Community Happenings

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As Juneteenth was acknowledged for the first time as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, hundreds of Livingston residents came together on Saturday for a flag-raising ceremony culminating in a musical picnic at the Livingston Memorial Oval.

The success of the ceremony was thanks to the Livingston Committee for Diversity and ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Kiwanis Club of Livingston has announced that its annual Fourth of July Swim Karnival will be held on Sunday, July 4 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mervyn V.T Haines Pool, located on Wahler Road near Livingston High School. Participants must arrive at the pool no later than 9:45 a.m. on July 4th, as the opening ceremony will begin at 10 ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Residents are advised that Essex County mosquito-spray trucks began treating areas of Livingston and surrounding communities on Tuesday and will continue doing so overnight from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. from Wednesday night through Sunday morning.

According to the Essex County Department of Public Works Office of Environmental Affairs, this is being done as part of the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the sixth consecutive year, the Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) celebrated LGBTQ Pride Month in conjunction with the township by raising the Pride flag outside Livingston Town Hall.

This year, the LCDI also hosted a family-friendly event at the Livingston Public Library prior to the ceremony and raised a modified “Progress” Pride ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the first time ever, the Township of Livingston will recognize Juneteenth—the oldest-known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States—with a series of virtual events for all ages throughout the week that will culminate with an in-person flag-raising ceremony on Saturday, June 19 at 6 p.m. outside Livingston Town Hall and a ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month, celebrated nationally during the month of June to recognize the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and promote equality for the LGBTQ community, the Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) will host a family-friendly event at the Livingston Public Library (LPL) at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Led by the Commanders of American Legion Post 201, Jewish War Veterans Post 740 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2856, a ceremony commemorating the service of Livingston’s World War II, Korean War and Vietnam-era veterans attracted residents of all ages, local first responders, family members of current and former military personnel and more to the Livingston ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Historical Society will open the historic Ely Cemetery, located on Hillside Avenue, for public tours on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The cemetery was established by Captain William Ely, a veteran of the French and Indian War, on a rood (quarter acre) of his land in 1777 when his daughter Elizabeth Ely Jones and her second husband, ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Thousands of area residents united in Livingston on Sunday morning to demonstrate solidarity with Israel and to condemn the recent string of anti-Semitic attacks occurring globally and in the United States.

Representing Reform, Conservative and Orthodox institutions from Livingston, West Orange and beyond, supporters gathered at Suburban Torah Center in ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Township of Livingston is hosting its fourth Pick-It-Up! town-wide cleanup event on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., with a rain date scheduled for May 23.

Organized by the Pick It Up! Livingston Committee and sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts, New Jersey Clean Communities and Sustainable Jersey, the ...