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Still a bit warm to be

thinking aboutscarves and hats, but

not too early for some teens

in Livingston who recently

knitted and crocheted these

needed items for homelessand the poor.

Through Teen Crafters-

a Livingston Library pro-

gram led by Amanda

Winter and Jan Aji- partici-pants ages 12 to 18 learn or

strengthen their knittingand crocheting skills. This

year students Aarti

Contractor and Megan

Downey knit scarves forthe charity Emily’s Hats for

Hope Initiative, which pro-

vides winter gear for home-

less and working poor.

A year long program,students who continue to

level two in the winter, can

donate their scarves tocharity. For Livingston

Middle School students

Aarti and Megan, donatingtheir finished product was a

warming gesture they

Amanda Winter, from left, donates scarves to charity representative, with Jan Aji, on right.

From Stitch To Scarf, Livingston TeensDonate To Homeless And Poor

could not pass up.“They made scarves,”

says Amanda Winter,

librarian at Livingston

Library who co-leads Teen

Crafters. Participants weregiven the option to donate.Aarti knitted a scarf and

Megan crocheted a scarve.

Each 48 inches long, the

girls started their scarves in

January and completedthem in March.

Relatively new at the

craft, the girls “take their

time” in completing their

finished product, explainsWinter. The girls donatedtheir scarves to Emily’s

Hats for Hope Initiative in

Morristown.

During the third week in

August, they brought theirscarves to the charity drop

off site, Blue Purl- a yarn

store with materials for

knitting and crocheting- in

Madison, says Winter.Out of all the charities,“I chose it because it was

local,” says Winter. “They

are outside a lot; they can

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The Livingston Board of Education’s

new assistant superintendent, Pat

Boland has a die-hard love for the

population of Livingston with “a big con-cern to look out for the kids.”

Boland accepted the position asLivingston’s Curriculum and Instruction

assistant superintendent and started on

July 1. In the past 18 years she has held

various positions across the Livingston

School District, such as the principal of Heritage Middle School for nine years,

principal at Harrison Elementary School

for six years, and a history and English

teacher at Livingston High School for

three years.“I think the Livingston School District

has a lot of passion,” Boland said. “Among

its teachers and parents, the community as

a whole is all always looking to be better

and look out for others.”

Boland received her bachelor’s degreeat Seton Hall University, and master’s

degree at New Jersey City University.

She’s a proud mom of five children, two of

which graduated from Livingston High

School. Her involvement with the school

district over a number of years would real-

ly allow her “to work with the community

and district on a deeper level.”“With this position I can really take

what I’ve learned and done and use it for

Livingston,” Boland said. “I’d like to bring

the curriculum and instruction in line with

21st century expectations across all nineschools.”

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action in implementing new technology

into the school systems. In addition to

meeting the 21st century expectationsacross all schools, Boland would also like

to build up the Staff Development Programin Livingston.

“Our primary focus is to implement

new technology to all the schools,” she

said. “As our world changes, we want tomake sure our kids are getting the best

learning tools as possible.”

Specifically in the elementary schools,

Boland plans to work with others on exam-

ining the language arts programs and

Livingston Assistant Superintendent Brings Passion For Kids In New Roleimplementing a new textbook series.

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District’s website, the position as the

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Superintendent is responsible for multipleissues that are critical to the ongoing

importance of continually updating cur-

riculum from Pre-K through 12 and in all

subject areas.

According to Boland, the District

Supervisor Structure has changed to a

Discipline Subject Area in order to createconsistency. She hopes that with this

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“The kids in this district are doing

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really benefit from a warm scarf especially

when it’s cold.”

She figured that scarves would be a

good item to donate because “I thought forbeginners scarves would be a good place to

start. They were beginners; Jan and I

taught the girls to knit and crochet.”

Although she taught herself how to cro-

chet from a book, Winter says “my mom

taught me how to knit when I was an

adult.”

The next session for Teen Crafters is set

to start Mon., Sept. 21 and will go through

Nov. Registration is open. Teen Crafters is

open to students grades six through twelve

who want to learn or strengthen their knit-ting and crocheting skills. No experience is

necessary. Materials are provided. Space is

limited. Ten girls participated in the last

session so don’t wait.

