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News of the Weird: The bottoms of New York City's harbors still house 1,600 bars of silver, if you can find them amid ... (News of the Weird via Yahoo! News)
The bottoms of New York City's harbors still house 1,600 bars of silver, if you can find them amid the junk and the 4-foot-long, wood-eating wormsNew life for old school (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) Atlantic Elementary School, which closed its doors for good in May, could have another life as administrative offices, according to Nassau County School District spokesperson Sharyl Wood.
Warwick resident arrested for killing geese (The Warwick Advertiser) WARWICK - According to police reports, there were no skid marks showing that a Warwick teenager had even tried to stop before running down a flock of geese crossing Kings Highway near the intersection of Public Works Drive.
Flash Flood Watch (FOX 5 New York) The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH for New York City, northern New Jersey, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and parts of Connecticut. The watch is in effect through 10 p.m.
NHL Draft: New York Islanders select center John Tavares with No. 1 pick in draft (ESPN) The New York Islanders have selected London Knights center John Tavares with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft.
Pet wars, 4-foot-long worms and more (Creative Loafing Atlanta) By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY: Using GPS and state-of-the-art sonar, Columbia University researchers recently made the first comprehensive map of the wonders submerged in New York City's harbors. Supplementing those findings with historical data, New York magazine reported the inventory's highlights in May: a 350-foot steamship (downed in 1920), a freight train (derailed in 1865), 1,600 bars of ...
For your health, steer clear of the hospital on July 4th weekend (Scientific American) A word to the wise: stay out of the emergency room this long weekend. [More]
Cleveland County icon dies / Post your condolences for the passing of John Henry Moss (guestbook/web feature) (The Shelby Star) Related Links: Guest Book: Post your condolences Web Feature: Decades of Vision: A tribute to John Henry Moss John Henry Moss truly one of a kind in the baseball worldLongtime Star Sports Editor Alan Ford wrote this column about John Henry Moss
Acquittal leaves mom shattered (YourNabe.com) As she left the courtroom where a jury acquitted the man accused of killing her son, Joanne Zaccaria didn’t know what she found more stunning: the verdict or the comedy of errors that led up to it.
Leyritz is arrested for domestic battery (San Diego Union-Tribune) Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested yesterday in South Florida on charges of domestic battery against his ex-wife, just two months before his trial on a DUI manslaughter charge was set to begin.