Livingston, New Jersey

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Livingston Township, New Jersey
Map of Livingston Township in Essex County. Inset: Location of Essex County in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Livingston, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°47′19″N 74°19′17″W / 40.78861°N 74.32139°W / 40.78861; -74.32139Coordinates: 40°47′19″N 74°19′17″W / 40.78861°N 74.32139°W / 40.78861; -74.32139
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Incorporated	February 5, 1813
Government [1]
- Type	Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)
- Mayor	Charles "Buddy" August
- Assistant Mayor	Arlene Johnson[2]
Area
- Total	14.1 sq mi (36.4 km2)
- Land	13.9 sq mi (35.9 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  1.35%
Elevation [3]	308 ft (94 m)
Population (2007)[4]
- Total	27,990
- Density	1,973.1/sq mi (761.9/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	07039
Area code(s)	973
FIPS code	34-40890[5][6]
GNIS feature ID	0882219[7]
Website	http://www.livingstonnj.org/

Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,391.

Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township) and Springfield Township (now in Union County, New Jersey). Portions of the township were taken to form Fairmount (March 11, 1862, now part of West Orange) and Roseland (March 10, 1908).^[8]

Livingston was created by joining of seven distinct areas: Centerville (separated to become Roseland, New Jersey, in 1908), Cheapside (now Livingston Mall), Morehousetown (now Livingston Circle), Northfield (now Northfield Center), Squiretown (now the Cerebral Palsy Institute of New Jersey on Old Road), Teedtown (now Livingston Center), and Washington Place (now near the border with Millburn). The township was given its name in honor of William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey.^[9]

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Government 3.1 Local government 3.2 Township volunteer organizations 3.3 Federal, state and county representation 3.4 Politics 4 Education 4.1 Livingston public schools 4.2 Other schools 5 Transportation 6 The town 6.1 Shopping and dining 6.2 Offices and other services 6.3 Parks and recreation 7 Riker Hill Complex 8 Noted residents 9 Notable events 10 References 11 External links

[edit] Geography

Livingston is located at 40°47′19″N 74°19′17″W / 40.788733°N 74.321340°W / 40.788733; -74.321340 (40.788733, -74.321340).^[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.1 square miles (36.4 km²), of which, 13.9 square miles (35.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.35%) is water.

The Township of Livingston is located in Essex County, in the Gateway Region. In the vicinity are the Passaic River, West Orange, Millburn, and the Grover Cleveland State Historic Site in West Caldwell. Livingston is part of the New York metropolitan area.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	3,476		—
1940	5,972		71.8%
1950	9,932		66.3%
1960	23,124		132.8%
1970	30,127		30.3%
1980	28,040		−6.9%
1990	26,609		−5.1%
2000	27,391		2.9%
Est. 2007	27,990	[4]	2.2%
Population 1930 - 1990.[11]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 27,391 people, 9,300 households, and 7,932 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,973.1 people per square mile (761.9/km²). There were 9,457 housing units at an average density of 681.2/sq mi (263.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.64% White, 14.54% Asian, 1.20% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

According to the 2002 results of the National Jewish Population Survey,^[12] there are 12,600 Jews in Livingston, approximately 46% of the population. This is one of the higher percentages of Jews in any American municipality.

There were 9,300 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

According to a 2007 estimate,^{[citation needed]} the median income for a household in the township is $119,877, and the median income for a family was $139,522. Males had a median income of $77,256 versus $41,654 for females. The per capita income for the town was $47,218. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Livingston operates under the Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) form of municipal government.^[1] Livingston's Township Council consists of five members. A Mayor and Deputy Mayor are selected by the Council from among its members at a reorganization meeting held after each election. Members of the Township Council are Mayor Charles "Buddy" August, Deputy Mayor Arlene Johnson, Councilman Gary Schneiderman, Councilman Rudy Fernandez,and Councilman Stephen A. Santola.^[2]

The Township Manager is Michele Meade.^[13] She is the third Township Manager, preceded by Robert H. Harp (1954-1985) and Charles J. Tahaney (1985-2005).

[edit] Township volunteer organizations

There are more than forty volunteer Committees and Boards run through the Township.^[14] A few samples are:

• Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee (LMAC)
• Holiday Committees
• Neighborhood Grievance Committee
• Consumer Affairs Office
• Planning Board
• Zoning Board of Adjustment
• Committee for Diversity

Volunteer-based public safety organizations are Livingston Auxiliary Police, Livingston Fire Department and Livingston First Aid Squad.

