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Livingston's volunteer Fire Department responded to two fires this past week, a garbage truck fire and a small fire in a commercial water heater in a hotel.

Several topics were discussed during the conference meeting of the Township Council, held both before and after the regular meeting on Monday, January 23.

The Livingston Zoning Board of Adjustment held its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, January 24. The Board also approved three applications, including one for a PSE&G substation on North Livingston Av- enue, at its .rst meeting of the year.

GOING TO STATE FINALS

Members of the Livingston Board of Education (BOE) received their annual school ethics training during the Board’s Tuesday evening meeting. School law attorney Frances Febres conducted the training with a presentation deconstructing the New Jersey School Ethics Act and reviewing case law.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service, encouraging all Americans to volunteer in their communities. As it always does, Livingston was among many towns throughout New Jersey that joined with local organizations to honor Dr. King’s social justice teachings and give back.

The Board of Education was joined by two Livingston High School (LHS) counselors during the January 17 meeting. Sinead Crews, director of school counseling, and Nicole Rothman, who advises high school upperclassmen in their postgraduation pathway, reviewed the matriculation research they found.

Are Elevated to Eagle Scout Rank

The Livingston Township Council held its first regular meeting of2023 on Monday, January 9, when it passed its first resolutions of the new year. Among those resolutions was one that set specific flag raisings to be done at Town Hall throughout the year.

The Livingston Chapter of UNIC O has announced its selection of Stacey Rubinstein, president of Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors, as its 2023 Citizen of the Year. Rubinstein will be honored at a brunch on Sunday, April 23, at the Hanover Manor. She is the 66th recipient of this award, following in the footsteps of Brian Boyle, Walter Joyce, Nick Santinelli, Sandy and Len Goodman, Nancy Dinar, and Tom Cooney. Rubinstein is being recognized for her many years of leadership and service to the Livingston community, embodying the UNICO motto of “Service Above Self.”