Livingston Forensic Speech and Debate Team Succeeds at Fall Competitions

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Ahead of Martin Luther King (MLK) Day on Jan. 18, when the Livingston community will be invited to participate in the Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion’s (LCDI) annual “Day of Service,” Livingston High School junior Krishna Bhatt is sharing his recent discovery of how King’s activism was influenced by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

Prompted by Livingston youth ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Following the storming of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 that was held in an attempt to overturn President Donald Trump’s defeat in the November 2020 presidential election, local officials from the Livingston Township Council and Livingston Public Schools (LPS) responded to the nature of this riot from various perspectives.

In a joint statement, members of the Livingston ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Board of Trustees at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) recently elected Rahul V. Pawar, MD, Neuroradiologist, as its newest member.

According to Board Chairman Bruce Schonbraun, who has known Dr. Pawar for many years, Pawar’s “clinical expertise, active community involvement, passion and leadership will be an asset to [the] board.”

“His deep understanding of ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise within the Livingston community—with 28 new cases reported over the weekend for a total of 97 in the first 11 days of January—so does the number of residents becoming eligible to receive the vaccination.

Ahead of a virtual COVID-19 vaccine information forum that the township is sponsoring alongside panelists from Saint Barnabas ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — At the recommendation of newly elected Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) President Samantha Messer, the LBOE unanimously approved temporary suspension of a bylaw for the year of 2021 in order to divide the vice presidency into two six-months terms.

As of Jan. 4, longtime LBOE member Pamela Chirls has been named vice president trough June 30, at which time Seth Cohen, whose ...

NEW JERSEY — The threat of Trenton protests on Jan. 17 looms, following a massive insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Colonel Pat Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said Monday that NJ authorities are prepared and on high alert.

“We need to bat 1,000 every day. To the governor's point [we] will be prepared, and we trust ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After being unanimously elected as Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) president last week, Samantha Messer used the analogy that all members of the Livingston community—from the highest-level administrators to the students as well as township officials—worked together like full-piece orchestra over the last year to get through “perhaps one of the most challenging years in the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Heritage Middle School’s Student Council and Builders Club organized a toy drive before the winter break, during which the toys they collected were donated to GreenDrop, a charitable organization that works the Red Cross, Purple Heart Association, Federation of the Blind and St. Vincent de Paul.

Pictured above in the back row are Sarah Kiarelden, Daniel Nashed, Yash Naidu, ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging throughout New Jersey, HVAC professionals are constantly looking at ways to help reduce the spread of the virus indoors. 

According to Mike Iarrapino, founder and owner of Edison Heating and Cooling, boosting fresh air, regulating humidity, and improving air purification in a home and/or business can all play a role in helping to ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Two members of the Livingston High School boys soccer team, sophomore Zachary Feldman and senior Kyle Loventhal, were recently selected to the Super Essex Conference (SEC) All-American Division First Team.

Feldman and Loventhal each finished the fall 2020 season with three goals, but their value on defense was immeasurable, according to Livingston head coach Roger ...