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READER SUBMITTED: Meet A Zoo Vet: Learn About Cutting Edge Medical Care For Zoo Birds And Beasts
East HartfordFrom emus and an eagle to red pandas and ring-tailed lemurs, a diverse menagerie of birds and beasts relies on Staten Island Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Marc Valitutto for its health and well-being. At The Parrot Club's monthly meeting in East Hartford on...Tags: Endangered Species, Wildlife, Medical Research, Bronx (New York City), University of Pennsylvania
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SXSW 2013: Action Bronson raps at the Belmont -- from VIP sofa
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticHalfway through his set at the Belmont on night one of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Queens, N.Y., rapper Action Bronson left the stage and entered the crowd of hundreds scrunched onto the outdoor patio. Bronson, a hulking man with a...Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Entertainment, Music
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Breakdown at the track
Last April, The New York Times reported on a startling spike in the deaths of horses running at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. The investigation found widespread use of drugs to prop up horses that were worn out, broken down or otherwise unfit for...
Tags: Laurel Park, Pharmaceuticals, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Chemical Industry, The New York Times
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Vantis Life Reports New Recurring Premium Up 18% Last Year
The Hartford CourantVantis Life Insurance Co. reports that its new recurring premium was just more than $4 million in 2012, an 18 percent increase from the year before. Vantis, based in Windsor, sells life insurance products through banks, credit unions and brokers across...Tags: Astoria, Long Island
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At tattoo show, a community bound by ink and the Web
Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams sat calmly at the Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday as a tattoo artist buzzed at his shoulder, sketching out the latest design on the already well-inked torso. Williams and the artist, who goes by the name...
Tags: Baltimore Convention Center, Media Industry, LaQuan Williams
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Jane Nebel Henson dies at 78; partner with Jim Henson in Muppets
Jane Nebel Henson knew Kermit before he was the Frog, saw the Cookie Monster before he lost his "fiendish" teeth and was around for the pre-diva days of Miss Piggy. Henson, the wife and longtime artistic collaborator of legendary Muppets creator Jim...
Tags: Fine Artists, Washington, DC, Primetime Emmy Awards, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Lawmaker accused of bribes in NYC mayor race plot
NEW YORK (AP) — For the politically ambitious, running as a Republican is sometimes the best way a Democrat can increase his electoral odds in New York City's crowded mayoral race. Now, a federal prosecutor says one Democratic state lawmaker went...
Tags: Bronx County, Realty, Local Elections, Politics, Police Investigations
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Roy Webb
Roy Edward Webb, 91, died April 2 at Wesley Village in Wilmore. His wife, children and grandchildren were at his bedside when he went home to be with his Lord. Mr. Webb is survived by his wife, Dorothy Dixon Webb of Wilmore; his sister, Florence Webb...Tags: Kissimmee, New York City, Science and Technology
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Harlin E. 'Dutch' Schlosser
Harlin E. “Dutch” Schlosser died March 27, 2013, at 80 years old due to age related causes. He was born July 21, 1932, in McPherson County, South Dakota to Rudolph and Hilda (Neiffer) Schlosser. A Memorial Service is planned for 11 a.m....
Tags: Deere and Company
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6 New York officials charged in political corruption scandal
A lawmaker was so eager to be New York City’s next mayor that he tried to buy his way into the election, prosecutors alleged on Tuesday, as they announced charges of bribery, extortion and fraud against the legislator as well as a New York City...
Tags: Malcolm Smith, Real Estate Sellers, Bronx (New York City), Trials, Political Corruption
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Robert Jacob: A Businessman With A Passion For Poetry
The Hartford CourantRobert Jacob had a successful career in business, but poetry was his passion and true calling. He wrote verse constantly, hosted poets at a country inn he owned and knew thousands of poems. Perhaps most important to him were the poems he read to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Poetry, Brooklyn (New York City), Arts and Culture, Long Island
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Former inmate sneaks into New York jail, faces burglary charges
In an unusual twist, a former inmate and registered sex offender has been arrested on suspicion of sneaking into a New York jail. Matthew Matagrano, 36, allegedly posed as a Department of Corrections investigator to con his way into Rikers Island, where...Tags: Crimes, Interior Policy, Politics, Justice System, New York City
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