LIVINGSTON, NJ — After two weeks without seeing their students face to face, faculty members of the Health & Physical Education (HPE) Department at Livingston Public Schools shared a heartfelt message with their students in a collaborative homemade video meant to spread “spread hope and happiness in a time of stress,” according to said high school HPE teacher Kelly ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of the 2019-2020 AM Wired class at Livingston High School (LHS) are making the most of their time in quarantine by producing uplifting content that is currently reaching an audience far beyond the LHS community.

AM Wired, the audition-based television production class in charge of the live morning announcements at LHS, was given the go-ahead to not only ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In accordance with Gov. Phil Murphy’s declaration that all New Jersey school facilities will be closed until further notice, Livingston Public Schools has extended its remote learning plan, but will still take a collective spring break as planned from April 4 through April 12.

“Although our initial hope was that we would be able to return to our schools ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A fire that broke out on Thursday night at a vacant home on South Livingston Avenue is currently under investigation, according to Livingston Fire Chief Chris Mullin, who said the fire was “of suspicious circumstance” because there was no electricity at the home, which has been vacant for “anywhere between 15 and 20 years.”

One firefighter who ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — One Livingston volunteer firefighter was injured on Thursday afternoon while responding to a heavy fire at a vacant home on South Livingston Avenue.

A fire tore through the 1.5-story dwelling, located near the ShopRite end of South Livingston Avenue, just after 6 p.m. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In addition to the two confirmed COVID-19 cases discovered in Livingston residents on Wednesday, the Livingston Public Schools (LPS) district also advised the community that an unidentified staff member at Heritage Middle School (HMS) has also tested positive and is in quarantine at this time.

Although the staff member’s identity is currently being withheld in ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- After coming back from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, the Livingston girls basketball team lost to Union City in overtime, 50-47, in the first round of the Section 1, Group 4 state tournament Tuesday night.

Livingston (18-8) trailed, 34-25, going into the fourth quarter, but the Lancers staged a 15-6 rally to send the game into overtime.

Aliza Gelman scored 19 ...

NORTH BERGEN, NJ -- Despite a hot shooting game for Abe Rimatzki, Livingston's boys basketball team was eliminated from the Section 1, Group 4 state tournament with a 61-47 loss to North Bergen Tuesday night.

Rimatzki, a senior guard, sank five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points for the Lancers (11-12), who rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to come within 42-37 after three ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In an effort to assist both local businesses and local healthcare professionals during the global health crisis, Livingston resident Sejal Lakhani-Bhatt has devised a plan to feed the hungry and weary employees at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) while also stimulating the sales of local restaurants during the quarantine.

As the owner of a small information ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of Livingston’s Chinese community, with help of Chinese residents from the townships of Warren and Montville, recently mobilized to collect 9,000 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to be donated to Saint Barnabas Medical Center’s emergency room.

The group also donated essential PPE to Livingston Township and the Livingston post ...

UPDATE: Bansal has also added a Venmo account (@Charu-Bansal-1) for a simpler way to donate. 

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As more and more Livingston residents step up to help those in need during the global health crisis, Livingston High School (LHS) freshman Anusha Bansal has launched an online campaign to “help a fraction of millions of children who rely on school ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — With the majority of residents currently in quarantine and thinking of little else besides the rapidly spreading COVID-19 disease, the Township of Livingston is reminding residents that completing their 2020 Census form is a quick and easy way to help their community right from their homes.

According to Mayor Rudy Fernandez, the current response rate in New Jersey ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the first time since the state officially enabled municipal governments to meet virtually to discuss administrative items that are necessary to the general operation of the township during the pandemic, the Livingston Township Council live-streamed its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday and invited feedback from the public about the township’s response to the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In response to the increasing threat of coronavirus COVID-19 within the community, the Township of Livingston has declared a local “State of Emergency” in order to allow Livingston’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to take the necessary measures to protect residents during the outbreak.

“As other towns in Essex County have done, a ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Nearly 50 Livingston eateries are manipulating their hours and services in order to accommodate community members who are looking to order takeout during the quarantine while still complying with social-distancing guidelines.

Over the last few weeks, Livingston residents have regularly encouraged their neighbors to support local restaurants by either ordering ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Bottle King, New Jersey’s largest wine, beer and sprits retailer with 15 locations throughout the state, including ones locally in Livingston, Morris Plains and Glen Ridge, has implemented its decision to temporarily offer shopping only with curbside pickup and local delivery for all locations.

The company advised that all purchases should be made through ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ – In a recently published article focusing on how to “get proper credit for estimated tax payments,” Michael H. Karu, CPA/CFF, a member of the Livingston-based accounting firm Levine Jacobs & Company, LLC, offered insight into the process of switching from joint to separate filing as a married couple during tax season.

In addition to ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After two weeks without seeing their students face to face, faculty members of the Health & Physical Education (HPE) Department at Livingston Public Schools shared a heartfelt message with their students in a collaborative homemade video meant to spread “spread hope and happiness in a time of stress,” according to said high school HPE teacher Kelly ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of the 2019-2020 AM Wired class at Livingston High School (LHS) are making the most of their time in quarantine by producing uplifting content that is currently reaching an audience far beyond the LHS community.

AM Wired, the audition-based television production class in charge of the live morning announcements at LHS, was given the go-ahead to not only ...

MILLBURN, NJ -- Paper Mill Playhouse will open its 2020-2021 season with Clue, directed by Casey Hushion (Oct. 7–Nov. 11, 2020), producing artistic director Mark S. Hoebee and managing director Michael Stotts have announced. 

Next will be the family musical The Sound of Music (Nov. 25, 2020–Jan. 3, 2021), directed and choreographed by Mark S. Hoebee, including the songs ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After two weeks without seeing their students face to face, faculty members of the Health & Physical Education (HPE) Department at Livingston Public Schools shared a heartfelt message with their students in a collaborative homemade video meant to spread “spread hope and happiness in a time of stress,” according to said high school HPE teacher Kelly ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In an effort to assist both local businesses and local healthcare professionals during the global health crisis, Livingston resident Sejal Lakhani-Bhatt has devised a plan to feed the hungry and weary employees at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) while also stimulating the sales of local restaurants during the quarantine.

As the owner of a small information ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the first time since the state officially enabled municipal governments to meet virtually to discuss administrative items that are necessary to the general operation of the township during the pandemic, the Livingston Township Council live-streamed its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday and invited feedback from the public about the township’s response to the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Nearly 50 Livingston eateries are manipulating their hours and services in order to accommodate community members who are looking to order takeout during the quarantine while still complying with social-distancing guidelines.

Over the last few weeks, Livingston residents have regularly encouraged their neighbors to support local restaurants by either ordering ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Bottle King, New Jersey’s largest wine, beer and sprits retailer with 15 locations throughout the state, including ones locally in Livingston, Morris Plains and Glen Ridge, has implemented its decision to temporarily offer shopping only with curbside pickup and local delivery for all locations.

The company advised that all purchases should be made through ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In an effort to assist both local businesses and local healthcare professionals during the global health crisis, Livingston resident Sejal Lakhani-Bhatt has devised a plan to feed the hungry and weary employees at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) while also stimulating the sales of local restaurants during the quarantine.

As the owner of a small information ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The passage of new legislation in 2019 has enabled Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, located at 68 Old Short Hills Road in Livingston, to open a new café on the premises.

In addition to the on-site café, the chapel's patrons can also now take advantage of a food service that provides snacks, breakfast or lunch to mourners in ...