All Eyes on Livingston

Livingston made national news this past week when Gov. Chris Christie's interview from LHS aired on CNN with Piers Morgan. Christie talked about copter-gate () and his presidential aspirations (

But the governor was not the only LHS alum putting Livingston on the map. Two hometown stars won Nikki M. James and Stephen Oremus for "The Book of Mormon." A professional photographer from Livingston caught the .

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In case you missed it, here is a review of some of the week's top stories:

Father's Day: Yes, we our , and shared some cool

And we checked in our Neighbors.

: Girl Scout organizes Water Summit to focus on better use of water.

: Reality TV show 'Me Or The Dog' looks for new stars in Livingston.

; Global Friendships seeks host families for 4-week summer program.

Other News: Charter Schools

: Millburn will host Save Our Schools demonstration on June 21.

Sports

: Kamal Walker earns league's sportsmanship award.

: Eagles soar in title game for win over Pequannock.

School's ALMOST Out

: Livingston's community pools set to open this weekend

: Forgot to enroll your child in camp? Here are 5 that still have openings.

: The end of the school year is a bittersweet time of year.

Volunteers in the news

: More than $90,000 is raised for American Cancer Society.

: A walk in the rain raises money for childhood cancer, blood disorders.

: Pedaling for Prevention raises more than $20,000 for Burn Foundation.

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So what's our Patch Pick for the week? When I was a girl, my favorite books were the Nancy Drew girl detective series. Now as a reporter, I’ve met Livingston’s Nancy Drew who was nice enough to share her latest case: .

And I want to join Sydney in thanking Jeanne. We've been sharing excerpts of a journal written by who is fighting a rare form of cancer. She celebrated her birthday last week: Now 13, she writes: ‘I'm living another year of my life, and becoming a teenager, and I will celebrate it.’

After reading the post on Patch, Jeanne called ahead to the restaurant where Sydney would be having lunch to make sure the family was well taken care of and that there would be cake Thanks Jeanne. It's people like you and Sydney who make this job so special.