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Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High
Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is continuing to set her sights high after becoming the first gymnast to represent an island nation on the international stage at her artistic gymnastics championship. Olivia Kelly, of Mahwah, became the first gymnast to represent Barbados on stage at the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England earlier this month, DailyVoice.com previously reported. She is also the first elite acrobat from North Stars Gymnastics Academy in Boonton to compete at this annual global competition. Up next for Kelly, 16, is the up…

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by Valerie Musson
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North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global
North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is going global as an Olympic hopeful representing Barbados with her entry in two elite competitions. Olivia Kelly, 16, of Mahwah, will soon participate in the 2022 Pan-American Masters Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. The Bronx native — who moved to the Garden State with her family to train with former U.S. National Team member, Ashley Umberger, in Boonton — is competing in hopes of moving on to the 2024 Paris Olympic trials. Kelly has dual citizenship to Barbado…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway In 3 Days COVID-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway In 3 Days
Covid-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway In 3 Days Renowned mathematician and Princeton University professor John Horton Conway died April 11 of coronavirus. He was 82 . Princeton scientist Sam Wang in mourning Conway's death noted his fever started Wednesday morning. Three days later, he died. "I am sorry to confirm the passing of my colleague John Conway. An incomparable mathematician, a pleasant neighbor, and an excellent coffee acquaintance," Wang tweeted. "Part of coronavirus's hard toll in New Jersey." Born in Liverpool, England, Conway knew at 11 years old he wanted to be a mathematician. Conway's most notable contribution to his f…

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by Cecilia Levine