🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Livingston seniors who just won big for their artwork

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Livingston seniors who just won big for their artwork
• Livingston remembers JoAnn Ippolito, lovingly recalled in this obituary collection.

Also on today's calendar: Hold These Truths and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Livingston Seniors Earn Awards In County Art Contest: Here's Who Won This Year (patch.com) — Several Livingston seniors have been recognized in the 2026 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show, bringing home top honors in categories from watercolor and pastels to crafts and mixed media. Local artists including Angela Wang, Mary Guerriero, Barbara Sax, Susan Greenwald and Rosann Toma were among 35 countywide winners celebrated at a recent ceremony in Cedar Grove.
   

• Palm Beach Obituaries-September 21, 2026 (bocaratontribune.com) — One of the lives remembered here is JoAnn M. Ippolito, who was raised in Livingston before building her family and community life in Berkeley Heights. Her obituary recalls a woman devoted to family gatherings, golf, beach days, and cheering the Yankees, alongside several other tributes to people with ties to New Jersey, Ohio, and Florida.
   

📸 Around Livingston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livingston

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Hold These Truths →
  Luna Stage, 555 Valley Rd, West Orange
  7:30 pm
Friday September 25
• ComedySportz Improvised Comedy For EVERYONE →
  Morristown Masonic Center Museum & Library, 39 Maple Ave, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp →
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
  12:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave, Montclair
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Brian Stymest Art Exhibit Opening Reception →
  Livingston Senior/Community Center, 204 Hillside Ave, Livingston
  4:30 pm
• Brian Stymest Art Exhibit Opening Reception →
  Livingston Senior/Community Center, 204 Hillside Ave, Livingston
  4:30 pm
• From Sea to Shining Sea: A Celebration of American Landscape Painting →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Crafternoon →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  12:00 pm
• Falling Into New Jersey →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  2:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Chair Yoga for Adults →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  11:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Puzzle Challenge →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Beyond the Paper: Building Dynamic Mixed Media Collages →
  Heidi Gallery, 310 Eisenhower Pkwy, Livingston
  11:00 am

📣 Livingston Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Paychex, Inc. posted a job opening for Channel Sales Associate - CPA in Livingston. Apply here.
• Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Assistant Manager - Irvington, NJ in Irvington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roseland

• Call Center Representative jobs hiring near Tenafly, NJ at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• Benchmark builds out New Jersey senior living footprint (njbiz.com)

Millburn

• Recapping Millburn's 7-0 Football Victory over Bergenfield (tapinto.net)
• Toys'R'Us Expansion to Include Short Hills Mall Location (themontclairgirl.com)

West Orange

• Matt Dvorin Competes For West Orange Town Council Seat: 2026 Election (patch.com)
• Dispose Of Confidential Documents At West Orange Shredding Day (patch.com)

Ok Livingston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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