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Livingston Superintendent Brad Draeger Confronts Rumors: Did Not Apply for Millburn Superintendent Position or Any Superintendent Position Anywhere By Michael M. Shapiro
3/11/2010

LIVINGSTON, NJ – In recent days, numerous residents of Livingston have reported to The Alternative Press receiving phone calls from fellow Livingston residents telling them that Livingston Superintendent Brad Draeger had applied for the Millburn Superintendent position that was recently filled.

Calling the information being circulated "merely rumors", Jessica Ganz, Manager, C.... Continue | More stories

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Letters to the Editor : March 2010 By R. Andrew Copp and Carolyn A. Cherry
3/11/2010
Time to Clear the Air Regarding Business Improvement District in Chatham

We feel the time has come to clear the air in regards to the Business Improvement District (BID). There are some points that need clarification.

1) BID Solicitation- First Team ....
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Livingston Candidates : 2010 The Alternative Press invites all candidates running for Board of Education in Livingston to submit candidate statements beginning on February 28th.
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LYCS: Time 4 Teens By LYCS 2/11/2010 10 Keys to a Good Friendship 1). Pick people who have similar interests as you, so you have things in common, but don’t rule out people who aren’t exactly like you. It’s good to keep an open mind. 2). Remem.... Continue \| Prior columns

Guest Opinion Column By David Larsen 3/11/2010 Restore Common Sense Budgeting to Washington For those of you who don’t know me, I’m David Larsen and I’m running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 7th district. There are ple.... Continue \| Prior columns

	It's Kinetic By Therese Crowley 3/8/2010 From The Beaches of Phuket Ran into a friend in Summit -- he’s just back from the Thai beaches of Phuket. Poetic, because that’s how I’d been feeling, along with many other people I know… Continue \| Prior columns

	A Little Joe By Joe Narciso 1/16/2010 Happy New Year Happy New Year, from all of us at "A Little Joe." All of us, I guess, would be me. So Happy New Year from me to you! .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Because I Said So By Stacey Maisch 2/18/2010 Optimism I need to start taking attitude lessons from my kids. Well, I suppose I should amend that to "outlook" lessons instead of "attitud.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Biz Buzz By Peggy McHale 2/14/2010 Creating the Company Culture My business partner Sandi and I are both working moms. We know what it’s like to be at a meeting when the phone rings and the scho.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Broadway Banter By Shayne Austin Miller 2/11/2010 Broadway Update There is so much happening on Broadway this season with new shows opening, new shows closing, .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Career RX By Lisa Chenofsky Singer 3/5/2010 Deciding What is Right For You Have you ever felt like your current job is not allowing you to live up to your potential? Do you feel like you have a lot more to.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Cinema Update By Raymond Valinoti, Jr. 2/24/2010 Review of The Wolfman Whenever filmmakers produce a new version of a classic film, critics and buffs will inevitably judge it in the .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Coffin's Corner for Education By Stephen Coffin 2/8/2010 Smaller Class Sizes Work Best to Close the Achievement Gap Research concentrating on class size not only has demonstrated that when qualified teachers teach students in smaller class sizes .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Common Ground By Rev. Paula Roper 2/5/2010 Does Your Religion Really Matter? Sunday, February 7th is Four Chaplains Day. It is the commemoration of the sinking of the U.S.A.T. Dorchester and the heroic actio.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Dad in the Box Humor by John Christmann 3/9/2010 Sleeping with Oscar SCENE I. From a television set in New Jersey an image of a golden statue rotates slowly on a pedestal while.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Dear Debby By Dear Debby 2/8/2010 A Decade of Love Dear Debby, I’ve been married for about 10 years and am looking do something special for my wife .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Fit is the New Thin By Dr. Donald DeFabio 3/10/2010 Weight Training 101 Research has documented weight training as an essential component to a healthy lifestyle. This article covers a.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Framed By Michael Tcheyan 2/26/2010 Interview with Paul Howe and Ian Coleman Artwork – Full Moon Boon, Fall 2008 We have a brand new sculpture on exhibit in Summit and I had a chance to sit down with the art.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Jersey Junction: Where Policy and Politics Meet By Richard A. Lee 3/9/2010 Public Opinion: Painting It by Numbers Given the dismal state of New Jersey’s fiscal condition, the numbers confronting Governor Christie as he prepares his first state .... Continue \| Prior columns