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skills and participants will have the optionto donate in the winter to charity. They will

have the option to make a scarf or small

bag.

The program stems from a Knitting

Club program back in 2011 which was also

for middle school and high school stu-

dents.

For more information, contact Anna

Coats, head of Youth Services at

Livingston Public Library, at 973- 992-

4600 x255; or email anna.coats@liv-

ingston.bccls.org; or visitlivingston.bccls.org.

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She and a couple of other students fromaround America spent about 17 days inAustralia.

“When I signed up in the beginning I

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know a lot of the other students,” she said.The program invited students from

states around the country, such as New

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enced a lot of firsts on this trip, one of them being able to work with dolphins.

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Turbin loved being able to try new

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Australian people. Turbin also had theprivilege of celebrating her 13th birthday

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Although Turbin had experienced a lotof firsts on this trip, this was not her firsttime outside of the country. For her bat

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Turbin added, “It’s amazing thatAustralia isn’t too different from America,

but it still has its differences.”

Shari Turbin, Shayna’s mother, was

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were safe and having a great time there.”Anyone interested in the program can

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been eating lunch like the other kids. When

the teacher asks the student why she hasn’t

been eating, the student simply says, ‘she

told me she was on a diet.’For most people that would come across

as strange, but for Sister Barbara and the

CHOW group this was eye opening for

them. In fact, when she started working

with the CHOW group she “thought that it

was an exception, until more and more peo-ple came forward about needing food.”

CHOW stands for Community Hunger

Outreach Warehouse. St. Philomenas in

Livingston has been running the CHOW

program for the past eight to ten years. It allstarted when a young girl like the one

described above had been attending the

Aquinas Academy at St. Philomenas and

wasn’t eating lunch like the other students.

The teacher addressed the concern to

Sister Barbara and from there she contact-

ed the parents in hopes to work with them

to provide food for their family.

“My hope for this project is that nonegoes to bed hungry,” Barbara said. “And to

have more people in the area be aware that

there are people who are in need.”Kings Supermarket has contributed to

food donations by giving customers atcheck out the chance to purchase a jar of

peanut butter to be donated to the CHOW

Food Pantry. Soon after, this donation grew

into customers being able to donate lunch

bags full of food for the students to be able

to take for lunch.“We don’t always know who specifical-

ly these items go to, but we do it anyways,”

Barbara said.

The CHOW group has also received

donations from Knights of Columbus andKiwanis. The money they receive as dona-

tions has been saved for emergency situa-

tions, such as if a family was to loose elec-

tricity, heat, or water the money saved can

go towards getting it back.“We could never, never be what we are

without the good people in our town,”

Barbara said. “We have had people donate

clothes to us, so we started a clothing drive;

we have people check the dates on the

canned goods so we can give them fresh

goods.”

“There’s always something you can doto help,” she added.

The food pantry specifically does not fix

their bags. They have one volunteer who

will go into the food pantry with the family

of one or five people and allow them to

pick what they need.

“Some food pantries pick what the fam-

ilies will get in bags,” Barbara said. “And

the family may get cheerios, but no one in

the family will eat them so we allow the

families who come to take what they need.”“And never have we felt that we were

being taken advantage of,” she added.

To help a friend or someone that may be

in need, volunteer at the food pantry or pro-

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The Fore The Kids Golf tournament start-

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dren who attend the school while also rais-ing money for the adults of The Center of

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“We are thankful to have some of thegreatest parents out there!” Berry said.

“When Michael invites his contacts to

attend, he always lets them know that his

daughter attends the school and has grown

tremendously in the time she has beenthere.”

“Her academic and life skills have

greatly improved, and as is the case with

all students at TCI, she is preparing for lifeas a productive adult,” she added.

Each year the tournament brings about100 to 110 golfers to participate, and for

those who do not golf, TCI hosts an addi-

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for guests who want to participate in the

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Registration with a breakfast buffet will

begin at 9 a.m. and the golfers will tee off

at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start. TCI’s film

program will also be attending the event

filming shots of all the golfers at the event.

The shots will be edited into a video andshown at the end of the event.

