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The Elementary School That Helped Shape Martha Stewart — and the Community That Built It

Before becoming a household name, Martha Stewart was one of many students educated in Nutley’s public school system. Martha Stewart, born Martha Helen Kostyra in 1941, grew up in Nutley after her family moved from New Jersey’s industrial corridor. Like many local children, she attended Nutley’s public elementary schools during a period of postwar growth […]