	On The Road By Jennifer Jean Miller 2/12/2010 Local Cures for Blizzards, the Winter Blahs and Cabin Fever It’s that time of year again. The weather gets cold and we’re looking for something to do outs.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Pigskins, Pucks, and Picks By Kevin Baumer 3/8/2010 Wes Johnson Only Part of the Equation for Syracuse All season long ESPN announcers and sports columnists around the country have attributed Syrac.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Real Estate Today By Barbara Mulcahy and Mary Ann Walsh, Re/Max Premier 3/5/2010 Four Ways to Optimize Your Credit Profile Whether you’re looking for ways to dig out of your financial hole or ways to avoid getting int.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Senior Sense By Lisa Bayer 12/3/2009 Senior Financial Exploitation and the Holidays The December holidays and the New Year can be a wonderful time for celebrating for many people. Colorful lights.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Simply Spotlight By Alexander Wallick 3/8/2010 Get Lost in Yonkers While one may not want to be Lost in Yonkers with Neil Simon’s dour grandmother from his 1991 .... Continue \| Prior columns

	Stern Eats By Arthur J. Stern 1/18/2010 Pleasantdale Chateau’s Spanish Wine Dinner I began my 2010 Stern Eats year with the Pleasantdale Chateau’s Spanish Wine Dinner, a cocktai.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Student Views: Exposing the Issues of Adolescence By Melissa Pagano 2/19/2010 Happy Chinese New Year!: CCCNJ Chinese School delves into New Year Celebration At my Sunday Chinese school "CCCNJ", located in Parsippany, New Jersey, where I study Mandarin weekly, for two .... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Balancing Act By Diane Lang 3/9/2010 Mental Health Minutes I have gathered up some easy to follow "Mental Health Minutes" that you can add into your daily life. It’s easier to take babys st.... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Mommy's Review By Lauryn Shapiro 2/23/2010 You’re Never Too Young (or Too Old) for the American Museum of Natural History The Perks: Having grown up in New York, I wa.... Continue \| Prior columns

	The Shapiro Report By Michael M. Shapiro 3/11/2010 It’s Time to Move School Elections to November Elections for the Board of Education and to vote on school budgets should be moved from April to November. The monetary and time s.... Continue \| Prior columns

	Winespeak By Ivan Ruiz 3/8/2010 The ABCs Of Wine: "F" is for France It was Voltaire, I believe, who once said that wine is the blood of France. I couldn’t agree more. No other nation on earth is mor.... Continue \| Prior columns


	Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club Delivers Clothing, Food, Medical Supplies and Toys for the Dominican Republic By Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club 3/11/2010 The Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club, along with assistance from students at Livingston High School, delivered thousands of pounds of donated new and gently used clothing, food, medical supplies and toys to the Rotary Club of the Caldwell’s drop site at Konner Ch.... Continue \| More stories



	The Story of the Navy Waves, March 22nd By Livingston Historical Society 3/11/2010 The Livingston Historical Society will present the story of the Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Service) at its March meeting on Monday 22 at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Livingston Sr./Community Center, 204 Hillside Ave., Livingston, NJ. Continue \| More stories



	The College Report: Livingston’s Jason Banzhaf Earns All-Conference Honors By John Manley 3/11/2010 Catholic University’s men’s basketball team ended its season on Saturday with an 81-75 loss to Alvernia in an ECAC South Region Tournament semifinal game in Washington, D.C. The Cardinals’ Jason Banzhaf (Living.... Continue \| More stories



