Special BOE Meeting To Consider 2-Hour Delay Opening

1. Monday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. The Board of Education will hold a special voting meeting to consider implementing a two-hour delay schedule. If approved, the two-hour delay schedule would go into effect immediately. 

The district says the benefits of a two-hour delay schedule include: Additional time for roads and walkways to melt, rush hour is past, additional time for the district and township crews to clean and clear the previous evening’s/early morning’s accumulations, and the schedule would still meet the state Department of Education’s requirements for a full day of school. The meeting will be held in the central office large conference room located at 11 Foxcroft Drive.  The agenda may be found here.   

2. Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m., the will host author and journalist Anthony DePalma.  He will discuss his newest book, City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11. DePalma paints the account of the environmental aftermath and the long-term health effects of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.  The event is free and no registration required.

3. Friday, Feb. 11 at 12:45 p.m., the library hosts a book discussion on Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz. Reviewed by Mitzi Feier. Bring your lunch.

4. Saturday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m., the ’s Men's Club and Sisterhood co-sponsor an art auction. The Suburban Torah Center is located at 85 W. Mount Pleasant Ave.  For tickets or information, call Karen Baskinger (973) 994-2620 or email karen@suburbantorah.org.

5, Sunday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, Temple B'nai Abraham will hold a “TBA Mitzvah Morning.” Join the members of the TBA congregational family as they participate in a gratifying and rewarding morning of volunteering to create special packages for clients of Bridges Outreach Inc. in Summit. They will be assembling breakfast and toiletry bags for those in need in the neighboring communities served by Bridges Outreach. To register, call (973) 994.2290 or register online here.

Plus, while your calendar is out:

Sunday, Feb. 13, from noon to 1 p.m., Third Winter Sports Clinic: Kickball for children with special needs @ the West Essex YMCA, 321 South Livingston Ave.

Sunday, Feb.13: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Valentine Dance for K-5 Kids & Parents.  The Livingston Senior, Youth & Leisure Services Department is hosting a Valentine's Dance at the Senior/Community Center. There will DJ entertainment, a hot buffet dinner, cold refreshments, party favors and more. Kids get to bring mom or dad as their date!

Tuesday, Feb. 15 Deadline for essay contest sponsored by the Essex County Bar Association’s Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The contest is open to students in grades 3 through 12.