LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of a Livingston High School (LHS) robotics team called Fire Robotics are inviting students and community members to participate in the team’s first annual “STEM Day” on Feb. 11 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the LHS cafeteria.

According to Aahana Agrawal, outreach coordinator for Fire Robotics and member of the STEM Day organizing committee, the event ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Public Schools (LPD) Music Department recently celebrated its annual District Strings Day, were fifth grade string students from all six elementary schools were visited by either Livingston High School (LHS) Orchestra Director Nancy Ciminnisi or Heritage Middle School (HMS) Orchestra Director Karen Kott.

Throughout the day, the orchestra directors ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston residents Liby Saigal of LTownCares and Andrea Mintz, Vice President of Community Outreach and Engagement at National Council of Jewish Women Essex County chapter (NCJW/Essex), recently teamed up to host a “Mitzvah in a Minute” food drive to help college students suffering from food insecurity.

“I learned about food insecurity on college ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Boy Scouts of America Troop 16 in Livingston recently inducted residents Gabriel Kovach and Elias Porter as its two newest Eagle Scouts, which is an extremely prestigious accomplishment that requires dedication and hard work.

The Boy Scouts of America program is designed to challenge young men like Kovach and Porter to develop leadership skills, a strong sense of ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Township of Livingston is reminding residents that Tuesday, Jan. 31 is the last day for this year's Christmas Tree Collection and Recycling program.

Residents can leave their undecorated, live-cut Christmas trees at the curb to be collected Monday and Tuesday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Livingston Department of Public Works ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — This year’s Livingston Chinese Cultural Day (LCCD) celebration—a popular community event held over the last 20 years as a collaboration between the Livingston Huaxia Chinese School, the Livingston Chinese School, the Livingston Chinese Association, Living Stone Christian Church and Livingston High School (LHS)—will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28 at ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School boys basketball team rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to come back for a 46-35 victory over Mt. Olive on Saturday.

The Lancers (13-7) trailed, 24-16, after Mt. Olive ran off a 15-2 spurt in the second quarter.

Dylan Perlstein scored 16 points for Livingston, which closed out the game with an 11-3 showing in the fourth ...

NUTLEY, NJ — Livingston outscored Nutley by six points in the second half to finish off a 47-40 boys basketball victory on Thursday.

Zach Smith led the Lancers with 15 points. Dylan Perlstein connected for 13 points for Livingston, which outscored the Raiders, 25-19, after leading by one point at halftime.

Anthony Pinal led Nutley (6-16) with 13 points and Erik Thompson had 11 ...

NEWARK, NJ — Livingston opened a 10-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 55-28 boys basketball victory over Shabazz Tuesday evening.

Luke Cohen scored 17 points for the Lancers (11-7), who outscored Shabazz, 13-3, in the first quarter and led, 34-13, at halftime.

Dylan Perlstein chipped in with 10 points for Livingston and Nate Nussbaum connected for eight points.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to economically devastate families living below the poverty line, Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) has completely reinvented its services to accommodate ever-expanding needs of local families as the nonprofit begins its 12th season

LPI is a 501©3 affiliate of Livingston's Healthy Community Healthy Youth (HC/HY) initiative ...

NEWARK, NJ — Police are searching for a hit-and-run pickup truck driver who killed a 5-year-old girl on Tuesday evening and seriously injured her father and 2-year-old sister in Newark. 

The girl’s death was confirmed in a statement from acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé about the runaway vehicle ...

NEWARK, NJ — The 22-year-old Saudi Arabian man who was arrested in Pennsylvania last week in connection to the theft of a Livingston Board of Education vehicle has been charged with transporting a stolen school bus across state lines, according to United States Attorney Philip Sellinger.

Sellinger announced on Monday that Bader Alzahrani, of Saudi Arabia, is charged by complaint with one ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Public Schools (LPD) Music Department recently celebrated its annual District Strings Day, were fifth grade string students from all six elementary schools were visited by either Livingston High School (LHS) Orchestra Director Nancy Ciminnisi or Heritage Middle School (HMS) Orchestra Director Karen Kott.

Throughout the day, the orchestra directors ...

NEW JERSEY – January is National Blood Donor Month and, through its continued effort to address a current severe blood and platelet shortage throughout the state, RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), is continuing its urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood. 

“New Jersey, as a whole, is dependent on imports of blood and platelets from other parts of the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Michael Karu, CPA/CFF, senior member of the Livingston-based accounting and consulting firm Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, recently shared his expertise on the necessary actions to be taken when filing taxes for gifts.

According to Karu, gift taxes are the obligation of the donor depending on his or her state, as each state has its own set of ...

SOUTH ORANGE NJ — Gainful employment, self-advocacy, life-skills development and medal wins at Special Olympics are just some of the ongoing accomplishments of clients at JESPY House in South Orange. An agency that successfully supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), JESPY this year proudly celebrates its 45th anniversary.

“Our ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Michael H. Karu, CPA/CFF, senior member of Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, in Livingston recently shared insight on home office tax deductions and its limitations. 

Many employees had to transition to remote working at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This created a myriad of questions as to which items could be considered ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex Edwina, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow and is predicting another six weeks of colder weather, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced Thursday morning. 

During the zoo’s annual Groundhog Day Celebration, Essex Edwina also predicted that the Philadelphia Eagles would defeat ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Township of Livingston is reminding residents that Tuesday, Jan. 31 is the last day for this year's Christmas Tree Collection and Recycling program.

Residents can leave their undecorated, live-cut Christmas trees at the curb to be collected Monday and Tuesday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Livingston Department of Public Works ...

TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require telemarketers to identify themselves and what they're trying to sell in the first 30 seconds of the call has advanced in Trenton.

“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” Sen. Jon Bramnick (R - District 21), one of the primary sponsors of the ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (NJHVIPs) received a big boost on Friday, in the form of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds.

The programs launched three years ago using federal money with the mission of ending cycles of violence across the state by helping victims and their families.

“These innovative violence ...

TRENTON, NJ — During Tuesday's State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy said he's confident with the direction in which the state is going.

"We are stronger and we are fairer," Murphy said. "We are moving confidently in the right direction — forward."

Republicans aren't so sure.

"Despite the ...