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Death Of Beloved 20-Year-Old Basketball Player Sends Shockwaves Through Newark School System Death Of Beloved 20-Year-Old Basketball Player Sends Shockwaves Through Newark School System
Death Of Beloved 20-Year-Old Basketball Player Sends Shockwaves Through Newark School System Shock and sadness spread across Newark this week for those who knew Minerva "Chewy" Hernandez, who died after battling cancer for many years. She was 20 years old. Chewy attended Abington Elementary School and later Arts High School, where she left a lasting impact on her peers, teachers and administrators. "I mourn the loss of this larger than life, loving being, but even more," said Abington's former vice principal, Sandy Heintz, "I mourn all that she could have become." I just can not believe it. With Covid and my move to Cherry Hill, I did not get to see you for a while. I didn't r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Videos Show Friends Singing, Dancing Moments Before Dying In Fiery Newark Wreck UPDATE: Videos Show Friends Singing, Dancing Moments Before Dying In Fiery Newark Wreck
Update: Videos Show Friends Singing, Dancing Moments Before Dying In Fiery Newark Wreck A former standout Irvington High School athlete died the day after a Route 22 crash in Newark that killed two young dancers at the scene, and left two others critical, authorities said Wednesday. Taylor Hill, 19, and Kamal Johnson, 18 -- both of Newark and former dance majors at Arts High School -- were passengers in a Cadillac sedan that crashed in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 Tuesday around 11:10 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Nashawn Brooks, 20, …

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by Cecilia Levine