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The Island Giants Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo opened on Wednesday, September 20. The new exhibit space includes natural habitatthemed spaces for the alligators and Komodo Dragons. In addition, it was dedicated in honor of Essex County Commissioner and Livingston resident Patricia Sebold, who has served on the Board of Commissioners for over 30 years and has been a member of the Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund since it formed in 1998.

Next week, Sunday, October 1, through Saturday, October 7, is National Newspaper Week. The annual observance of the service that newspapers and their employees provide to their communities has been in existence since 1940; what is printed within the pages of newspapers has certainly changed since then, but the importance of the medium has not. And here at the West Essex Tribune, we are proud to be one of the only remaining independent newspapers in the state, bringing our community the stories that matter to them.

In loving memory, the family of Irwin Jacobs is sharing that their beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother passed away at the age of 89 on September 19, 2023.

At its meeting on Tuesday, September 26, the Livingston Township Council approved a number of resolutions, including adding revenue items to the municipal budget and awarding contracts. Also approved was a resolution establishing fees for the use of municipal car charging stations.

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Irene F. Morgenroth, 89, died on Thursday, September 21. Mrs. Morgenroth was born in Jersey City and lived in Livingston for over 30 years.

Robert Michael Schack, a recent resident who relocated to Livingston from Scarsdale, New York, died. He was 85 years old.

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Irwin Jacobs of Livingston died on Tuesday, September 19, at the age of 89.

The Livingston community sadly lost longtime resident and supporter, Richard J. Turi who passed peacefully on Thursday August 10, 2023, surrounded by family. He was 88 years old.

My mom was always a fan of fall. As soon as the air began to get crisp, she was at her happiest. As a child, I couldn’t understand that – all I could think was that winter was coming and that I hated snow. For most of my younger years, my favorite season was spring. I loved spring for a variety of reasons, but the top two were that my birthday is in May, and spring signaled the coming end of the school year.