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The Livingston Planning Board, during its June 18 conference meeting, approved a memorializing resolution for Brightview Senior Living Development, LLC’s plan to develop senior housing at 321 South Livingston Avenue.

Matthew Block presented his final report as superintendent of schools at the Livingston Public Schools Board of Education’s June 18 meeting. He discussed open campus lunch, a policy that allows for juniors and seniors to leave campus for lunch. This policy was implemented during the COVID pandemic, when social distancing was promoted. Each year since the policy’s inception, the incoming senior class has asked the Board for permission to continue this program.

Jessica Rapp has been selected as the new business administrator and Board secretary for Livingston Public Schools (LPS). The Board of Education approved the appointment during its Tuesday, June 18, meeting. Rapp is expected to begin her new position on August 19.

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FIRE DRILL: Members of the Livingston Fire Department drilled on Tuesday, June 11, with a simulated accident in which a construction trailer broke loose from the truck and struck a motor vehicle. The members trained in airbag lifting techniques, cribbing, shoring, stabilization, extrication and patient removal. Aerial drone footage of the drill, which was used to capture this photo, was provided by Nick Mullin.

Dr. Tao Zhen Lin of Livingston, died June 5 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. She was 86 years old.

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, who left us on May 28, 2024 at the age of 96.

While it might sound cliche, there really is something so satisfying about being unabashadly yourself. Having been out of the closet since I was 17, this was a concept with which I’d been well acquainted.

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Joseph Arthur William, Jr., 90, died Tuesday, June 4.

Services were held last week for Jacob Wilfred Davis, who was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Roxbury on May 31. He was 18 years old.

The Livingston ball hockey team is seeking new members for its fall season. The team is part of the High School Ball Hockey organization, which is part of USA Ball Hockey. Livingston is the first northern New Jersey team to join the league, with most of the teams located in the central and southern parts of the state.