Giving Back

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month and to help break the stigma attached to mental illness, the Happy Jack’s World organization—the brainchild of Livingston resident Jack Nathan, whose friends and family have been keeping his legacy alive since his untimely death in 2020—is hosting its second annual “Happy Jack Runraiser” ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Animal lover Morgan Immitt, a 13-year-old Livingston student choosing to help abandoned pets in Ukraine as part of her bat mitzvah project, is looking to the community for support in this endeavor.

While watching the early news coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Immitt said she was quickly overcome with compassion for the victims as well as the pets they ...

EAST HANOVER, NJ — A banquet honoring members of the Young Men's Service League (YMSL) Livingston chapter who showed exceptional leadership and exceeded the expectation of hours dedicated to helping the community was recently held at Hanover Manor in celebration of the organization’s successful first year.  

The YMSL Livingston chapter, the first of its kind in New ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Three years after organizing an event supporting the #SameHere mental health movement as part of her bat mitzvah project, Livingston High School freshman Alexa Kipnis recently hosted her second event benefiting the global nonprofit organization at Cedar Hill Country Club. 

“#SameHere means that we are all the same,” said Kipnis. “We all struggle ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Chants of “Slava Ukraini,” meaning “glory to Ukraine,” rang out at Livingston Town Hall on Monday night as the Livingston mayor and council declared Chervonohrad, Ukraine as a “Sister City” of Livingston and raised the Ukrainian flag in solidarity with those impacted by the Russian invasion.

Dozens of Livingston ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — When the Township of Livingston raises the Ukrainian flag outside Livingston Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in collaboration with the Friends of Chervonohrad—a grassroots organization working locally to support refugees in the Chervonohrad region of Ukraine—the mayor and council will also declare Chervonohrad as a “Sister City” of ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For several weeks, five clients of JESPY House in South Orange have been busy knotting and crocheting Ukrainian Flag Pins. The hand-made flags are available for purchase from Rocket Ship Print Shop in South Orange, the General Store Cooperative in Maplewood and directly from JESPY House for $5 each.

Sales have already been made to a number of local supporters.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Now that the Livingston Township Council has returned to in-person government meetings after two years of meeting virtually, the council is taking the opportunity to recognize outstanding citizens like Don Schwartz—a 45-year resident best known for capturing special photographs of students, veterans, community leaders, athletes and volunteers—who was ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Marina Chernin, a Ukrainian-American high school junior from Livingston whose mother immigrated to the United States in 1991, is collecting essential medical supplies and humanitarian supplies such as blankets, warm socks and mittens through the end of April for refugees in need.

In addition to having friends and family still living in Ukraine, Chernin also has friends ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Thanks to their winter fundraising activities in 2021-2022, members of Livingston’s Diamondback Adventure Society—a motorcycle-riding club that rides every Saturday while also engaging in quarterly charity events—presented two $100 donations to local charities earlier this month, including Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) of Livingston and ...