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Fifteen-year-old Livingston resident Michael Shayevich received the General Billy Mitchell Award from the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) on January 30, during a ceremony held at the American Red Cross Northern New Jersey Headquarters in Fairfield.

Paulette Dorflaufer, Livingston’s stylish, congenial and attentive crossing guard, is called “Miss Paulette” in Burnet Hill School, where she shows her devotion to children in her role as a three-hour-a-day aide in the classroom, lunchroom, and playground.

Livingston is in need of poll workers for its upcoming elections, and we highly encourage readers to consider signing up for the job. Working the polls provides people with the opportunity to become a part of their local election experience and witness Democracy in action, while also making some extra money.

At last week’s Township Council meeting, roughly a dozen East Hanover residents showed up to complain about the Livingston Police Firing Range, which is located in close proximity to them.

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The Livingston High School boys’ tennis team opened its 2024 season with 5-0 loss in a Super Essex Conference match against Montclair High School. Montclair is a talented veteran team with five seniors in the singles and first doubles, while Livingston played without their top two players.

George A. Ferguson, Jr., 94, a life-long resident of Livingston, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29. George was a loving husband to Shirley A. Ferguson, who pre-deceased him in June 2020. Born in Summit, George grew up in Livingston, and was a member of both the Northfield Baptist Church of Livingston and the United Methodist Church of Livingston. He attended Grover Cleveland High School in West Caldwell, and was a star pitcher for the baseball teams. He was a member of a local jazz band and played both the clarinet and saxophone. After graduating in 1951, George enlisted in the Marines. Before leaving for boot camp, George met his future wife, Shirley, on a blind date. They were married in 1952. George was stationed in Korea and served from 1951 to 1953. Discharged in 1954, Shirley and George settled in Livingston in 1956 to raise their family.

Jordan Adam Fisch, 53, died on Saturday, March 30.

In the past week, Livingston Police officers respondedto areportedhome burglary, recovered a stolen U-Haul trailer, and arrested a woman who was driving a vehicle with stolen license plates.

The Livingston Fire Department (LFD) responded to a number of calls this week, most of which were reports of suspicious odors and false alarms.

The Livingston Board of Education and Township Council held a joint “Five on Five” meeting on Wednesday, March 27, at Mt. Pleasant Middle School. Among the topics discussed were the safety of sidewalks and crosswalks near Harrison School, use of the building on Monmouth Court, population models, and more.

In a recent move, the Trustees of the Livingston Public Library unanimously passed a resolution declaring the library a sanctuary for books. This decision was accompanied by the adoption of the American Library Association’s (ALA) “Freedom to Read” statement, aimed at safeguarding the community’s unrestricted access to information without censorship.