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Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Five students and two adults were injured in a hit-and-run school bus crash Saturday afternoon in Newark. The bus from was carrying 13 people including West Side High School students when it was struck at Springfield Avenue and South 11th Street by a black Audi SUV, a Newark police spokeswoman said. The Audi driver fled the scene and seven people reported pain, authorities said. Further details were not released.The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Oprah Donates $500K To Newark High School Oprah Donates $500K To Newark High School
Oprah Donates $500K To Newark High School Oprah Winfrey surprised students at West Side HIgh School during a visit Friday night, when she pledged a half-million dollars to fund a signature initiative started by the school's principal.  CBS 2 News reports that Winfrey was inspired to make the donation after she read about Principal Akbar Cook's "Lights On" initiative,  under which the school remains open Friday nights to give students an alternative to the streets.  Winfrey's donation will fund the program through the summer.  Cook gained national notoriety after he installed laundry rooms at the schoo…

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
Ellen DeGeneres Surprises North Jersey Principal Who Installed Washing Machines For Students Ellen DeGeneres Surprises North Jersey Principal Who Installed Washing Machines For Students
Ellen DeGeneres Surprises North Jersey Principal Who Installed Washing Machines For Students A North Jersey high school principal who installed washing machines for his students has the support of talkshow host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres. Akbar Cook, the brand new principal of West Side High School in Newark, was given a check for $50,000 donation from Cheerios on "The Ellen Show" Thursday. The company will also will provide a fully-stocked pantry of food for one of Cook's extracurricular programs. Cook had the washing machines installed at the high school after learning that some of his students -- whose parents did not have access to laundry machines -- were being bul…

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by Cecilia Levine