Stewart Gets Spot in Nutley Hall of Fame

AP Online; 7/3/2003

NUTLEY, N.J. It was a tough call, but Martha Stewart has earned a spot in the township's Hall of Fame.

The home decorating diva will be among the first group of inductees this fall, even though some residents say her recent legal problems are reason enough to reconsider the honor.

Stewart was among nine people _ including two college professors, a supermarket magnate and a pharmaceutical president _ who were named to the hall last week. The former Martha Kostyra graduated from Nutley High School in 1959 and worked as a model and stockbroker before setting up a catering business ...