🌱 Patch AM: Mail Stolen From USPS Truck In Livingston, Police Say

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• Mail stolen from USPS truck on Livingston’s Bennington Road
• How could a West Orange ICE raid affect Livingston neighbors?

Also on today's calendar: Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 27.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mail Stolen From USPS Truck In Livingston, Police Say (patch.com) — Residents in Livingston are being warned after a tray of mail was stolen from a USPS truck on Bennington Road in broad daylight, captured on nearby home surveillance video. Police say a suspect in a silver sedan opened the truck’s rear doors and took the mail, and the investigation is ongoing. The incident mirrors a series of similar mail thefts from postal trucks in nearby Montclair.
   

• ICE Raid In West Orange Is 'Disturbing,' New Jersey Lawmaker Says (patch.com) — Livingston residents share a state senator with West Orange, where a reported ICE raid near Virginia Avenue has drawn sharp criticism from Sen. John McKeon, who represents the 27th District. He condemns the operation as traumatizing for immigrant neighbors and cites broader concerns about aggressive federal immigration enforcement and lack of local notification during recent New Jersey raids.
   

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Friday December 19

• Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev
  Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Zone 3 Recycling Pickup: Paper
  Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039
• Monthly Movie Matinee (Ages 55+) Good Morning Vietnam
  Livingston Township, NJ Calendar , 204 Hillside Avenue , Livingston
  1:00 pm
• After-School Sports Program - LACD & Recreation Department
  Livingston Township, NJ Calendar , 26 Monmouth Court , Livingston
  3:30 pm
• Camuso Holiday Display: Chanukah Candle Lighting
  Memorial Oval & Park , Robert H. Harp Drive , Livingston
  5:00 pm
• Comedy Movie Night at Full Spectrum Quantum Wellness
  Full Spectrum Quantum Wellness , 48 W Northfield Rd , Livingston
  6:30 pm
• LHS Chorus/Orchestra Concert
  Livingston High School , 30 Robert Harp Drive , Livingston
  7:00 pm
• Township Council Regular Meeting December 17, 2025 (Wednesday)
  Livingston Township, NJ Calendar , 357 S. Livingston Avenue , Livingston
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Zone 4 Recycling Pickup: Paper
  Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039
• Crafternoon - Paper Gift Boxes
  Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  12:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Senior Happening: NJPAC Present's "The Music of Winter"
  10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  9:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Crafterwork - Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs
  Livingston Public Library , 10 Robert H Harp Dr , Livingston
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Firefighters successfully contained a fast-moving house fire in Orange, New Jersey, with details on the cause remaining undisclosed.
  6:24AM on Dec 15: Firefighters contain a fast-moving house fire in Orange. (Nextdoor )

• Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Cosmetics Sales Counter Manager - MAC, Livingston - Full Time in Livingston. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Roseland

• Orange Daily Buzz: Dec. 15, 2025 (jerseybee.org)
• Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Acquires 6,729 Shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. $ADP (marketbeat.com)

Short Hills

• The Art of Living Part 1 Program in presence of Gurudev (tapinto.net)

West Orange

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