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Seton Hall

Denville, NJ
Obituaries
Denville's Michele Parkins, Tireless Advocate For Kids, ID'd As Bicyclist Struck, Killed Denville's Michele Parkins, Tireless Advocate For Kids, ID'd As Bicyclist Struck, Killed
Denville's Michele Parkins, Tireless Advocate For Kids, ID'd As Bicyclist Struck, Killed Michele Parkins, a 46-year-old Denville resident and founder of Great Kids Place, was killed on Thursday, July 17, after she was hit by a car while riding her bike, authorities said.  The crash occurred on Old Boonton Road near Bush Road, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said. Parkins was transported to St. Clare’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. Parkins was all about helping others, earning her Master's degree in occupational therapy from Seton Hall in 2009, according to her obituary from the Norman Dean Funeral Home website. She met her husband Kim in…

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by Sam Barron
College Park, MD
Sports
Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland For Villanova After Magical Sweet 16 Run Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland For Villanova After Magical Sweet 16 Run
Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland For Villanova After Magical Sweet 16 Run Officials confirmed one of college basketball's worst-kept secrets: Kevin Willard is out at the University of Maryland and is taking over at Villanova University. Now, Willard is heading back to the Big East. Days after leading the Maryland Terrapins to their first Sweet 16 appearance in nearly a decade, Willard has officially left College Park to take over as the head coach at Villanova University, the school announced. The move comes amid weeks of speculation about his possible departure, much of which played out publicly. He reportedly accepted the offer from Villanova earlier this week…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
Sports
Shaheen Holloway Leaves St. Peter's For Alma Mater Seton Hall Shaheen Holloway Leaves St. Peter's For Alma Mater Seton Hall
Shaheen Holloway Leaves St. Peter's For Alma Mater Seton Hall Life has come full circle for Shaheen Holloway. The man who led the St. Peter's Peacocks to its legendary Cinderella March Madness run to the Elite Eight has accepted the job as head coach of Seton Hall's basketball team. The Final Four is starting without the Peacocks, but their Cinderella story lives on.Saint Peter's Men's Basketball/Saint Peter's Athletics Instagram "This is certainly a full-circle moment for my family and I," said Holloway, 45. "Seton Hall is near and dear to my heart; it's where I became a man, where I met the love of my life, where I spent countless hours honing m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
News
NFL Joins NHL, NCAA In Moving Games Due To COVID NFL Joins NHL, NCAA In Moving Games Due To COVID
NFL Joins NHL, NCAA In Moving Games Due To COVID IT'S OFFICIAL: The National Football League has moved three Week 15 games to next week -- including a pivotal NFC East matchup between the Washington Football Team and Philadelphia Eagles -- as COVID-19 continues to decimate active rosters, the league announced Friday afternoon. The decision comes amid an escalation in coronavirus cases nationwide that have slammed college and professional sports. The Cleveland Browns, who among those who had games rescheduled, most recently listed 23 players on the NFL's Covid-19/Reserve list including starting quarterback Baker Mayfield. Coach Kevin Stef…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
Famed 'Lean On Me' Paterson Eastside Principal Joe Clark Dies Famed 'Lean On Me' Paterson Eastside Principal Joe Clark Dies
Famed 'Lean On Me' Paterson Eastside Principal Joe Clark Dies He roamed the hallways of Paterson Eastside High School with a bullhorn and bat, wielding a brand of drill-instructor discipline that drew both admirers and critics alike. He held news conferences at 7 a.m. and once expelled 300 students for "fighting, vandalism, abusing teachers, and drug possession" – all in a single day. And he left such an indelible mark that John Legend, Wendy Calhoun and LeBron James were preparing to create a TV drama about him 30 years after his retirement. Joe Louis Clark, a Georgia-born, longtime South Orange resident who appeared on the cover of Time magazine an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Schools
COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University
Covid-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University As COVID-19 continues to surge across Connecticut and the rest of the country, Sacred Heart University is transitioning to remote learning after receiving reports of dozens of new cases. University officials announced over the weekend that there have been 88 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 66 students on campus, 21 off-campus, and one staffer. The new surged in classes forced the University to transition to remote learning beginning on Monday, Nov. 9 through the rest of the semester. There is now a total of 77 active cases on campus and 44 cases off-campus. There are now 191 acti…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Sports
UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference
UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference UConn’s men’s basketball program hasn’t been the same since it left the Big East Conference seven years ago. Now it appears the Huskies will leave the American Athletic Conference and be back in the Big East for all sports except football, according to multiple reports. The news that the invitation to rejoin the conference could come as early as next week was first reported by Digital News Desk. UConn is expected to be the 11th member of the "new" Big East starting with the 2020-21 season. The Big East would move to a format of 20 league games in men's and women's basket…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Sports
Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth
Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth Ever wonder how much your favorite men's college basketball program is worth? Newly released rankings provide the answer. Highlights from the annual report, compiled by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue Columbus, were published by The Wall Street Journal. The study determined what college teams would be worth if they were sold on the open market like a professional franchise, with the estimates based on “each program’s revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections.” Kentucky, with a valuation of $33…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford, CT
Sports
Dan Hurley Named New Basketball Coach At UConn Dan Hurley Named New Basketball Coach At UConn
Dan Hurley Named New Basketball Coach At UConn Men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is taking his talents from the Atlantic 10 and Rhode Island just a bit west to the American Athletic Conference as the latest coach of the UConn Huskies. A week removed from Hurley's Rhode Island team's victory over Trae Young and the 10th-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the NCAA Tournament - and five days out from a loss to second-seeded Duke - UConn made it official, naming Hurley as the new coach of the heralded program. Hurley, 45, signed a six-year deal, according to reports, though financials have not been disclosed. He replaces Kevin Ollie, who was fired …

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by Zak Failla