Thursday, February 16, 2012
Rumors continue to circulate as to when and where the late pop star will be laid to rest.
As cruisers from the Westfield and Union County police departments came and went through the front gate of the Fairview Cemetery Thursday, Fairview officials were issuing "no comments" to a barrage of calls from reporters seeking comment and details about the burial plans for Whitney Houston — and calming down concerned family members of those already interred in the Westfield cemetery. Houston's funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. The ceremony is expected to draw 1,500 mourners, including her mother, Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Kevin Costner and Clive Davis. While those details appear to be firm, speculation swirls around when Houston's body will…
Monday, January 30, 2012
Groups of residents and schoolchildren waving flags spanned from Wood Avenue to St. Gertrude's Cemetery in Colonia.
In an awesome display of patriotism, hundreds of residents lined the 1.5 mile final stretch in Marine Corporal Kevin Reinhard's funeral procession from St. Agnes Church in Clark to St. Gertrude's Cemetery in Colonia. Despite the bitter 30 degree weather, schoolchildren came out from their classrooms and residents from their homes to line Inman Ave and pay respect to the fallen soldier. As the long line of cars drove past, the crowds stood still and silent, most with right hands over their hearts or in a firm salute and flags in their left. Reinhard, 25, was among six who died last week in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. He was a lifelong Colonia resident and had almost completed his second tour of duty when he was killed. "I want to say…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Local, state officials react to sudden loss of Assembly minority leader.
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This story will be updated throughout the day: Local officials and former colleagues expressed shock Tuesday morning after learning Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce (R-Parsippany) collapsed and died suddenly late Monday night at the Statehouse. "I was totally shocked, that was totally unexpected," Butler Mayor Robert Alviene said. "He did what he could for us while he was in power. I'm sure his heart was in the right place all the time for the county here. Im sure he'll be missed." As a result of DeCroce's death, Gov. Chris Christie will postpone his State of the State address, originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. He is expected to deliver a eulogy to DeCroce instead. Patch will stream Christie's remarks live at 1 p.m…
Friday, December 30, 2011
Funeral is Saturday at Livingston's St. Philomena's Church.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Let the Livingston Vision 20/20 Committee know by completing the Township Assessment Community Questionnaire.
What do you like most about Livingston? And what would you change? The 2011 Livingston Township Assessment Questionnaire, developed by the township's Vision 20/20 Committee, is looking to find how it can improve residents' quality of life through 30 questions ranging from best and worst aspects of living in town to shopping to school safety. The questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be taken online or printed out and dropped off at boxes located at the Livingston Public Library, Town Hall, the Senior Community Center and the West Essex YMCA. In addition, members of the Livingston Vision 20/20 Committee will be making presentations to nearly 50 organizations in town. To have your group considered, please contact …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Best known for work in industrial relations, he served on Township Council from 1965-68.
Township Hall is draped in purple-and-black bunting today in remembrance of former Livingston councilman James D. Compton, who passed away Oct. 4 at the age of 94. A Livingston resident, Compton served seven years as an Essex County committeeman in town and a four-year term, from 1965-68, on the Township Council. However, Compton might be best known for his work in the field of industrial relations: Not only did he negotiate labor agreements with corporations such as GE and Westinghouse, but he was also an administrator of the IUE-AFL-CIO while also serving as that organization's executive assistant to the president. In addition, Compton served as Director of Multi-Employer Pension Funds for the International Union of Electrical Workers. …
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Apple founder was visionary behind legacy of innovative consumer gadgets.
When Steve Jobs, the founder and visionary behind one of the most important technological companies in the modern world died on Wednesday at the age of 56, he left behind a legacy of innovative consumer gadgets for computing, phone and music markets. Jobs, who started Apple from a California garage 35 years ago, is being remembered today as a visionary by people ranging from President Barack Obama to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said, "Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world." Obama called Jobs "among the greatest of American innovators—brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it." "The world has lost a visionary,” he continued, “And there may…
Monday, August 22, 2011
A chemotherapy nurse remembered for her care and compassion.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Services will be Tuesday for Donna Jean Ciuba, 53, formerly a Eucharistic minister and co-leader of the bereavement group at St. Philomena Church/Aquinas Academy. Ciuba died peacefully Aug. 17 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, according to the obituary published in the Star-Ledger. Visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 East Mount Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 44 Benvenue Ave, West Orange. Born Donna Jean Scholl, Mrs. Ciuba lived in Newark, N.J., then moved to West Orange when she was 8 years old. After being married in 1988, Donna, her husband Ed, and their …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Mullin laid to rest with department honors at St. Philomena.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Livingston Firefighter Joseph Nicholas Mullin will be laid to rest with department honors at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena’s Roman Catholic Church. Mullin, 44, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown. The Funeral Mass celebrating his life will be offered at St. Philomena's Church, 386 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston, on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The cremation service will be private. Joseph was born in Morristown and had lived in Livingston, Lake George and, for the past 21 years, in East Hanover. He was the owner and operator of Mullin Garage Door Openers. Joseph was a life member of the Livingston Fire Department and a past member of the East Hanover Fire Department. He was also a member of the …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Services are Thursday for Andrew Jay Weiner, 39.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Livingston township council on Monday night observed a moment of silence for Andrew Jay Weiner, the son of township attorney Sharon Weiner, who died while piloting his own plane. Investigators said Weiner, 39, and his friend Jacobe Daniel Foster, 32, of San Francisco, crashed Friday night in the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Their single-engine Cirrus SR20 was flying from Rock Hill, S.C., to Henderson, Nevada, where Weiner lived. Weiner is the son of Sharon Weiner, who served as Mayor of Livingston in 1986. She has been the Livingston township attorney since 2002. Andrew was born in New York, N.Y., and lived in Livingston, Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, N.C.. He was a graduate of Montclair Kimberly Academy, Johns Hopkins University, and …
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