Rita Owens, who died on Wednesday, lived in Wayne and was an art teacher at Irvington High School. She had been diagnosed with both heart failure and scleroderma and appeared in promotions for the American Heart Association alongside Latifah, who was her caregiver. Celebrities
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In March 1968, Newark community members known as the "negotiating team" celebrated the historic Medical School Agreements, which would govern the conditions upon which the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry (now part of Rutgers University). By Junius Williams This month marked 50 years since the most visible and successful community struggle in Newark’s history
Who are some of the top athletes returning for the 2018 track and field season? Essex County
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New Jersey was hit with its fourth major storm in as many weeks Watch video After New Jersey was hit with another major snowstorm Wednesday, school districts across the state announced school closures and delays for Thursday, March 22. The following Essex County school districts have made announcements for Thursday, March 22: CLOSED St. Francis Xavier School
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In February, Williams publicly revealed her Graves' disease diagnosis after coping for years with the autoimmune condition and hyperthyroidism. Her doctor ordered her to take a three-week break from 'The Wendy Williams Show.' Upon her return, she urged women to put their health first. Watch video After three weeks of “rest, rest and more rest,” Wendy
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Early snowfall accumulations reported in each county across New Jersey on March 21. New Jersey Real-Time News
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The Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned musical, with a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, takes place over three days in NYC's predominantly Hispanic Washington Heights neighborhood. When “In the Heights” opens tomorrow, March 16, it will be the 18th show NJCU musical theatre professor Marc Dalio has directed for the university. The Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned musical, with a book
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Students from New Jersey City University spent their spring break in Puerto Rico helping the island recover from Hurricane Maria, which hit six months ago yesterday. Jersey City teachers are incensed after Hot 97 host Ebrohim “Ebro” Darden slammed the district as “trash.” A third Jersey City former police officer will avoid jail time in an off-duty
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N.J. weather prompts authorities to ban a range of vehicles from several major highways. Watch video Officials on Tuesday banned commercial vehicles from several major New Jersey highways as forecasters warned of a powerful storm that could bury areas of the state in at least a foot of snow. The commercial vehicle ban came two weeks after dozens
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Violinist Joshua Bell performs and conducts the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center March 18. When acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields take the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center March 18, Bell will not only perform but conduct,
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