“We couldn't be successful without our

golf committee!” Berry said. “The chairs

of the committee, Jim Hunter and Tom

Releford, along with the rest of the com-

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With a new interim superintendent, and principals

promoted to assistant superintendent posts,

Livingston Public Schools will have a new lookcome September.

Dr. Ernest Palestis, a veteran administrator and educa-

tor, has joined the district before the first day of school asinterim superintendent of schools. He will be supported by

the promotions of two key Livingston educators: PatBoland, formerly the principal of Heritage Middle School,

who this summer became assistant superintendent for

Curriculum & Instruction; and Lisa Capone-Steiger, for-

merly the principal of Burnet Hill Elementary, who is the

new assistant superintendent for Student Services.

Additionally, Natalie Topylko, formerly the principal atMt. Pleasant Elementary, has been named coordinator of a

newly created position for Testing, Data Assessment and

Accountability.

These well-respected Livingston educators “know thecommunity, they know the climate and culture that makesour schools successful,” said Jim O’Neill, the interim

Superintendent of Schools who retired from a 40-year

career in public education at summer’s end.

With the changes, the three schools will have new prin-

cipals, all approved at the Aug. 12 meeting of theLivingston Board of Education.

“Even though this may seem like a great deal of change

as we approach the opening of school, we are fortunate to

have talented people filling all these roles,” O’Neill said.Heritage’s new principal will be Dr. Jennifer Wirt. With

12 years of experience as an assistant principal in the dis-

trict, she is familiar with the culture and expectations in

Livingston. “Her six years at Mount Pleasant Middle and

her six years at Livingston High School give her a uniqueperspective about the students who enter Heritage and

what will be expected of eighth graders when they arrive

at Livingston High School,” O’Neill said.

Dan Calligaro, a 30-year veteran of Livingston Public

Schools and supervisor of science for Grades K-7, will

join the new administrative team at Heritage as assistantprincipal.

Erika Gomez, an experienced administrator and

teacher, will take over as principal as Burnet Hill

Elementary.

“She offers a wealth of information and resources for

all areas of elementary curriculum, from programs for stu-dents who require remedial services to those who need to

be challenged by enrichment activities,” O’Neill said. She

has 19 years of experience, in both classroom and admin-

istrative roles. She comes to Livingston from the SouthOrange-Maplewood School District after spending most

of her career in the Passaic School District.

Dr. Emily Codey will become the new principal at Mt.

Pleasant Elementary School after the start of the new

school year. Former principal of Demarest Middle School,

“Dr. Codey brings a depth of knowledge about specialeducation to complement her knowledge about both ele-

mentary and middle school students and curriculum,”

O’Neill said. In Demarest, she developed a comprehen-

sive STEM program for all students, a yoga initiative,

geometry and advanced math offerings, as well as expand-ed upon the gifted and talented opportunities.

“This combination of talent and expertise, of all the

new principals, make for an exciting start to the school

year,” O’Neill said.

More than 100 new hires have taken place over the

summer, O’Neill said. “This was a very unusual year inthat we had a significant number of vacancies to fill as a

result of retirements, resignations, relocations, and leaves

of absence.”

The new staff for the 2015/16 school year began their

orientation on Mon., Aug. 17, with a full agenda that

includes everything first-year teachers in Livingston needto know to be successful in the district. This includes

being prepped on the challenging issues in education,

including elements of effective instruction, academic

demands, evaluations, laws surrounding special educa-tion, and a variety of policies. Teachers will also attend

workshops that focus on the effective use of technology

for instruction, creating an environment to engage all stu-

dents, 21st century skills, best practices for parent com-

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Essex County Executive Joseph N.DiVincenzo, Jr. recentlyannounced that the Regatta

Children’s Playground in the EssexCounty South Mountain Recreation

Complex would be expanded with newswings and a cargo net climbing area forchildren ages five to 12 years. In the oneyear that the playground has beenopened, it has become a popular attrac-tion, and creating a larger play area isneeded to accommodate the number of families who visit daily.

“The spectacular setting and locationnear the waterfront make it easy to under-stand why the Regatta Playground hasbecome such a popular destination for

parents and their children,” DiVincenzosaid. “I regularly visit this site and rou-tinely see children waiting in line to usethe swings or climb on the equipment.This is something we could not overlookand expanding the play area was the bestoption to maintain the viability of theplayground.”

