🌱 Patch AM: Around Livingston: Gun Violence + Phone Ban + Lawsuits + Real Estate + ICE

Greetings Livingston! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how Livingston’s new leadership fits into wider Essex County changes

Also on today's calendar: Registration is Open for All-Level Women Golfers and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy, with a high of 47 and low of 30 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 29.
• Tuesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Around Livingston: Gun Violence + Phone Ban + Lawsuits + Real Estate + ICE (patch.com) — Livingston residents get a quick roundup of major Essex County stories, including the recent swearing-in of the township’s new mayor and deputy mayor for 2026. The collection also highlights countywide drops in gun violence, debates over a statewide school phone ban, lawsuits involving housing and workplaces, and upcoming initiatives like a renewed Essex County deer hunt.
   

📸 Around Livingston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livingston

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Registration is Open for All-Level Women Golfers
  Pequannock Parks & Recreation, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Pequannock Township
  9:00 am
• Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Secure Your Retirement: Understanding Annuities
  Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  2:00 am

Monday January 12

• Mindfulness, Music, and Medicine
  Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC) , 204 Hillside Avenue , Livingston
  12:30 pm
• Crafting with Dee - String Art
  Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC) , 204 Hillside Avenue , Livingston
  1:00 pm
• Wrestling: Boys JV vs. Randolph (Away)
  Randolph High School , 511 Millbrook Avenue , Randolph
  4:00 pm
• Township Council Conference Meeting
  Livingston Township, NJ Calendar , 357 S. Livingston Avenue , Livingston
  6:30 pm
• Can You Outsmart a Riddle?
  Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  7:00 pm
• 48-Hour Notice: January 12 Township Council Regular Meeting Rescheduled to 8:00 p.m.
  Livingston Township, NJ Calendar , 357 S. Livingston Avenue , Livingston
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Create Your Personal Theme: Set Your Intention, Shape Your Year
  Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  7:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Senior Happening: Robert Butts Presents "Baroque to Broadway"
  10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  10:00 am

Friday January 23

• Total Body Mat Pilates Sculpt for Adults
  Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  11:00 am

📣 Livingston Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Livingston PatchAM possible:

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arch Telecom posted a job opening for Retail Associate Manager LIVINGSTON | E Mount Pleasant Ave in Livingston. Apply here.
• Valley National Bancorp posted a job opening for Retail Associate Trainee (Entry Level Retail Banker) in Livingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roseland

• Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Increases Stock Position in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. $ADP (marketbeat.com)

Millburn

• Around Millburn: Gun Violence + Phone Ban + Lawsuits + Real Estate + ICE (patch.com)

West Orange

Ok Livingston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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