 30 Star Ledger
story about the visiting Wall.
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4 festivities begin at 8:30 am with an automobile show.
Events for children events begin at 10 am. At 7:30 pm,
the show begins with a performance by Beatlemania Again
in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' performance
on the Ed Sullivan show. Fireworks start at 9:00 pm.
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June
2004
Free
Eye Exams for Livingston
Seniors on Wednesday, June 23; call 973 535-7961 ext 226 for
appointment
The
County Clerk will visit Livingston on Monday, June 21 from
2 - 8 pm to process passport applications, veterans' and physicians'
licenses, and notary public oaths.
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Camp-out
Friday, June 18 at Memorial Oval
6:00 pm
- barbecue dinner
- games and entertainment
- lights out at 11:00 pm
- breakfast
Limited to 150 families: reserve through the Rec Dept.
until June 14
973-535-7925 ext.259
Rain date: June 25
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The
Livingston Committee For Healthy Community Culture,
in association with the Livingston Town Council and
Board of Education, present an encore performance of
Just Like I Wanted, written and directed by
Rebecca J. Schlossberg, followed by a panel discussion
with members of the Livingston Committee For Healthy
Community Culture on:
Wednesday,
June 9, 2004
7:00
p.m. - Heritage Middle School
Take
the opportunity to be part of our town’s dialogue
about the emotional health of young people in our community,
and read the Committee’s report – available
at the Ruth L. Rockwood Public Library, Town Hall, and
www.livingstonnj.org..
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Free
Stroke Screening on Wednesday,
June 16, 9 am - 12 noon; call 1-800-247-9580 to pre-register
Special
Concert - From Ragtime to Rock and Roll
Saturday June 5 8:00 PM at Temple Emanu-El of West Essex,
264 West Northfield Rd., Livingston. Call 973-992-5560
for tickets (from $18 - $54; tickets also available at
the door.
The
Livingston Kiwanis Karnival, featuring rides and games,
is Tuesday - Saturday, June 1 - June 5 at the fairgrounds
on E. Northfield Rd. near Northfield Center
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 5 - 10:30 pm; Saturday, 2 -
10:30 pm [except 11 am - 1 pm, for the Barry Ross/ARC
event for individuals with disabilities and their families]
May
2004
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Livingston's
Memorial Day service took place at the oval in front
of LHS at 9:30 am on Monday, May 31. |
Don't
miss "Just Like I Wanted," an LHS Inner Circle production
about teen suicide on Friday, 21, Wednesday, May 26 and Thursday,
May 27. Performances are at 7:30 pm and admission is free.
The play is written and directed by an LHS senior.
The
LSO's final concert of the current season
- "A Musical Tour of Europe" - will be held at 8
p.m. on Saturday, May 22, at Livingston High School.
RUN
FOR RACHEL ON SUNDAY, MAY 23 AT MEMORIAL PARK, RAIN OR SHINE.
REGISTRATION AT 8 AM, RUN AT 10 AM - FOR INFO CALL 973 765-9050,
EXT 400 OR CLICK HERE
(to help domestic violence victims)
Join the efforts
at Project Mission Rescue
- donations needed for St. Joseph's Social Service Center
by Tuesday, May 25
The
YMCA Peanut Shell Child Care Center will hold a Trike-A-Thon
on Tuesday, May 25 to benefit the St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital. The event is open to the public and will take place
at 10:00 am.
On
Saturday, May 22, from 10 am - 4 pm, the Livingston Townwide
Sidewalk Sale is sponsored by the Livingston
Community Partnership (BID)
Demolition
of the former Plaza Place began on May 11 to make way for
the downtown improvement project of shops, offices, restaurants,
and homes. Read the Star Ledger
story
Computer/Electronics
Recycling Day is Saturday, May 15 from 9 am - 3 pm at the
Essex County Fleet Maintenance Garage, 99 West Bradford Ave.
in Cedar Grove. For additional info call 973 857-2350.
Livingston
High School will hold its 3rd annual Student Art Auction on
Thursday, May 20 at 7 pm in the cafeteria. Proceeds will benefit
Huntington's Disease and the NAHS Scholarship Fund.
Essex
County Clerk's office will visit Livingston Town Hall on Monday,
May 17 from 2 - 8 pm to process passport applications, veterans'
and physicians' licenses, and notary public oaths.
SENIOR
CITIZENS: Livingston High School automotive students will
offer free car care services beginning May 3. Bring your own
oil and filter. Appointments are required: call Kay Whitman
at 973 535-7975.
