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The West Essex Tribune is celebrating more than six decades of showering the first baby of the new year with an assortment of gifts generously donated by our advertisers. The first baby of 2024 born to Livingstonparents will be named the winner of the Tribune’s 66th annual First Baby Contest.

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The Livingston Township Council held its annual reorganization meeting on New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1. During the meeting, A1 Anthony was sworn in as mayor, his third time in the lead role, and Ed Meinhardt was named deputy mayor.

In its first challenge of the indoor season, the Livingston High School boys’ indoor track and field team won the Super Essex Conference, American Division Championship, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York, on December 22. The squad bested ten other teams vying for the trophy and came away with three individual champions, meet records and two school records.

There were multiple residential burglaries, as well as several additional attempted burglaries to homes, in the last week of 2023, according to Livingston Police.

During the past week, a township pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint and a j ewelry store reported an attempted break in, according to Livingston Police.

Kevin Drake of Wilmot, New Hampshire, formerly of Livingston, died at his home on December 22, at the age of 70, following a brief hospitalization.

To Hold Private Services

Gloria Flores David, age 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Kelly House in Evansville, WI on December 20, 2023. Gloria lived previously on Mounthaven Drive in Livingston, NJ for 45 years, in the same house where she raised her family and where she stayed after her husband passed away.

WRESTLING TEAM WINS: On Wednesday

Livingston resident Beulah Samuel died on Saturday, December 16, at the age of 83.