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Livingston is split between the Eighth and Eleventh Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 27th Legislative District.^[15]

New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 27th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Richard Codey (D, West Orange) and in the Assembly by Mila Jasey (D, South Orange) and John F. McKeon (D, West Orange).^[16] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).^[17]

Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Blonnie R. Watson (at large), Freeholder Vice President Ralph R. Caputo (District 5), Johnny Jones (at large), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (at large), Patricia Sebold (at large) Samuel Gonzalez (District 1), D. Bilal Beasley (District 2), Carol Y. Clark (District 3) and Linda Lordi Cavanaugh (District 4).^[18]

[edit] Politics

On the national level, Livingston leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 53% of the vote, defeating Republican John McCain.^[19] Livingston has not elected a Republican on the local level since 1994.

Livingston was the home of one of New Jersey's most prominent political families, the Keans. Robert Kean served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1958, when he ran for U.S. Senator; his son, Thomas Kean, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1978 (and as Assembly Speaker in 1972-73, and Minority Leader 1974-77), as Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990, and as President of Drew University from 1990 to 2004. Thomas Kean Jr., elected to the State Assembly in 2001 and the State Senate in 2003, is the Republican nominee for United States Senator in 2006.

When Robert Kean ran for the Senate, losing to Harrison A. Williams in 1958, Livingtson's Congressman became George M. Wallhauser, a Republican. After the 1960 census, Livingston was moved into the district of Republican Congresswoman Florence P. Dwyer. After the 1970 census, Livingston went into Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.'s district. He was the father of Livingston's current Congressman, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen. When Peter Frelinghuysen retired in 1974, he was succeeded by Millicent Fenwick, who beat Tom Kean in a Republican primary by about 80 votes. After the 1980 census, Livingston was moved to Congressman Joseph G. Minish's district. Minish was defeated by Dean Gallo in 1984 and served until his death in 1994. Rodney Frelinghuysen took his seat. The 2000 Census split the town, and now Congressman Bill Pascrell represents a portion of the community.

Some Essex County Freeholders from Livingston have included Reita Greenstone, James Cavanaugh, Patricia Sebold, and William Clark.

[edit] Education

[edit] Livingston public schools

Livingston has a strong commitment to its public education system.^[20] This may partly attribute to the population markup with 26.7% of population 25 years and older who attain professional, Masters or Doctorate degree.^[21] Roughly 60% of local property tax goes toward Livingston Board of Education. Additionally, a separate budget of just over 7% of all municipal services goes toward the operation of public library and supplemental education programs run by recreation department.^[22] According to library statistics collected by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Livingston public library was ranked 22 out of 232 municipal libraries in New Jersey based on total circulation in 2006.^[23] On the contrary, these budget allocations may be overburden to residents who wish to have other services in high priorities as well.

The Livingston Public Schools serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[24]) are six K-5 elementary schools — Burnet Hill School (417 students), Collins (419), Harrison (486), Hillside (442), Mount Pleasant (385) and Riker Hill (440) — Mount Pleasant Middle School for grade 6 (364), Heritage Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (826) and Livingston High School for grades 9-12 (1,588).

For the 1997-98 school year, Livingston High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.^[25] Livingston High School was the 14th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.^[26]

Livingston's schools participate in many county, interschool, state, and national competitions. Some of these include the popular "Cognetics" program, MathCounts, various national, state, and county math contests, debate contests, Academically Speaking (a county competition to test broad knowledge), Knowledge Master Open (KMO, a national computer-based contest to test broad knowledge), and many more. Additionally, students formed teams, for instance, Livingston Robotics Club, to compete in extracurricular competitions. Highlights of the accomplishments are:^[27]

