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Livingston Police Officer Kelli-Ann Naylor, the second female officer hired by the township, retired last week after 25 and a half years with the Livingston Police Department (LPD). Prior to joining LPD in May, 1998, she was a special officer in Seaside Heights.

Two different attemptedhome burglaries were reported to Livingston Police in the past week. Additionally, packages were stolen from several Livingston homes.

The Livingston Zoning Board, at its Tuesday, October 24 meeting, revisited the applications of David Wilner at 25 Marisa Court and Abhishek Gangwal at 6 Hazelwood Avenue, eventually approving the former and delaying a vote on the latter. The Board also approved two other cases, delayed voting on another, and dismissed a fourth due to the applicant’s failure to appear.

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During the Monday, October 16, Livingston Township Council meeting, a resolution was unanimously passed announcing a settlement agreement with former township manager Michele Meade, who had claimed that she was fired due to her gender. Agreedupon in the settlement is a $ 1 million payment to Meade, made by the township through its insurance administrators.

Thousands participated in a march for solidarity with Israel on Sunday, October 15, organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Metrowest Israel Action Committee. The march began at Suburban Torah on WestMt. Pleasant Avenue, before culminating with a rally at the Oval. Organizers estimated that a crowd of 5,000 people attended the event.

The Livingston Planning Board, at its October 17 meeting, continued hearing 39W.NorthfieldAssociates, LLC’s site plan for a new two-story medical office building at 39 West Northfield Road.

Livingston High School senior Chloe Marrache has earned a perfect score on a college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in spring of 2022. She was one of only 357 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP Research Exam, amounting to just 1.26 percent of 2023 AP Research Exam takers.

Livingston resident and Boy Scout Troop 12 member Advaith Pillai is hosting a food drive with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey until October 26. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey helps supply food to soup kitchens and pantries, and it also directly gives assistance to the less fortunate people in New Jersey.