SUMMIT, NJ — A nurse at Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center is one of only two certified emergency nurses in the country and the only one from New Jersey to receive national recognition from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum.

Jude Lark, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Although the academic year will begin remotely on Tuesday after months of detailed preparations, the final upgrades and modifications to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems at all Livingston Public Schools (LPS) buildings are nearly complete and will be ready for when students return in person.

At the final Livingston Board of Education ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After brainstorming ways to assist their fellow residents emotionally during the ongoing pandemic, Livingston resident Laura Goren and Neeli Margolis, administrator of the LTown Lowdown community Facebook page, established the LivWell 07039 wellness initiative to help provide tools for Livingston students and staff members to label their feelings and express their ...

TRENTON, NJ — For many New Jersey school districts, this week will mark the first day of class, according to Gov. Phil Murphy. 

During the governor's COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, state officials said that although all districts have prepared—opting for in-person, remote or a hybrid of the two—new coronavirus cases are to be expected.

“We have all the ...

TRENTON, NJ — More than half of the public school districts and private schools currently working with the State of New Jersey to draft their reopening plans will start the school year with a hybrid model of in-person and remote learning, officials said during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday.

According to Gov. Phil Murphy, 434 school districts will ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As August came to a close on Monday, the Livingston Health Department (LHD) reported that the Township of Livingston has confirmed only 13 new COVID-19 cases among residents and zero deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus since Aug. 1.

According to LHD officials, there have been 51 total cases reported between June 1 and Aug. 31, bringing the locally documented ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Although Livingston’s 19th annual Ceremony of Remembrance in the 9-11 Living Memorial Garden on Memorial Oval will be a closed event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Township of Livingston still honored the lives of the seven residents who were killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on that day by sharing the following ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — When Livingston sisters Victoria and Lauren Belcuore saw a young woman sitting at the edge of a bridge in Seaside at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not hesitate to pull over—risking their own safety until they successfully convinced her not to jump.

In an essay written about the incident, Lauren, a senior at Livingston High School, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After brainstorming ways to assist their fellow residents emotionally during the ongoing pandemic, Livingston resident Laura Goren and Neeli Margolis, administrator of the LTown Lowdown community Facebook page, established the LivWell 07039 wellness initiative to help provide tools for Livingston students and staff members to label their feelings and express their ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As the 2020-2021 academic year began with remote instruction across all grades last week, Livingston Public Schools (LPS) Business Administrator Steve Robinson provided an update on district enrollment and budgetary changes during Wednesday’s Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) meeting.

Although there is open enrollment throughout the year and the numbers are ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Sixteen Livingston High School seniors have been named among the highest-scoring entrants in the state for the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program, joining a pool of semifinalists that represent less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide.

Below is a list of Livingston’s semifinalists along with the tentative college major each student reported ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Students in pre-K through second grade as well as self-contained special education students who previously opted for the hybrid instruction model at Livingston Public Schools (LPS) will be able to return to the facilities in person starting on Sept. 21 if all goes according to the plan announced during Wednesday’s Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After being alerted through regional law enforcement agencies about an organized plan to steal from Santander Banks across the tri-state area, the Livingston Police Department (LPD) detained, investigated and arrested three individuals as they attempted to use prepaid debit cards to fraudulently withdraw money from the ATMs at Santander Bank on South Livingston ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Aaditya Agrawal, a rising senior year at Livingston High School, is being praised locally for his recent development of a mobile application that records the interaction when a motorist is pulled over by a police officer.

Described as “a physical safety/emergency alert app at heart,” the PulledOver mobile app “hopes to celebrate good pulled-over ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A vehicle registered to a Livingston resident was located in West Orange just after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Livingston police, who discovered that the vehicle was parked in a driveway on Bryon Place with the key fob inside at the time it was stolen.

Members of the West Orange Police Department, who have also been investigating a string of vehicle burglaries in ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Since beginning as Livingston Township’s new garbage collector on Sept. 1, Recycled Track System (RTS) has experienced some growing pains that Township Manager Barry Lewis recently explained after hearing many questions and complaints from residents.

Although most residents were satisfied with former collector Waste Industries, Lewis clarified that the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Nearly a decade after Livingston resident Carla Lenzi Cheesman and her son brought the idea to the township, the Wardell Road Pedestrian Bridge is officially fully functional and will allow the children who live in the 40 houses on Plymouth Drive and Wardell Road to walk quickly and safely to Collins Elementary School.

Masked for a photo opp on Thursday afternoon, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Old Force Home in Livingston, which is located at 366 S. Livingston Avenue in Livingston and is currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places, will receive a much-needed facelift if the township’s grant application is accepted through the New Jersey Historic Trust.

After recently meeting with members of the Livingston Historical Society and the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The 2020 football season won't be the same at Livingston High School. It will start late, it will be shorter and it will be preceded by only one scrimmage.

But, as August comes to a close, that football season is still on track to happen, and that alone seems like a victory of sorts after a pandemic-marred spring and summer that put the status of fall scholastic ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Austin Schragen, a 12-year-old Livingston resident who has been fishing since he was old enough to hold a rod, is currently offering fishing lessons to other kids in town for $10 per session.

“I thought because there are no camps and lots of kids are home, it would be a good activity to get outside and teach,” the preteen said, adding that ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — With more than 34,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns, RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) has been recognized as an “America’s Best-In-State Employer 2020” by Forbes business magazine and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry-ranking provider.

RWJBH covers a service area of nine counties ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The new CareOne residence on Cranbury Road in East Brunswick commemorated the 19th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by reaching out to the township's first responders, sharing community spirit and common effort. 

CareOne staff shared lunch at the location's open courtyard grill with members of the East Brunswick Police Department (EBPD), EB ...

SUMMIT, NJ — A nurse at Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center is one of only two certified emergency nurses in the country and the only one from New Jersey to receive national recognition from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum.

Jude Lark, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, ...

MILLBURN, NJ — Live performances on Wednesday nights have been added at Paper Mill Playhouse to meet the demand of its popular Brookside Cabaret at the F.M. Kirby Carriage House Restaurant. Diners can now enjoy a talented roster of Broadway and Paper Mill favorites on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday nights. 

Sponsored by PNC Wealth Management and Szerlip & Co., ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Although the Township of Livingston will officially welcome RTS as its new garbage collector on Tuesday, Sept. 1, residents are advised that this change will not cause an interruption in service, and all residential pickups will continue as scheduled.

All residents who want to sign up for or continue back-door or rear-yard pickup services for garbage must ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Since beginning as Livingston Township’s new garbage collector on Sept. 1, Recycled Track System (RTS) has experienced some growing pains that Township Manager Barry Lewis recently explained after hearing many questions and complaints from residents.

Although most residents were satisfied with former collector Waste Industries, Lewis clarified that the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston officials and volunteers are planning to resume the township’s electronics recycling and paper shredding with a collection event on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Due to the larger-than-normal crowds expected after the cancellation of Livingston’s last two events, COVID-19-safe collection practices will be in place to keep residents safe, including social ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Although the Township of Livingston will officially welcome RTS as its new garbage collector on Tuesday, Sept. 1, residents are advised that this change will not cause an interruption in service, and all residential pickups will continue as scheduled.

All residents who want to sign up for or continue back-door or rear-yard pickup services for garbage must ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Donors Leon and Toby Cooperman recently visited the future home of Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled (JSDD) in Livingston and talked about their philanthropic commitment to adults with developmental disabilities and the local community.

Residents of Short Hills, the Coopermans believe in giving back to the community. One August Sunday morning, they ...