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During the Monday, February 5, Township Council meeting, Captain John Drumm was honored by the Council. Drumm retired at the end of January after working more than 34 years with the Livingston Police Department. February 5, 2024, was named John Drumm Day in his honor.

Police Retirements

Marilyn Mount, age 83, of East Hanover, formerly of Livingston and West Orange, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 4, 2024 surrounded by her family at her side.

During the Monday, February 5, meeting of the Township Council, the members passed a resolution naming Ketan Bhuptani to the Council. His appointment made history, as he became the first Asian American and Indian American person to ever be named to Livingston’s Council.

Leslie Kritzer, a 1995 graduate of Livingston High School, visited her alma mater on Monday, February 5, to talk with students involved in theater and chorus. An actress and singer, Kritzer is currently starring on Broadway in Spamalot as the Lady of the Lake. Many of the students in the audience had attended the show the previous week as a class trip.

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Former Livingston resident Andrew Cameron Harris, Sr., died at his home on January 22. He was 71 years old.

To paraphrase a quote from It’s a Wonderful Life, “A toast to Paul Finkel. The richest man in town.”

Dorothy Patricia Pistolas (Pat), age 91, of Livingston, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2024.

Last week, Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) announced its new “Green Initiative,” with the goal of continuing and growing its fresh produce and fruit distribution to families experiencing extreme poverty and living on the streets.

While the holiday season is the most common time for packages to be stolen – due to the uptick in deliveries and nature of what is being ordered – thefts do not stop when the calendar turns to a new year. To wit, a package was recently stolen off the front porch of a Mt. Pleasant Parkway home; the Livingston Detective Bureau continues to investigate the matter.

Gloria Newman Simon, 96, of Livingston, New Jersey passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024.