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Joey Graziadei Wins 'Dancing With The Stars:' Watch His Winning Moves Joey Graziadei Wins 'Dancing With The Stars:' Watch His Winning Moves
Joey Graziadei Wins 'Dancing With The Stars:' Watch His Winning Moves Pennsylvania native and "Bachelor" alum Joey Graziadei danced his way to victory on the Season 33 finale of "Dancing With the Stars." Joey and Jenna dance the finale. Disney/Eric McCandless Hailing from Royersford, the tennis instructor and his pro partner, Jenna Johnson, captivated audiences from the start, earning a reputation as fan favorites. Their journey culminated in two show-stopping performances that secured the Mirrorball Trophy. Graziadei brought his signature flair to a tennis-themed freestyle set to "Canned Heat", complete with racquet-inspired choreography that wowed b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meet Former 'Bachelorette' Hannah Brown In North Jersey Meet Former 'Bachelorette' Hannah Brown In North Jersey
Meet Former 'Bachelorette' Hannah Brown In North Jersey Hannah Brown has been a pageant queen, " the star of "The Bachelorette," a champion on "Dancing with the Stars" and now, a novelist. Brown, a former Miss Alabama who won "Dancing with the Stars" in 2019, will be signing copies of her new novel "Mistakes We Never Made" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. The novel is about the "situationship" between Emma and Finn: they almost dated in high school, almost hooked up in college and almost went too far on another magical night and now can't stand each other, according to a synopsis. But Emma and Finn find themselves at a weddin…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Meet Celebrity Fitness Guru Cody Rigsby In North Jersey Meet Celebrity Fitness Guru Cody Rigsby In North Jersey
Meet Celebrity Fitness Guru Cody Rigsby In North Jersey Cody Rigsby, a former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant and Peloton superstar, is coming to Bergen County for a book signing. Rigsby will be signing copies of his new book, "XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness Hardcover" on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. at Books and Greetings in Northvale. In the book, which is dedicated to Britney Jean Spears, Rigsby chronicles his journey growing up gay and poor in North Carolina to moving to New York, where he went from a dancer struggling to get by to becoming a fitness icon, according to a syn…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
World Champion Dancer, NJ's Beata Onefater 'Was As Talented As She Was Beautiful' World Champion Dancer, NJ's Beata Onefater 'Was As Talented As She Was Beautiful'
World Champion Dancer, NJ's Beata Onefater 'Was As Talented As She Was Beautiful' A world without Beata Onefater is a duller one, those who knew her said. The 45-year-old Hawthorne resident — who shone as an icon in Latin and ballroom dancer globally — died on Tuesday, May 30, embraced by her family, according to her obituary.  A GoFundMe campaign said Beata died after a "long and courageous battle with cancer." A previous GoFundMe campaign said she was diagnosed with cancer for the third time in April 2020. Beata Onefater and Michael Wentink.Courtesy of the Family "She was a selfless, compassionate and kind soul who touched many with her empathy and grace," one of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Anne Heche 'Came Into Her Own' During Adolescence In NJ Anne Heche 'Came Into Her Own' During Adolescence In NJ
Anne Heche 'Came Into Her Own' During Adolescence In NJ Emmy-winning actress Anne Heche, who died nearly a week after a fiery crash, had New Jersey ties. The youngest of five children, Heche was born in Ohio and moved nearly a dozen times with her family — eventually settling in Ocean City. It was there that she "came into her own," and worked at 76 House Dinner Theater in Swainton as a performer, earning $100 a week, South Jersey Magazine reports. "So, you could definitely say that New Jersey changed my life," Heche told the outlet. "I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Jersey." Heche was apparently living in New Jersey when he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Arrives In Poland After Arrest, Days Stuck In Ukraine NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Arrives In Poland After Arrest, Days Stuck In Ukraine
NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Arrives In Poland After Arrest, Days Stuck In Ukraine New Jersey native Maksim Chmerkovskiy has arrived in Poland. The professional dancer on Monday, Feb. 28 announced he'd be leaving Ukraine following an arrest that served as a "reality check," and took the train to the border, he said on Instagram. "There is a lot of fighting everywhere, the streets are crazy," he said in an Instagram video filmed in Ukraine. "At one point I got arrested but that was probably the least traumatizing moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned — but for me it was just a reality check." Chmerkovskiy, who appeared on several seasons of "Dancing W…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Of 'DWTS' Stranded In Ukraine NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Of 'DWTS' Stranded In Ukraine
NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Of 'DWTS' Stranded In Ukraine Maksim Chmerkovskiy flipped his camera on and in seconds, a siren went off. The New Jersey native and "Dancing with the Stars" personality is stuck in Kyiv, Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion. As he spoke to his Instagram followers early Friday, an airstrike happened. "This is real," said Chmerkovskiy, 42, of Fort Lee. "There is major life suffering going on. I’m talking to my friends that are here now with kids getting sick because they're staying in basements with no heat. This needs to come to an end." The professional dancer's father owned a dance studio in Ridgewood that later moved…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PHOTOS: 'Dancing With The Stars' Ballroom Bad Boy Lists Fort Lee Home PHOTOS: 'Dancing With The Stars' Ballroom Bad Boy Lists Fort Lee Home
Photos: 'Dancing With The Stars' Ballroom Bad Boy Lists Fort Lee Home The "bad boy of the ballroom" from "Dancing with the Stars" has listed his Fort Lee home for $2 million, Zillow says. Maksim Chmerkovskiy purchased his 5,200-square-foot home for more than $1.8 million in 2013, property records show. The Ukrainian-American Latin–ballroom champion, choreographer, and instructor first appeared on ABC's "DWTS" for Season 2. He stayed on for 17 seasons as a competing professional and made it to the final round five times. Chmerkovskiy won his first title in May 2014 dancing with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis. His Crescent Way home, managed by Ridgeco Propoe…

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by Cecilia Levine