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Socialite From Jersey Shore Accused Of 'Menacing' Former Housekeeper With Knife, Mop Handle Socialite From Jersey Shore Accused Of 'Menacing' Former Housekeeper With Knife, Mop Handle
Socialite From Jersey Shore Accused Of 'Menacing' Former Housekeeper With Knife, Mop Handle A 43-year-old socialite who was raised in New Jersey is facing charges on Long Island after police said she "menaced" her former housekeeper with a knife and a mop handle and broke the former employee's cell phone, according to authorities and a report by the New York Post. Libbie Mugrabi, of Sag Harbor and formerly Deal, New Jersey, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Southampton Town Police Department reported. The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on July 31, when Mugrabi — whose ex-husband is billionaire art collector David Mugrabi — argued with her former housekeeper ove…

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by Nicole Valinote & Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Englewood Novelist Barbara Wersba Dies, 85 Englewood Novelist Barbara Wersba Dies, 85
Englewood Novelist Barbara Wersba Dies, 85 Author Barbara Wersba died on Feb. 18 at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood. She was 85 years old. Wersba has written more than two dozen novels for both children and teens/young adults. She also reviewed children's literature for the New York Times, written play and television scripts and taught writing.  Born in Chicago on August 19, 1932, Wersba later moved with her family to California. After her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother to New York City, later in Sag Harbor, New York.  When she was 11 years old, in answer to a family friend's inquiry, she impulsively declare…

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by Cecilia Levine