NEWARK — A southern New Jersey woman will have a chance to regain her home because she was evicted without notification of the sheriff's sale that took her residence, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

New Jersey's highest court found that Barbara Scurry should be given a reasonable amount of time to repurchase the property. She must cover the existing mortgage and interest, as well as property taxes paid by the new owner her mortgage holder since she was locked out in September 2005.

Lower courts ruled that Scurry took too long to challenge the sale to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But the Supreme Court, in a 7-0 decision, said any harm to the USDA "simply does not match up to (Scurry) having been dispossessed of her home and belongings" without getting the required notice by registered or certified mail with return receipt, according to its opinion, written by Justice Roberto A.

Riverside-Moreno Valley events - 02-14

My Learning Studio offers Creative Arts Classes on Thursdays for school-aged children at 10 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., 17032 Van Buren Blvd./Facing Washington. 951-789-5402 or www.mylearningstudio.com

The Riverside Renaissance writers group is set to meet at 7 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 14068 Graham St. Presented by the Teen Poetry Workshop.

Gretzky cheers Coyotes' 'commitment'

The Coyotes, winless in their past four games, are looking to turn things around and make a move in the Western Conference playoff race as they head into their last 25 games.

A few bad breaks prevented them from getting at least one point in Monday night's 2-1 loss to Dallas, but coach Wayne Gretzky is hoping his team gets back on track starting Thursday night against the Stars at Jobing.com Arena.

"Our guys are working really hard," Gretzky said. "We got a tough break where Z (Zbynek Michalek) goes to clear a puck and it goes over the wall, and they get a five-on-three. That hurt." .