Pascack Valley, NJ
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'QUEEN OF SUSPENSE': Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Novelist From NJ, Dead At 92 'QUEEN OF SUSPENSE': Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Novelist From NJ, Dead At 92
'Queen OF Suspense': Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Novelist From NJ, Dead At 92 Best-selling suspense novel author and former New Jersey resident Mary Higgins Clark died on Friday in Naples, Florida of natural causes. She was 92. A Bronx, N.Y. native, Higgins moved to Bergen County and even set many of her works in the Garden State. She had more than 50 novels published, 40 of which were bestsellers, and millions were sold across the U.S.  Simon & Schuster, her publisher, announced her death Friday, affectionately remembering her as the "Queen of Suspense." "Nobody ever bonded more completely with her readers than Mary did," her longtime editor Michael Korda…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore 15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore
15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore The search for a 15-year-old boy who was swept away Sunday while swimming with his sister on the Jersey Shore has been postponed until Monday morning, authorities said. Josiah Jeremiah Robison of Ewing and his sister appeared to have been caught up in a rip current while in Brighton Avenue Beach near Newark and Ocean avenues around 2:45 p.m., Spring Lake Police Chief Edward Kerr said. A bystander in the water and lifeguards were able to reach Josiah's sister and get her to the shore safely, Kerr said. A four-hour search for Josiah by nearly 80 lifeguards and several law enforcement agencie…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
Family: Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel 'Died Like She Lived -- A Fighter' Family: Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel 'Died Like She Lived -- A Fighter'
Family: Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel 'Died Like She Lived -- A Fighter' TRIBUTE: As those who knew and loved her continued to mourn the death of North Jersey celebrity chef Jessica Vogel at only 34 years old, her family spoke of how determined the former contestant of the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" was, no matter the odds.  Vogel -- affectionately known as "Jessie" -- loved food.  "Not just a strong appreciation for a good meal, but a true fascination with the genius required to pick quality ingredients and combine them in a unique and innovative way to create a true culinary experience," her family wrote. "As a result sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34 North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34
North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34 Well-known Executive Chef Jessica Vogel, made famous by the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" show with Gordon Ramsay, has died, friends and colleagues said Monday. She was 34. ****** TRIBUTE: As those who knew and loved her continued to mourn the death of North Jersey celebrity chef Jessica Vogel at only 34 years old, her family spoke of how determined the former contestant of the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" was, no matter the odds. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/family-celebrity-chef-jessica-vogel-died-like-she-lived-a-fighter/740499/ ****** "Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine