🌱 Patch AM: Disasters Can Strike Any Time In Livingston: Here’s How To Be Ready, Officials Say

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In today's newsletter:

• Livingston leaders share concrete steps to prepare your family for disasters
• Livingston community mourns longtime educator Kenneth Stephen Treitler

Also on today's calendar: North Jersey Card Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Disasters Can Strike Any Time In Livingston: Here's How To Be Ready, Officials Say (patch.com) — Livingston officials are urging residents to get ready for emergencies as the Township Council proclaims September National Preparedness Month and highlights local planning tools, alert systems, and resources. From disability-focused preparedness tips to the Rave Alert system and homebound resident registry, the town is emphasizing practical steps families can take now so they are safer when disaster strikes.
   

• Kenneth Treitler, Former VHS Teacher (myveronanj.com) — Livingston is mourning Kenneth Stephen Treitler, a 76-year-old resident and beloved former Verona High School math teacher who passed away on August 9. Friends, former students, and family remember his award-winning teaching career, sharp humor, love of Rutgers sports and puzzles, and deep devotion to his wife, children, grandchildren, and sister. Donations in his memory are encouraged to the American Heart Association or DonorsChoose.
   

📸 Around Livingston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livingston

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• North Jersey Card Show →
  Wayne PAL, 1 Pal Dr, Wayne
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Summer Movie Night: A League of their Own
  Township of Livingston Memorial Oval & Park - Robert H. Harp Drive Livingston NJ 07039
  8:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Zone 4 Recycling Pickup: Commingled
  Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039
• Dementia Support Group →
  Livingston Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC) - 204 Hillside Avenue L
  10:30 am
• Livi Cares: Letters Against Isolation →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  11:00 am
• Zoning Board Meeting →
  Livingston Township, NJ Calendar Livingston, NJ 07039
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Afternoon Bingo →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  11:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Crafternoon: Stained Glass Butterflies →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Spice It Up! →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• 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
Tuesday September 8
• Influenced Book Club: The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King →
  10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• NEI announces winners of 'Eye on the Future' teen video contest —Jasmine Bukowski Read on Patch

• CareOne posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Livingston. Apply here.
• GDI Integrated Facility Services posted a job opening for Cleaner in East Hanover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roseland

• ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for August 1, 2026 (adp.com)
• Obituaries for Aug. 19, 2026 (theobserver.com)

Millburn

• Millburn Township Committee Passes Ordinance on How Home Size Is Measured Under Updated FAR Rules (tapinto.net)
• Some North Jersey public high schools get top rankings from U.S. News (northjersey.com)
• NJ native Hathaway is having a Hollywood moment (njbiz.com)

West Orange

• New Supermarket In West Orange Gets OK From Planning Board (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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