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🌱 Patch AM: Dog Dies In Livingston House Fire, Firefighters Battle Raging Flames
Also, don't miss Crafterwork - Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs on the Livingston Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Freezing night blaze in Livingston claims family dog, closes Route 10
Also on today's calendar: Crafterwork - Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Livingstonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Livingstonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
- Tuesday: Snow and rain in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 35.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dog Dies In Livingston House Fire, Firefighters Battle Raging Flames (patch.com) — Livingston firefighters battled a difficult early-morning house fire on West Mount Pleasant Avenue, where a family dog sadly died but all residents escaped injury. Crews faced intense flames, freezing conditions, and challenging home construction, calling in mutual aid from neighboring towns and forcing a four-hour closure of Route 10 while they brought the blaze under control.
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📸 Around Livingston
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livingston
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- Zone 2 Recycling Pickup: Commingled
Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039 - Camuso Holiday Display
Memorial Oval & Park , Robert H. Harp Drive , Livingston
5:00 pm - Crafterwork - Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs
Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
7:00 pm - Zone 3 Recycling Pickup: Commingled
Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039 - Camuso Holiday Display
Memorial Oval & Park , Robert H. Harp Drive , Livingston
5:00 pm - Christmas Day: Township Offices Closed
Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC) , 204 Hillside Avenue , Livingston - Township Offices Closed: No Garbage/Recycling Pickup
Livingston Town Hall , 357 S. Livingston Ave. , Livingston - Camuso Holiday Display
Memorial Oval & Park , Robert H. Harp Drive , Livingston
5:00 pm - Township Offices Closed
Livingston Town Hall , 357 S. Livingston Ave. , Livingston - Sensory Social Hour
Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
11:00 am
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Saturday January 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- BKL/BWD Caroling
Ridgedale Middle School , 71 Ridgedale Avenue , Florham Park
8:45 am - Anastasia the Great Martyr
St. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 80 Laurel Avenue , Roseland
9:00 am - Little Learners @ Florham Park Library
Florham Park Public Library , 107 Ridgedale Ave , Florham Park
10:30 am - Art Show take down
Caldwell Public Library Caldwell, NJ 07006
11:00 am
Monday December 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Cosmetics Sales Associate - Prestige Beauty, Livingston - Part Time in Livingston. Apply here.
- AbbVie posted a job opening for Marketing Manager I/II, DTC Psychiatry (Neuroscience) in Florham Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livingston here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Orange
- Jacoby Street Fire Leaves Multiple Families Without Home (villagegreennj.com)
- Red Bank Oratory welcomes newly ordained priest (trentonmonitor.com)
Maplewood
- Hunterdon Democrat Joey Novick skewers carpet-bagging stock trader Tom Malinowski (njtoday.news)
- Sheriff drops supplies at food pantry (essexnewsdaily.com)
Montclair
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