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Weathering the Final Days of School
June 16, 2013How is your child weathering the final days of school? With cummerbund and matching umbrella for the senior prom? Soggy fie...
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In Honor of Teachers
June 8, 2013I’ve heard it said, “For Good” from Wicked goes, That people come into our lives for a reason. And so it is with...
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Are You Ready for ‘The Talk?’
June 1, 2013Texting, sexting, iPod Touch vs. iPhone, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, ooVoo, Skype, Instagram, Minecraft, on-line chatting, bullying...
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Helping Children in an Online World
May 17, 2013My favorite book growing up was Harriet the Spy, the aspiring writer with a notebook full of everything she knows about everyone, even...
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What Makes a Great Teacher
May 12, 2013My favorite teacher growing up in Livingston was probably my first, Miss Lyons at Burnet Hill School. She had a knack for making a...
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Simon Kidgits Club Lil Chefs Cook Up Recipes for Creativity and Education for Children at Livingston Mall
May 11, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ - Aspiring young chefs and little foodies are invited to get a taste of just how fun fare can be at Simon Kidgits...
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Livingston @ 200: Discovering A Whole Lot of ‘Sole’
May 4, 2013My family has been living in Livingston for 50 of the township’s 200 years, a whole lot of history that I newly discovered is la...
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What a Wondrous Time is Spring.
April 28, 2013What a wondrous time is spring. With daffodils – 30,000 new bulbs in all -- blooming in the front of schools and throughout the ...
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Seniors Enjoy Their Night at the Prom
April 20, 2013I attended my first senior prom this week, alas without a colorful satin dress and glittering high heels. In fact, while everyone ...
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National Honor For Livingston Public Schools
April 6, 2013Livingston Public Schools is being honored nationally for a program designed to develop the confidence and skills of middle school gir...
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Art for Art’s Sake
March 25, 2013Talking art with Mikayla Berliner, a junior at Livingston High School, it was easy to see the joy that comes from her photography. She...
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Something to Cheer About
March 16, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ - There’s plenty to celebrate in Livingston. Voters approved new school construction in Tuesday’s special e...
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Why Students Are Talking About the School Vote
March 10, 2013Are your children talking about School Vote March 12? We wouldn’t be surprised to hear it’s mostly about bobcats, rams and...
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100 Days and Counting
March 3, 2013Students in Livingston Public Schools celebrated their 100th day of school, though you’re never too sure exactly when that day w...
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Recharged after Recess?
February 22, 2013In elementary school art rooms, February is the month that most inspires students to take art to heart. From avant-garde Valentine...
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Moment in Time
February 15, 2013Second graders have been building timelines of historic events in Livingston. It’s quite an achievement – we hear it measu...
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Special Education's Special Needs
February 9, 2013Voters in Livingston will go to the polls on March 12 to decide school construction projects. Last week, we examined new media cen...
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Not Your Parents Libraries Anymore
February 3, 2013A few years back, we would have found Coleen Caulfied in a room full of books. But her job has evolved from school librarian to media ...
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School Vote March 12
January 31, 2013Voters in Livingston will be asked on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 to decide financing to build new classrooms and media centers in the ele...
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BOE Meets Wednesday to Decide on School Construction
January 23, 2013The Livingston Board of Education will hold a voting meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 23 to consider a special election f...
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At LHS, A Day On For Service
January 19, 2013Livingston’s schools are off Monday, but dozens of students will go anyway in honor of Martin Luther King. They will join Living...
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The ABCs of Kindergarten Registration
January 14, 2013Although the start of the new school year seems a long way off, Livingston Public Schools is beginning t...
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Bringing ‘Our Town’ to Our Town
January 11, 2013If our town was “Our Town,” we might find significance in our most ordinary days: • Young a...
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Township Recognizes Excellence in Service Awards
January 7, 2013At the close of each year, the Township recognizes those staff that provided exemplary service to the Livingston community. The 3rd An...
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School Stories To Watch in 2013
January 4, 2013A new year brings a mixture of new and old challenges for education in Livingston Public Schools. A superintendent search and possible...