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🌱 Patch AM: Around Livingston: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers
Be sure to catch Spice It Up! on the Livingston Patch calendar

Greetings Livingston! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Livingston school year dates revealed amid busy Essex County news week
- How Bayonne shut down Livingston's star rusher on opening night
Also on today's calendar: Spice It Up! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
- Tuesday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Around Livingston: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers (patch.com) — Essex County readers get a roundup of major political, legal, and community stories, from mail-in voting changes to environmental and tech debates. Livingston families are spotlighted with a reminder that the first day of school is approaching, along with key dates for breaks and the last day of classes.
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• Football: Bayonne Defeats Livingston, 18-7, on Opening Night (tapinto.net) — Livingston High School's football team dropped its season opener at home, falling 18-7 to Bayonne despite a hard-fought effort from star rusher Abel Paul. Bayonne's defense largely contained Paul and capitalized on Livingston turnovers, while Lancers fans saw only one play over 10 yards from scrimmage as the visitors pulled away with two long touchdown runs by Jared Edwards.
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📸 Around Livingston
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livingston
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- Zone 1 Recycling Pickup: Commingled
Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039 - Bulky Item Pickup for Mon/Thurs Garbage →
Livingston Township, NJ Calendar Livingston, NJ 07039 - Zone 2 Recycling Pickup: Commingled
Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039 - HIL: PTA Pretzel Sale & ASE Links Open
Livingston Public Schools 11 Foxcroft Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039
8:00 am - Spice It Up! →
Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
10:00 am - Find Your Flow: Adult Vinyasa Yoga →
Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
11:00 am - New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry: The Untold Story of Col. Tye & Capt. Huddy →
Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
7:00 pm - Influenced Book Club: The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King →
10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
7:00 pm - Chuckles, Chortles and Giggles: The Benefits of Laughter for Seniors →
Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
7:00 pm - Making Space for What Matters Now →
Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
7:00 pm - Harmony in the House - Live Jazz →
94 E Mt Pleasant Ave, Livingston
4:00 pm - Girlpower North Jersey Fall Fall Football League →
Livingston High School, 30 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
12:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
📣 Livingston Shout Outs!
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Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Livingston PatchAM possible:
- Right at Home of Essex County — (973) 669-1822
- Muller Insurance — 2016592403
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
- Jersey Sports Finder
- HOTWORX — (973) 494-5736
- Floor Coverings International of Greater Essex, NJ — (973) 261-9640
- Heart & Mind Coaching and Consulting — (201) 540-9887
- HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
- All Square Performance Chiropractic and Golf — (908) 998-9194
- West Orange Wellness Dispensary — (862) 420-0420
- Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Vincent Matrisciano for Congress — (862) 258-7783
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Election Season is Upon Us —LWV Livingston Read on Patch
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in Livingston. Apply here.
- Valley National Bancorp posted a job opening for Personal Banker - Regional in Livingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livingston here.
🗞 Nearby News
Millburn
- Millburn Students Partner with TEEEM to Bring Lessons to Kenya (tapinto.net)
- Settlement Between Millburn Township and Chabad Would Allow for New Shul to Be Built (jewishlink.news)
West Orange
- The 19th OSPAC Annual West Orange Jazz Festival to take place September 19th (newjerseystage.com)
- West Orange Back-to-School Guide: Important Dates and Resources for 2026-27 (tapinto.net)
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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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