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Marie Grace Casciano
MARIE GRACE CASCIANO August 4, 1911 - January 22, 2013 Marie Grace Casciano--known as “The Fairy Godmother” because of her lifelong devotion to children--passed away in Huntington Beach Tuesday, January 22,...
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Cold case leads to New York
Huntington Beach police investigators have asked for assistance from the New York Police Department after a Facebook post led to tips in the case of a woman who was found dead in a ditch more than 40 years ago. Detectives announced last week that the...Tags: Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Bronx (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice, KTLA, Arts and Culture
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Cold-case sketch draws out tipster
Authorities believe they may have started to crack the identity of a 1968 cold-case victim after posting a composite drawing of the woman on Facebook. The Huntington Beach Police Department has received a tip that the woman, found abandoned in Huntington...Tags: Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Bronx (New York City), Arts and Culture, New York, Yorktown (York, Virginia)
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Drug trafficker for the mob kept cash, cocaine in Beverly Hills
A drug trafficker working for organized crime in New York kept millions of dollars and dozens of kilograms of cocaine in his homes in Beverly Hills, prosecutors said Thursday. Alessandro Taloni pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn, N.Y., federal court...Tags: Organized Crime, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Drug Trafficking
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City patrol officer retires after nearly 40 years on the beat
During a career spanning four decades, Baltimore police Officer Ron Starr says, he never really considered leaving the department's Southeastern District and moving up the chain of command. "I never wanted to," Starr said, a longtime foot patrol...
Tags: Italy, Fells Point, Lombard Street, University of Baltimore
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Anthony Weiner in N.Y. mayor race 2 years after 'sexting' scandal
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose once-shining political career collapsed after lewd online relationships with women forced him to resign from Congress two years ago, entered New York's mayoral race Wednesday with promises to make...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Queens (New York City), U.S. Congress, Local Elections, Primaries
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Ruby K. Miller, 5
Ruby Katherine Miller, 5, of Hamilton Boulevard, Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Born July 19, 2007, in Charleston, W.Va., she was the daughter of Mary Helen Leatherman...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), March of Dimes Foundation, Charleston, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Laurel
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Top 5 places to relive the 1920s
With Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opening just before summer, there's no better time to celebrate the spirit of the Roaring 20's. From speakeasies to grande dame hotels, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have chosen the "Top 5 Places to...Tags: New York City, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Paris (France), New Zealand, Dining and Drinking
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Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director
Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Schools, PTA, Roland Park, T. Rowe Price
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Review: 'Cooked' by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan went shopping for lunch in a Brooklyn, N.Y., supermarket, and the news made the New York Times. That the Times' Dining section had asked him to go, along with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael Moss, was the major reason, of course....
Tags: Breads, Salt, Entertainment Events, Safeway Inc., Customs and Tradition
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Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say
The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...
Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, Worcester County, Hamas, Ocean City, Sales
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Longtime UMBC AD Charles Brown retiring after 24 years at school
The Baltimore SunWhen Dr. Charles Brown first looked into taking the athletic director job at UMBC in 1989, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native wasn't real savvy about the school. "I thought it was a military base when I showed up," he said with a chuckle. "It said UMBC. I didn'...Tags: High School Sports, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Don Zimmerman, University of Maryland Baltimore County, America East Conference
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