• Consistent winners of New Jersey State Bar Foundation Law Fair Mock Trail Competitions for grade 3 to 6. Riker Hill, Mount Pleasant, Harrison and Collin were winners in one of the 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001 and 2000 competitions.^[28]
• Mount Pleasant Middle School was first place national winner of Knowledge Master Open in 2007^[29] and fourth place national winner in 2008
• Heritage Middle School was national first place winner in the Continental Mathematics League/Euclidean Divisions 7 and 8
• Heritage Middle School was ranked #5 and #7 nationally in the Life Science and General Science respectively in National Science League
• Livingston High School was ranked #2 in 2009 New Jersey Mathematics League contest. Mount Pleasant Middle School was ranked #2 in 6th grade. Heritage Middle School was ranked #9 in 7th grade and #1 in 8th grade.^[30][31]
• Livingston High School has been consistent first place winner of Essex County Math League from 1989 to 2008
• Livingston High School was placed first in the state in Integrated and Advanced Integrated Science in 2008 Merck State Science Day ^[32]
• Livingston High School has been the Northern New Jersey Regional Champion of New Jersey Science Olympiad from 2004 to 2009. Livingston school district is one of the only three districts that have both middle and high schools in top ten of State Championship Tournament in 2009.^[33]
• Finalist of the Intel Science Talent Search 2009 ^[34]
• Livingston High School students won first-place awards in Pascrell Congressional Art Contest and Ducret School of Art Annual High School Student Art Show. Harrison Elementary school and Mount Pleasant Middle School students won first place in the 2007 National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students and Essex County Poster Contest.
• Livingston High School received recognition for its AP Program as a 2006-2007 State High School winner of the Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement^[35]
• In 2009, Landroids – a team of six Heritage Middle School students and one student from Peck School^[36] – is the First Place Champion's Award winner in 2009 FIRST LEGO League U.S. Open Championship, a national robotics competition.^[37][38]

[edit] Other schools

Aquinas Academy is a private coeducational Roman Catholic school that serves students from preschool through eighth grade. Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy is a private coeducational Jewish day school that serves preschool through eighth grade. Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School is a four-year yeshiva high school for grades 9-12. Newark Academy is a private coeducational day school for grades 6-12. Livingston Chinese School and Livingston Huaxia Chinese School are two weekend Chinese-language schools in Livingston which use facilities of Heritage Middle School and Mount Pleasant school.

[edit] Transportation

Livingston is located about 21.9 miles from New York City about 40 minutes away. There is a Coach USA (Community Coach) bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and a New Jersey Transit bus service to Newark Penn Station running through the center of Livingston. New Jersey Transit train service and PATH can be reached by car or taxi.

In and near Livingston are Eisenhower Parkway, County Route 508, County Route 527, Interstate 280, Route 10 and the Morristown and Erie Railway.

[edit] The town

[edit] Shopping and dining

Although largely a bedroom community, there are numerous stores and restaurants located in Livingston. There are three main shopping areas. The first area is located in the center of the town. It stretches along Livingston Avenue from Route 10 to Northfield Avenue. Historically, the area had been dominated by small local shops and restaurants. With recent addition of Livingston Town Center^[39] – a mixed-use development, more well-known stores have been opened in the area. Those include Nicole Miller & Nicole Miller Bridal Salon, and Destination Maternity superstore which combines many of its brands in one location.

The second area is the Livingston Mall located at the south-western corner of the town. Macy's, Lord & Taylor and Sears department stores are located in the original three wings of the mall. The forth wing was added in 2008 as a new home of Barnes & Noble.^[40]

The third shopping area is located at the outer skirt of the town on the western side. It is the starting point of Route 10 shopping corridor that extends to East Hanover. The corridor is home of many major big-box stores such as Toys R Us, Best Buy, Home Depot, Costco, and Target. Most of those stores are located within East Hanover’s border.^[41]

There are many chain restaurants in the town such as Applebee's, Olive Garden, Così and The Original SoupMan^[42]. However, there are only a couple of high-end restaurants such as Strip House^[43].

There are three supermarkets in the town. Additional specialty food stores such as Kam Man Food – Asian food supermarket, and Whole Foods Market are located in neighboring towns.

[edit] Offices and other services

Many office parks are located along Eisenhower Parkway on the western side of the town. Major tenants include CIT Group corporate headquarters, customer service and support center of Verizon New Jersey (to be opened in 2009)^[44] and New Jersey Ballet Company and School headquarters.