Pathways: Providing a Path for Knowledge and Understanding of Cancer Survivors By Michael M. Shapiro 3/11/2010 SUMMIT, NJ - Pathways, a program of The Connection for Women and Families in Summit, provides support, education and wellness programs for women with cancer. On Monday, March 8th, The Alternative Press had the opportunity to sit in on one such program in wh.... Continue \| More stories



American Association of University Women to Hold Meeting March 13th; Anju Bhargava of Livingston to Speak On "Diversity and Community Building at the Local, State and National Levels" By American Association of University Women 3/11/2010 The American Association of University Women is holding a meeting in the program room at the Livingston Library this coming Saturday, March 13 at 10 AM. There is no charge. The speaker will be Anju Bhargava of Li.... Continue \| More stories



Livingston Youth Track Program - Registration Deadline, March 13th By Livingston Senior, Youth and Leisure Services 3/11/2010 Livingston Senior, Youth and Leisure Services are accepting registration for the Youth Track Program until Saturday, March 13, 2010. This program is open to all Livingston boys and girls in grades 4 though 8 and is designed as an instructional program to teach the fundamentals of track and field events. The t.... Continue \| More stories



	The Joy and Rewards of Genealogy Research, April 25th By Temple Emanu-El of West Essex 3/10/2010 The Temple Emanu-El of West Essex’s Adult Education Committee, as part of the Lomdim Academy of Adult Learning, is presenting a program on April 25, 2010, 9:00 a.m. discussing the "Joy and Rewards of Genealogy Research." The program will be presented Temple mem.... Continue \| More stories



	Livingston Board of Education Braces for Governor Christie’s Budget Address; State Aid for Referendum in Question By Michael M. Shapiro 3/10/2010 LIVINGSTON, NJ – At Monday night’s meeting of the Livingston Board of Education, Board members expressed concern regarding Governor Christie’s budget address on March 16th and its impact on the Livingston school district. Several board members .... Continue \| More stories



2010‐2011 School Budget Information Delayed Pending Governor’s Budget Address By Livingston Public Schools 3/10/2010 The Governor will present the fiscal year 2010‐2011 budget on March 16th. This means that school districts, like Livingston, are waiting to find out what funding will be allocated to them and whether the Governor will propose a reduction in the cap, which is currently 4%. Continue \| More stories



Recreation Yankees Bus Trip Cancelled By Livingston Senior, Youth and Leisure Services 3/10/2010 The Livingston Senior, Youth and Leisure Services Department regrettably has to cancel the planned bus trip to the New York Yankees Game scheduled for Saturday, May 15. Please disregard the advertisement in the 2010 Spring/Summer Program Guide. .... Continue \| More stories



	Local Residents Turn to the Internet for Grocery Shopping By Barbara Haislip 3/9/2010 CHATHAM, NJ - Dual-income families squeezed for time and elderly residents confined to the house are increasingly turning to the Internet for grocery shopping. Peapod by Stop & Shop trucks and ShopRite From Home vans are ma.... Continue \| More stories



Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce Announces Community Awards Recipients By Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce 3/9/2010 The Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that this year’s Community Awards Reception will take place on April 21, 2010 at 6:30 PM at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club. The recipients of this year’s Community Awards include Cerebral Palsy of Nort.... Continue \| More stories



	The College Report: Jesse Harrington of New Providence Earns All-America Honors on the Mat By John Manley 3/9/2010 Delaware Valley’s Jesse Harrington (New Providence, Soph.) earned All-America honors with his fifth-place finish in the 157-pound bracket at the NCAA Division 3 Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Harring.... Continue \| More stories



Sherwin Tsai Withdaws from Livingston Board of Education Race By Livingston Public Schools 3/9/2010 According to Joann C. Goldberg, Secretary to the Business Administrator for the Livingston Public Schools, Sherwin Tsai has decided not to run for a seat on the Livingston Board of Education. .... Continue \| More stories



