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BOYS DEFEAT VERONA:

The Livingston Planning Board, at its Tuesday, October 3 meeting, voted to approve Steven Barckley’s request to subdivide 33 Sycamore Avenue into two parcels measuring into 9,158 and 9,000 square feet. Despite closing evidentiary records from the original July 18 hearing, the Board decided on August 3 to reopen a public hearing so Barckley could cross-examine new residential testimonies and statements with his lawyer present.

On Thursday, September 28, the League of Women Voters hosted a Candidates Night at the Livingston Senior/Community Center. The debate featued two candidates – Fang Gong, and Harsh Raju – who are currently competing for a seat on the Livingston Board of Education. The seat is currently held by Board president, Vineeta Khanna, who is not seeking re-election.

PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN:

In celebration of Fire Prevention Week, the Livingston Fire Department will hold its annual open house this Sunday, October 8.

BECOMES EAGLE SCOUT:

Anthony H. “Tony” Battista of Livingston, died on Sunday, September 17, at the age of 61.

Andrew Baker, raised in Livingston, died on September 21 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was bom in 1953.

HOLD TRIBUTE TO BUN-NIE RATNER

At the Livingston Board of Education meeting, held on Tuesday, September 26, boardmembers discussed school safety and security.

During the Tuesday, September 26, Township Council meeting, discussion continued about Brightview Livingston Urban Renewal’s planned 150-unit senior living facility and the town’s skate park. An ordinance that would have approved an application for a long-term tax exemption - also known as a payment in lieu of taxes, or a PILOT - was initially listed on the agenda but pulled prior to the start of the meeting. Introduction of that ordinance had been tabled at previous recent meetings, as well.

TWO WINS FOR GIRLS’ SOCCER TEAM