There are varieties of other services in the town. A Little Taste of Purple^[45] – a personalized winemaking school, and Westminster^[46] – a four diamond luxury hotel – are located in the western side of the town. Saint Barnabas Medical Center^[47] – a 597-bed hospital – is located in the southern side of the town near West Orange and Millburn. Saint Barnabas Medical Center was ranked the 13th best hospital in the United States by AARP Modern Maturity Magazine for quality of care for adults at acute care hospitals in major metropolitan areas.^[48] It also received high scores for its specialties from U.S. News & World Report: the 2nd highest score in New Jersey for Neurology and Neurosurgery; the 3rd highest score in New Jersey for Kidney disease; and the 4th highest score in New Jersey for Cancer, Gynecology, and Urology.^[49] Livingston has a few well-known fitness facilities including West Essex YMCA, New York Sports Club, and Curves for Women‎.

Livingston also has a local cable television station (Livingston TV on Comcast TV-34 and Verizon FiOS 26), which is maintained by Livingston High School Students as well as the LPBC (Livingston Public Broadcasting Committee).

[edit] Parks and recreation

There are numerous parks in Livingston. The parks are integrated with recreational and municipal sport facilities including two swimming pools, eight baseball diamonds, three basket ball courts, ten tennis courts, and a fishing/ice skating pond. Livingston school district also permits usages of school fields including lacrosse, soccer, and football fields for local teams after school hours.

Other sport facilities for Livingston residents include mixed-used municipal athlete fields on the western side of the town and Millburn Municipal Golf Course in Millburn Township.^[50]

Livingston has an active open space trust fund^[51] that continues to acquire more lands for preservation and recreation. Roughly about 15% of total land in Livingston is zoned to be preserved in its natural state without public access.^[52] The township is in the planning stage to build inter-connected mixed-used paths, biking and hiking trails throughout the town.

[edit] Riker Hill Complex

Riker Hill Complex (also referred to as Riker Hill Park) is a 204.68-acre parkland located along the border of Livingston and Roseland, New Jersey. The complex is managed by Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs of Essex County. It comprises of three parks, Riker Hill Art Park – a former Nike Missile control area site, Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park – a National Natural Landmark, and Becker Park which were acquired between 1969 to 1977. Although a large portion of the complex is located within Roseland, but the county designated Livingston as the host community as the Riker Hill Art Park is the only functional and publicly accessible park at the present time.^[53] The art park located atop of the hill is home of many studios in multiple disciplines of art and craft.

[edit] Noted residents

Below is a list of notable individuals who are or were at some point residents of Livingston. The list is organized by occupations and chronological order of the birth dates.

Academic

• Roger Y. Tsien (born 1952), chemist. Winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.^[54] He also won first prize in the Westinghouse talent search at age 16 when he attended Livingston High School with a project investigating how metals bind to thiocyanate.^[55]
• Paul E. Olsen (born 1953), one of the nation's foremost paleontologists, elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences.^[56] He lived in Livingston in his childhood. As a teenager, he helped in getting Riker Hill Fossil Site in Roseland registered as a National Natural Landmark.
• Alan Cooper, founding member of Sha Na Na and Professor of Bible at Union Theological Seminary and Jewish Theological Seminary.^[57]

Business and politics

• The Keans: Robert Kean (1893 - 1980, Congress 1939-1950), Thomas Kean (Assembly 1968-78, Speaker 1971-72, Governor, 1982-90), Tom Kean Jr. (Assemblyman 2001-03; State Senate 2003-date; 2006 G.O.P. failed nominee for U.S. Senate).
• James Florio (born 1937), former Governor of New Jersey.^{[citation needed]}
• David Tepper (born 1957), founder of the hedge fund Appaloosa Management, lives in Livingston.^[58] Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business is named after him.
• Christopher J. Christie (born 1962), who serves as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and before that as a Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
• Barry Halper, baseball memorabilia collector and businessman, who was once a limited partner in the Yankees' ownership with George Steinbrenner; lived in Livingston for a number of years, died at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.^[59]
• Charles Kushner, a real estate mogul and Democratic fundraiser who pleaded guilty in 2004 to tax violations and charges related to witness tampering.^[60][61]
• Neal Goldberg Graduated from Maryland University and is now CEO/President of Zales Corporation. Had executive stints at Macy's Herald Square, Victoria Secrets The Gap Outlet Division and most recently President of the Children's Place.
• Nina Mitchell Wells, Secretary of State of New Jersey since 2006.^[62] Her husband, Ted Wells, is a prominent criminal attorney.^[62]
• Lucille Davy, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education and a graduate of Livingston High School.^[63]