Rachel Coalition Program at Temple B’nai Abraham, March 25th By Temple B’nai Abraham 3/7/2010 On Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 PM, Temple B’nai Abraham’s Sisterhood & Men’s Club will host a Rachel Coalition Program: "Not to People Like Us: Rachel Coalition Responds to Domestic Violence in the Jewish Home" at the temple. Since its inception in 1997.... Continue \| More stories



Susan P. Ascher, The Ascher Group, Workshop Presenter and TV Morning Show Guest By The Ascher Group 3/6/2010 On Friday, February 19th, 2010, Susan P. Ascher, Founder, President and CEO of The Ascher Group, a WBE-certified company and an Inc. 500 contract staffing firm headquartered in Short Hills, NJ, was a Presenter at Lee Hecht Harrison, an outplacement firm who assists professionals currently i.... Continue \| More stories



Temple B’nai Abraham Food Drive for CHOW, Now! By Temple B’nai Abraham 3/6/2010 The Temple B’nai Abraham Social Action Committee is responding to the urgent need for donations of non-perishable foods and other staples by conducting an emergency food drive. We are fortunate to be able to collaborate with Livingston’s St. Philomena’s church and their tireless community o.... Continue \| More stories



	A Purim Parade and the Whole Megillah! By Temple B’nai Abraham 3/5/2010 Students of The Early School of Temple B’nai Abraham had a great time crafting their own masks to wear during the special parade they participated in celebration of the holiday of Purim. The students heard the Purim story of Esther (the Megillah) and then, in c.... Continue \| More stories



West Essex YMCA’s Super Summer Day Camp Hosts a Meet & Greet Open House on March 14th By West Essex YMCA 3/5/2010 The West Essex YMCA will be hosting a Meet & Greet open house for their Super Summer day camps on March 14th at 11:30am at the YMCA, located at 321 South Livingston Ave. in Livingston. The Meet & Greet is a great opportunity for parents and children interested in summer camp to see .... Continue \| More stories



	It’s a "Snap" to Help! By Temple B’nai Abraham 3/5/2010 Several months ago, Temple B’nai Abraham High School’s 12th Grade Graduation class, under the supervision of High School Director Claudia Minde, decided they wanted to punctuate their participation in their five years in the High School Program with several soc.... Continue \| More stories



	Livingston Residents Help Organize Annual Evening of Roses Benefit Event By The Sister Rose Thering Endowment 3/5/2010 The 2010 Evening of Roses, themed as an "Evening of Music," is scheduled for Sunday evening, April 18 at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC). The program will feature world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell, to be honored as Seton Hall University’s 201.... Continue \| More stories



Members of the Public Request Board and Administration Publicly Support Goldberg and are Met with Silence By Michael M. Shapiro 3/4/2010 LIVINGSTON, NJ – Several members of the public rose to defend Board member Sheri Goldberg at a Livingston Board of Education meeting held on February 24th, imploring the Board and Administration to offer their support for t.... Continue \| More stories



Disney Channel’s "Handy Manny Big Race" Event Makes Pit Stop at Livingston Mall, March 13th By Livingston Mall 3/4/2010 Start your engines as Livingston-area children rev up for some free, hands-on fun during the "Handy Manny Big Race Pit Stop" event at Livingston Mall on Saturday, March 13 from 11:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. in the Kidgits Play Area. Sponsored by Playhouse Dis.... Continue \| More stories



	Livingston School District Emphasizes the Importance of Reading By Stephanie DePalma 3/4/2010 LIVINGSTON, NJ - Teachers and parents met last night at Heritage Middle School in Livingston to participate in a Reading Workshop which focused on the importance of reading in their children’s lives. The worksh.... Continue \| More stories



	A Purim Celebration By Temple Emanu-El of West Essex 3/3/2010 Temple Emanu-El of West Essex celebrated a Disney-themed Purim this past weekend with a multi-generational cast. Pictured, left to right, are the principal characters: Cantor Sharon Brown-Levy as Esther, Andrew Miller (of Livingston) as Mordechai, Barry Goldber.... Continue \| More stories

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