NEW YORK, NY — After recently winning first prize at the Regional English-Speaking Union (ESU) Shakespeare Competition, Livingston High School (LHS) senior Leah Waessa has been selected to perform a Shakespeare sonnet and monologue at the National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center on April 24. 

Waessa, who was one of 20,000 participants in the national competition, will ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School (LHS) chess team recently concluded its inaugural season with an undefeated overall record and a first-place finish in the varsity section of the New Jersey High School Chess Championship.

The Lancers also entered two teams into the junior varsity section of the tournament and came away with another first place finish as well as a fifth-place ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After 32 years of service to the Township of Livingston, including more than 20 years of service as the Livingston Township Clerk and more than a decade as municipal prosecutor, longtime Livingston resident Glenn Turtletaub was presented with a proclamation and honorary “Key to the City” upon his retirement on Monday, which was also declared Glenn R. Turtletaub ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A group of Livingston students who founded a mathematics education-based nonprofit organization called RaftIn recently announced the launch of RaftIn’s fourth program, which involves partnering with Promise Youth University (PYU) to provide math help to students in Newark. 

The co-founders of RaftIn—including Andrew Deng from Newark Academy and ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Lions Club and members of the Livingston High School (LHS) Leo Club—which is the youth chapter of the local volunteer organization—will host their 75th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 2 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Doris Beck Gazebo opposite the Livingston Memorial Oval. In case of inclement weather, the event will be ...

This article is being published as part of a series recognizing the many local organizations that help Livingston thrive and provide high-quality services that residents have come to expect year-round. To read more about this series, CLICK HERE. 

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As part of Women's History Month, Livingston’s League of Women Voters (LWV)—which has been ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School (LHS) chess team recently concluded its inaugural season with an undefeated overall record and a first-place finish in the varsity section of the New Jersey High School Chess Championship.

The Lancers also entered two teams into the junior varsity section of the tournament and came away with another first place finish as well as a fifth-place ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School ice hockey team recently capped off another tremendous season.

After graduating several highly skilled and talented seniors from the 2021-2022 season's historic team, head coach David Conklin many in the New Jersey hockey community doubted the Lancers’ potential this season. However, the Lancers finished the year ranked 21st ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School softball team will open its season on Monday, April 3 at home against Nutley.

The Lancers are the defending NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 champions after posting a 19-8 record in 2022, and while veteran coach Jason Daily's team lost a lot of talented players to graduation, he has a luxury not too many varsity softball coaches can boast: two ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After 32 years of service to the Township of Livingston, including more than 20 years of service as the Livingston Township Clerk and more than a decade as municipal prosecutor, longtime Livingston resident Glenn Turtletaub was presented with a proclamation and honorary “Key to the City” upon his retirement on Monday, which was also declared Glenn R. Turtletaub ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Township Manager Barry Lewis, Jr. recently provided an update on the Livingston Cannabis Committee’s findings after the planning board’s subcommittee was charged with analyzing the state’s regulations and preparing recommendations for the township council to consider as the governing body resumes its conversation about permitting local cannabis ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — At a recent Livingston Township Council Meeting, Councilwoman Rosaura "Rosy" Bagolie, whose three sons play lacrosse, led the council in honoring former coach Eric Rosenson, who died in December.

“I could not be happier or prouder to have you all here tonight as part of our lacrosse family honoring Eric Rosenson,” Bagolie ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Two vehicles, a 2020 Alpha Romeo and a 2022 BMW X5, were stolen from homes on Coventry Road and Falcon Road, respectively, on March 14, according to Livingston police.

At approximately 7 a.m., Livingston officers responded to a Coventry Road residence, where the victim advised that a vehicle was stolen from the driveway sometime in the early morning ...

NEW YORK, NY — Vikas Iyers, a 13-year-old student at Heritage Middle School who has been a pianist since age four, will be taking the stage to play piano at Carnegie Hall on April 9.  

Iyers’ father, Sekhar, played cello and trumpet in high school; and Iyers’ mother, Vaishnavi, played an Indian instrument called a Veena (a string instrument) when she attended high ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Several Livingston High School (LHS) students have been named winners in the Fine Arts and Photography categories of the 2023 Scholastic Art Award competition.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize student achievement in the visual and literary arts in 28 categories, including drawing and illustration, photography, flash fiction, poetry, film and ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — “It felt like a literal punch in the gut,” Christina Thompson, of Rockaway, said about her first cancer diagnosis. 

After her mom died from colon cancer at the age of 45, Thompson was determined to do everything she could to keep her and her family healthy. From 1993 to 2011, Thompson got a colonoscopy every three years. 

“I remember ...

FLORHAM PARK, NJ — The Alzheimer’s Association 2023 “Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures” report released earlier this month indicates that the burden on New Jersey Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers remains significant.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey chapter (AAGNJ), the new report shows there were an ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Township Manager Barry Lewis, Jr. recently provided an update on the Livingston Cannabis Committee’s findings after the planning board’s subcommittee was charged with analyzing the state’s regulations and preparing recommendations for the township council to consider as the governing body resumes its conversation about permitting local cannabis ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Opulence Collection by Spring Hills, a trusted name in senior living for more than 24 years, celebrated the grand opening of the Spring Hills Livingston assisted living community now located at 346 East Cedar Street with a commemorative ribbon cutting ceremony and reception.

Livingston Mayor Michael Vieira, who was in attendance alongside ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Opulence Collection by Spring Hills, a trusted name in senior living for more than 24 years, celebrated the grand opening of the Spring Hills Livingston assisted living community now located at 346 East Cedar Street with a commemorative ribbon cutting ceremony and reception.

Livingston Mayor Michael Vieira, who was in attendance alongside ...