ANNUAL
AAUW BOOK SALE AT THE LIBRARY - Purchase books: Monday
May 3- Saturday May 8
April
2004
New
- the first issues of the Livingston
Dog Park e-Newsletter!
Results
of the April 20 School Election - Yes: 1643; No: 999
Sheri
Goldberg: 1947
Christine Jung: 1874
Thank
you for voting!
Read
the April 18 Sunday New York
Times story about Livingston!
Open
House - Saturday, April 24, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/24/04 -
YMCA Peanut Shell Child Care Center, 7 Regents Street, Livingston
- call 973-533-1511 for more information
SPRING
HEALTH FAIR
MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004 from 8:30am - 11am
The
Essex County Clerk's office will visit Livingston on Monday,
April 19 from 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm to process passport applications,
veterans' and physicians' licenses, and notary public oaths.
Softball
Umpire Clinic begins April 1
The
Livingston Post Office's main branch on West Mt. Pleasant
Ave. will remain open until midnight on Thursday, April 15
to accommodate last minute tax filers.
The
School Election is Tuesday, April 20. Polls are open from
12 noon - 9:00 pm. For
more information
Livingston's
16th Intergenerational
Prom is on April 14!
Registration
begins April 2 for Summer Sports!
Jr.
Lancer Track program - register by April 8
The
ARC of Essex County,based in Livingston, will hold its sixth
annual five kilometer/two mile walk on Saturday, April 3 at
Brookdale Park in Bloomfield. For information or to make a
donation, call the ARC at 973 535-1181.
The
West Essex YMCA
presents "Healthy Kids Day" from 12:00 noon - 3:00
pm on Saturday, April 3. For information call 973 992-7500.
March
2004
Big
L Raffle/Fashion Show - Friday, March 26 at 6 pm at LHS
Don't
miss "Sugar
and Spice and Everything Not Nice" - with author
Rachel Simmons on Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30 pm
The
next Livingston Symphony Orchestra concert,
entitled "Springtime Serenade," under the direction
of Istvan Jaray, will be held on Saturday, March 27, at 8:30
p.m. at the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy in Livingston.
HARLEM
WIZARDS vs LIVINGSTON WIZARD WIPERS - Sunday, March 28,
1 PM at LHS
"Livingston
Artists on Parade" - an exhibit of 75 pieces of art by
30 Livingston artists at the Hillside Avenue Senior &
Community Center - is on display through March 25
The
Essex County clerk's office will visit Livingston Township
Hall on Monday, March 15 from 2 pm - 8 pm to process passport
applications, veteran's and physician's licenses, and notary
public oaths.
Town
Hall will remain open until 9 p.m. on Monday, 3/22 for voter
registration.
Help
the Youth Advisory Committee donate
to Catherine's Closet - bring your prom dresses and accessories
to the LHS cafeteria on Wednesday, March 24 from 2:30-4:30
pm
February
2004
New!
The 2004
Recycling Calendar and List
of Zones by Street
Interested
in commuter parking?
Contact the Town Clerk at 973 535-7940
The
Land Use Book and the Revised Ordinances of the Township are
now available on the internet. They can be found at www.generalcode.com,
then within that site to E-Codes, then to New Jersey, then
to Livingston Township
The
Livingston Symphony Orchestra will
present its annual Young People’s Concert on Sunday,
February 1, at Livingston High School auditorium. The event,
“Great March Tunes by Great Composers,” will begin
at 2 p.m.
The
Essex County Clerk's office will visit Livingston to process passports,
license applications and notary public oaths on Wednesday,
February 18 from 2-8 p.m
January
2004
The
Essex County Clerk's office will visit Livingston to process passports, license
applications and notary public oaths on Wednesday, January
21 from 2-8 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 18 from 2-8 p.m.
THE
BROTHERHOOD SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 AT 7
PM AT ST. PHILOMENA'S WAS CANCELLED
Schools
were closed on Thursday, January 15 due to snow.
Tour
the new Livingston Senior and Community Center
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GRAND
OPENING OF THE NEW SENIOR
AND COMMUNITY CENTER - JANUARY 10 - 18.
See
the attached schedule of activities
- Take a virtual tour - See photos
of the Multicultural Fair - and don't
miss the first ever Livingston Community Dance on Saturday,
Jan. 17 from 7 - 10 pm - sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of
Livingston. More information: 973 535-7925.
The
West Essex YMCA will hold an open house on Saturday, January
3 from 12 noon - 3 pm
The
Livingston Town Council reorganization
meeting took place on January 1. . .Gary Schneiderman
is Mayor; David Katz is deputy mayor.
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