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Obituaries
Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire
Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire A well-known dance teacher died in an Elizabeth house fire Tuesday, authorities announced. Damaryz Vazquez died in the two-alarm blaze that broke out at 852 Park Ave., around 6 p.m., City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Vazquez owned a dance studio in a small storefront on Elizabeth Avenue for many years. "Not only was it a place where many of us learned the basics of ballet, jazz, flamenco etc.," said longtime family friend Natalie Pinero, "but it was a social place -- a gathering space for the community where Latin social culture flourished." Vazquez cemented herself a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: 8-Year-Old Hit By Car Prompts Triple Stabbing In Elizabeth Police: 8-Year-Old Hit By Car Prompts Triple Stabbing In Elizabeth
Police: 8-Year-Old Hit By Car Prompts Triple Stabbing In Elizabeth A man stabbed three people after an 8-year-old child was struck by a vehicle Sunday night in Elizabeth, authorities said. The child was hit by a passing car which resulted in an assault around 9:05 p.m. at 440 Broadway, City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. A 38-year-old Howell man stabbed three people, and was subsequently charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses, authorities said. All victims including the child were in stable condition as of Monday morning, Martins said.

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by Cecilia Levine