LIVINGSTON, NJ — A tradition started in 2019 to honor Livingston High School’s (LHS) National Merit Semifinalists as well as the educators who helped guide them on their journey through Livingston Public Schools (LPS) continued this week when the five LHS seniors named among the approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program were ...

LINCROFT, NJ — Although the Livingston High School (LHS) Chess Team just started its season in November, the players already won big in the New Jersey Grade School Chess Championship at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.

Players from across the state played against students in their own grades. Not only did the LHS ninth grade players win first place, but three students also ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Youth & Community Services (LYCS)—a student group under the Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) umbrella that focuses on leadership, healthy life choices and life skills—has begun its annual toy drive and will be collecting unwrapped toys for infants and children ages 12 and under as well as wrapping paper and tape through ...

NEWTON, NJ — As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, Birth Haven, a shelter for Homeless Pregnant Women and their Babies is at full capacity with nine residents and four babies, with more on a waiting list. 

With some COVID-19 protocols still in place, Birth Haven is facing additional costs as these expecting moms fulfill work and educational requirements as well as ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Chinese Gourmet Food Network Group recently held its fifth annual Gourmet Festival in collaboration with Livingston Huaxia Chinese School and the Livingston Chinese Association at the Livingston Senior and Community Center. 

Approximately 80 local families participated in this event, where more than 150 homemade dishes and desserts were displayed ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Those driving past the gazebo at the Livingston Memorial Oval will already see reindeer and other memorable pieces from Livingston’s Camuso Holiday Display, which will return for a special 2022 holiday celebration beginning with a kickoff ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 3.  

Members of the Camuso Holiday Display Committee, known as the Camuso Elves, have been ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Township Council acknowledged the 8, 9-and-10-year-old summer Williamsport softball team and the 9-and 10-year-old Livingston Little League Williamsport team with citations at Monday night’s council meeting for their accomplishments this season.

The 9-and 10-year-old Livingston Little League Williamsport team walked away from the season as the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston High School varsity ice hockey team will follow up its massively successful 2021-2022 season when it opens its 2022-2023 against Verona-Glen Ridge on Friday at 9 p.m. at Codey Arena.

The Lancers are coming off a 22-4-3 campaign that included a trip to the Public A state championship game, where Livingston fell to Ridge on the final day of the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Two members of the Livingston High School boys soccer team have been named to the Super Essex Conference All-American Division First Team.

Zach Feldman and Charlie Grossman of Livingston both were selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches.

Feldman, who will continue playing soccer at Wesleyan University, was one of the top defenders in ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Township Council acknowledged the 8, 9-and-10-year-old summer Williamsport softball team and the 9-and 10-year-old Livingston Little League Williamsport team with citations at Monday night’s council meeting for their accomplishments this season.

The 9-and 10-year-old Livingston Little League Williamsport team walked away from the season as the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After 11-and-a-half years serving as program supervisor of senior and adult enrichment and special events for Livingston Township’s Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) department, Liliana Branquinho recently announced her departure from the position and celebrated her final days with hundreds of community members and colleagues who have cherished her friendship ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Board of Education and Livingston Township Council will meet for a public "5-on-5" meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Middle School cafeteria.

This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, where members of the public will have the opportunity to participate either in person or via webinar. The webinar link will be posted ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — With colder weather and fall/winter holidays quickly approaching, the Livingston Fire Department (LFD) is reminding residents to change the batteries in their smoke detectors and to purchase and install detectors in their homes if they have not already done so.

According to LFD Chief Christopher Mullin, detectors should be installed on every level of the home, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — With the holidays quickly approaching, the Livingston Holiday Decorations Committee is looking to the community for help in keeping the “Winter Wonderland” holiday display tradition alive.

Completely separate from the Camuso Holiday Display at the Livingston Memorial Oval, the “Winter Wonderland” display includes the main intersections, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Arts Council of Livingston (ACL) invites the community to visit its fall exhibit, “It’s Personal,” through Dec. 19 at the ACL Gallery located at 2115 Town Center Way.

According to the ACL, this season’s theme has attracted a number of submissions in which the artist’s personal narrative is directly reflected in his or her ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — With a record 110 members, including 40 freshmen, the Livingston High School (LHS) Marching Band enjoyed another successful season this fall, performing well in competitions at East Brunswick, West Orange and Edison’s J.P. Stevens High School as well as returning to MetLife Stadium for a New York Jets halftime performance for the first time since the start of the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Although stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey’s greatest threats to clean and plentiful water, Livingston Mayor Edward Meinhardt is reminding residents that they can help decrease that threat by following simple guidelines to keep commonplace pollution from being carried away the township’s stormwater collection system.

“We all want clean, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Township of Livingston has proclaimed Nov. 18 as National Injury Prevention Day, which raises awareness and promotes efforts to reduce injuries among children

According to the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, which joined forces with the country's leading injury and violence prevention organizations to “push for change” during the country’s third ...

NEW JERSEY – With the holidays quickly approaching, residents throughout the state are gearing up for travel, the return of indoor gatherings, and long-overdue celebrations that may have been put on hold for two years due to the pandemic.

The timing of the holidays, however, combined with the current uptick in both the flu and RSV cases along with emerging variants of COVID-19, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Recognizing the crucial role that music plays at weddings—that it “gets grandma reaching for her handkerchief during the ceremony, your cousins smiling wistfully during the cocktail hour, and your friends flocking to the dance floor at the reception”—The Crystal Plaza, one of New Jersey’s premiere event venues, recently shared insight from ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Michael Karu, CPA/CFF, senior member of Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, certified public accounting and consulting firm, recently shared the effects of withdrawing money from a retirement plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conversation focused on those who started the process of removing money from their retirement plans due to the pandemic in 2020, but the money ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Chinese Gourmet Food Network Group recently held its fifth annual Gourmet Festival in collaboration with Livingston Huaxia Chinese School and the Livingston Chinese Association at the Livingston Senior and Community Center. 

Approximately 80 local families participated in this event, where more than 150 homemade dishes and desserts were displayed ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's black bear hunt began Tuesday afternoon, following a ruling by the Appellate Division of the state Superior Court.

After lasting for three hours on Tuesday, the hunt will be open from 12 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday December 7 through Saturday, December 10.

The hunt was reinstated last month and was then stopped last week following a court ...

TRENTON, NJ — Just days before it was set to begin, a judge has stopped New Jersey's black bear hunt.

Three animal rights groups, including the Animal Protection League of New Jersey, claimed a loophole was used to reinstate the hunt and went to court.

State Appellate Division Judge Lisa Rose announced the decision Wednesday. In her ruling, bear hunt opponents have until Friday ...

TRENTON, NJ — Starting in the 2023-24 school year, all schools in New Jersey will have to submit digital maps of their campuses to law enforcement.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed S-2426 into law Wednesday. It requires the information to be submitted next year and updated regularly with copies given to designated law enforcement.

"We have seen, time and time again, public mass shootings ...