Freeholder President BritneeTimberlake said, “The Reservoir area is

such a beautiful place that it has to be oneof my favorite places. The CountyExecutive has done such a wonderful jobof capturing the natural beauty of thisarea. This project was unanimously sup-

ported by the board because we under-stood how important it is.”

West Orange Mayor Robert Parisisaid, “I have watched the improvementsunfold at this waterfront, and how theCounty Executive has turned a desolatearea into the premiere recreation facilityin the state. We are pleased with thetransformation because our townshipbenefits from it. Whenever I come here,the area is always filled with people.”

The new play area will have a total of

18 new swings for children, a cargo netapparatus for climbing and a rubberizedsurface to maximize safety. It will beconnected to the original playground onthe north side and be fenced in so chil-dren cannot wander. Additional landscap-ing will be planted around the new play-ground section, an irrigation system willbe installed and Adirondack chairs and

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (right) announces plans to expand RegattaChildren's Playground. Also pictured, from left, is Essex County Deputy Chief of Staff WilliamPayne, Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund Advisory Board President LoriTanner, West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi, Freeholder Patricia Sebold and Freeholder President

Britnee Timberlake. (Photo by Glen Frieson)

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trash receptacles will be included. It isanticipated that the original playgroundwill remain open during construction and

may be closed only when work is con-ducted to connect the two play areas.

Whirl Construction from PortMonmouth was awarded a publicly bidcontract for $377,000 to perform the con-struction work. The Essex CountyDepartment of Public Works will monitorthe project to answer questions and avoiddelays. The new playground is scheduledto open in the fall of 2015.

The Regatta Children’s Playgroundwas opened a year ago on Aug. 14 and

became an instant hit with the public. It islocated adjacent to the paddle boatingarea and picnic pavilion and is designedwith a nautical theme. It has 24 separatepieces of play equipment and a rubber-ized safety surface. An open area withinthe playground has a synthetic grass sur-face so there is less wear and tear and itis enclosed by a chain link fence to pre-

vent children from wandering away. Inaddition, stamped concrete pathways linkthe playground to the picnic area, paddle

boating and pathway around the reser-voir.

The 115-acre Orange Reservoir prop-erty is located in West Orange and iswithin the boundaries of the EssexCounty South Mountain Reservation.The City of Orange ceased using theReservoir as a source of drinking water inthe late 1990s. With more than 2,000acres, Essex County South MountainReservation is the largest reservation inthe historic Essex County Parks System.

The County began purchasing land forSouth Mountain Reservation in 1895,making South Mountain one of theCounty’s first parks. Today, the EssexCounty South Mountain RecreationComplex includes the Reservation, TurtleBack Zoo, Codey Arena, TreetopAdventure Course, miniGOLF Safari andMcLoone’s Boathouse Restaurant.

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ortney Wall, a local artist of

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more than 30 original pieces, many of

them illustrating Wall’s deep affection

for African wildlife.

Some of her African wildlife work hasbeen featured in “Africa Geographic

Magazine.” The paintings line the walls

of the Simon 1/Franklin 1 corridor and

are for sale. Cortney is donating a portion

of the proceeds to the Morristown

Medical Center Women’s Association.

Interested buyers should visit the CornerStore Gift Shop located on Franklin 1.

Wall is known as one of the few

female sports artists in the country. Her

work has been commissioned by the NewYork Yankees, the United States Tennis

Association, The Chris Canty

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October Foundation and many others.

Her art appears in museum collections,

including a traveling exhibit for theNegro League Baseball Museum. She is

also often hired for private commissionsand live painting at charity events to help

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More of Wall’s work can be found atthe Hackensack University Medical

Center, where her inspirational murals

brighten the walls of the John Theurer

Cancer Center. She has appeared on

national TV and radio shows to discuss

her work and provide a peek inside themind of an artist.

Wall said of the collaboration with

Morristown Medical Center, “This exhib-it means so much to me. I truly enjoyed

creating these pieces, knowing that theymight hopefully brighten a patient’s or

family member’s day during a difficult

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