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Obituaries
'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Dies, 87 'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Dies, 87
'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Dies, 87 Linda Lavin, the two-time Golden Globe winner and Emmy-nominated actress whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 87, according to The New York Times. Born in Portland, Maine, Lavin studied acting at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, where she was deeply involved in the theater program. Her career took off with her iconic role as Alice Hyatt on the hit TV series "Alice," which earned her two Golden Globes and cemented her as a household name. A force on Broadway, Lavin captivated audiences with performances in multiple …

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off
Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off A massive South Jersey mansion that had been listed for just under $25 million is weeks away from being auctioned off. The home at 2801 Riverton Road in Moorestown was listed for a reserve price of $10 million with Kevin Steiger of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty.  The 40,000-square-foot mansion is owned by pharmacological entrepreneurs Calvin and Orsula Knowlton, who had been struggling to find a buyer, Steiger confirms.  The mansion epitomizes opulence with multiple elevators, four floors, six fireplaces, a pub or tavern, a home gym and sauna, pu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease
NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease Carley Elbert was no stranger to pain. The 32-year-old New Jersey actress spent years of her life battling a rare illness, Mast Cell Disease. Elbert shared her struggles with the hundreds of people who followed her journey, spreading awareness about the illness in a Facebook group called Hope For Carley. Her last post in the group was a TikTok video she made last November. In it, Elbert celebrates being a Mast Cell Disease survivor, bouncing along to music in her car. While Elbert survived years of pain and hospitalizations, her life ended tragically and suddenly this week, when the Atlan…

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by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
NJ Native Who Was Broadway's First Wheelchair Bound Actor Expecting First Baby NJ Native Who Was Broadway's First Wheelchair Bound Actor Expecting First Baby
NJ Native Who Was Broadway's First Wheelchair Bound Actor Expecting First Baby It's another first for New Jersey's Ali Stroker. The Ridgewood native, who became Broadway's first wheelchair-bound actor in 2015, is expecting her first child with husband David Perlow. The couple made the announcement on their first wedding anniversary on Instagram, calling it a "dream come true." "We are having a baby!!! The newest member of the team is arriving in November! A dream come true!!" the post reads. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ali Stroker (@alistroker) Stroker grew up in New Jersey and became paralyzed at tw…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
North Jersey HS Grad Leaves Touching Message In Journal Shared After Death From Cancer At 20 North Jersey HS Grad Leaves Touching Message In Journal Shared After Death From Cancer At 20
North Jersey HS Grad Leaves Touching Message In Journal Shared After Death From Cancer At 20 North Hunterdon High School graduate, college student and beloved friend Kathryn Rose Berger left a heartbreakingly touching message in her journal that was shared after her death from brain cancer on June 1 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the age of 20. Born in New Brunswick, Kathryn grew up in Bethlehem Township and participated in theater and choir groups at school, her obituary says. Kathryn was known for her “impeccable” comedic wit and timing — particularly when she portrayed the principal in her school’s production of Grease. Kathryn was passionate about helping indivi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Middlesex College Student, 21, Killed In Mercer Dump Truck Crash ID'd Middlesex College Student, 21, Killed In Mercer Dump Truck Crash ID'd
Middlesex College Student, 21, Killed In Mercer Dump Truck Crash ID'd Authorities have identified the 21-year-old Central Jersey college senior killed in a collision with a dump truck Saturday in Mercer County. Dylan Gleason, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, was a theater major at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, according to this GoFundMe.com page “Dylan went out of his way to make everyone feel loved and welcomed,” Thomas Riley and two other friends wrote. “He was committed to a life of excellence, and succeeded on every front.” Gleason was driving on Route 1 in West Windsor about 9 a.m. when his car struck a dump truck headed …

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by Jon Craig