Entertainment

• Thea White (born 1953), female voice actress, best known for her role as Muriel in Courage the Cowardly Dog.^{[citation needed]}
• Jason Alexander (born 1959, originally Jay Greenspan), actor best known for his role as George Costanza of the long-running television show, Seinfeld.^[64]
• Julia Montgomery (born 1960), actress who appeared in Revenge of the Nerds.^[65]
• Tommy Page (born 1970), American singer known for his song, I'll Be Your Everything, in collaboration with New Kids on the Block. He is a graduate of Livingston High School.
• Faith Evans (born 1973), an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and author. She had a brief stay in the town as she rented a home there while a new house of hers was being renovated.
• Chelsea Handler (born 1975), American stand-up comedian and star of Chelsea Lately on E!.^[66]
• Leslie Kritzer (born 1977), Broadway actress in Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and A Catered Affair with Harvey Fierstein.^[67]
• Jason Zimbler (born 1977), the actor who played the role of Ferguson Darling on the Nickelodeon television show Clarissa Explains It All, has lived in Livingston since his late childhood.^[68]
• Erin Abrahamson (born 1983), Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2001, Miss New Jersey USA 2007.
• Bruce Beck, sportscaster on WNBC,^[69] and a graduate of Livingston High School class of 1974.

Military

• Glenn K. Rieth, who is the Adjutant General of New Jersey in Governor Jon Corzine's cabinet.

Literature

• Ruth Marcus (born 1958), Washington Post op-ed columnist who grew up in Livingston, where she was close friends with future political columnist Mona Charen.^[70]
• Harlan Coben (born 1962), The New York Times best-selling author of Promise Me, Tell No One and No Second Chance.^[71]
• Andrea Lavinthal (born 1979), editor at Cosmopolitan and co-author of The Hookup Handbook: A Single Girl’s Guide to Living It Up (2005) and Friend or Frenemy? A Guide to the Friends You Need and the Ones You Don’t (2008).^{[72][citation needed]}
• Ilene Beckerman, author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, What We Do For Love, Mother of the Bride, and Makeovers at the Beauty County of Happiness".^{[citation needed]}
• Mona Charen, political columnist who grew up in Livingston, where she was close friends with future Washington Post journalist Ruth Marcus.^[70]

Sports

• Richie Zisk (born 1949), who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and other major league baseball teams.^[73]
• Byron Scott (born 1961), lived here while he was coach of the New Jersey Nets.^[74] However, he left after becoming the coach of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
• Chris Jacobs (born 1964), swimming medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[75]
• Martin Brodeur (born 1972), goalie for the New Jersey Devils, lived briefly in Livingston.^[76]
• Claudio Reyna (born 1973), professional soccer player who played for European premier teams and was on the World Cup squad from 1994 until 2006, was born in Livingston.
• Brevin Knight (born 1975), professional basketball player on the Charlotte Bobcats who was born in Livingston and went to school at Seton Hall Preparatory School and then Stanford University.
• Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), professional tennis player who won 13 doubles titles and reached 1 final in singles.^[77]
• David Tyree (born 1980), NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants.^[78]

Others

• Ruggiero "Richie The Boot" Boiardo (1890 - 1984), alleged capo of the Genovese crime family and alleged notorious mafiosa of Newark, NJ in early 1900s.^[79]

[edit] Notable events

• On May 22, 1992, Democratic Presidential candidate and eventual Presidential elect Bill Clinton visited Livingston High School on a campaign stop to announce his support for Governor James Florio's NJ welfare proposal.^[80]

• On June 16, 1996, the Olympic Torch made a stop in Livingston while en route to Atlanta, Georgia.^[81]

• On March 29, 2005, comedian Mitch Hedberg was found dead by his wife in a Livingston hotel room. A medical examiner's report found traces of cocaine and heroin in his system.^[82]

• On January 13, 2008 Livingston High School housed the first of New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's all-state county forum tour of Jersey to promote and explain his new toll hike proposal to finance state road maintenance. The town hall meeting, which reportedly 900 people attended, featured a powerpoint by Corzine and then a Q and A session where many attendees inquired about a new school financing proposal more so than the toll issue.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official township website
• Livingston Public Schools
• Livingston Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Livingston Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• A guide to Livingston
• A history of Livingston
• Map of Livingston
• Local blog about life in and around Livingston NJ

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