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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

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.

FOUR SHUT-OUTS FOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM