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Lauren Hall-Gregory has recruited players from across the country to come play for the Sacred Heart women's basketball team, but now she's the one on the move.

What does Snow White , a fairly tale about the fairest woman in the land, have to do with "Lord of the Rings" and the battle for Middle-earth? Quite a bit, according to Evan Daugherty, who wrote a spec script nearly a decade ago that blended the two tales.

Audrey Livingston Hickey, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Walpole, died Thursday, May 24 in Beaumont of Northborough.

New York University College of Dentistry has been selected as one of five institutions that are sharing a $20.7 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to the Forsyth Institute to find new ways to diagnose and fight periodontal disease.

If Luka Magnotta is found guilty of the Montreal body parts murder, he will join killers such as Charles Manson and Anders Behring Breivik near the top of the "evil scale," experts say.

A Westchester native with strong roots in the Hudson Valley, who now lives in Virginia, is competing in the Miss USA Pageant in Las Vegas this Sunday, June 3. Catherine Muldoon, Miss Virginia USA - 2012, is a 26-year-old beauty who graduated with honors from New York University with aA Bachelor of Arts degree in 2007.

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The Secret Service took a dim view of dealer Toivo Johnson's medallic tribute to Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The reverse of the medal depicts Saint-Gaudens' obverse from the gold $20 double eagle of 1907 to 1933.

Dr. Daniel Gerardi began his career teaching eighth grade in New York City. On Thursday, with just a month left until his retirement, the Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools Superintendent's career came full circle when he gave a "Last Lecture" to a classroom full of eighth graders.

Almog Tabak will begin his studies this fall as a math major at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, in its Commonwealth Honors College.

A federal appeals court in Boston ruled that the heart of the Defense of Marriage Act -- defining marriage as only a heterosexual union -- is unconstitutional.

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space.

Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine , has named Angela Dingle and Kitt Garrett as members of the Enterprising Women Advisory Board.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who recently arrived in the United States, today called for government and party officials in China to honor the country's constitution and laws.

A Chinese activist who was the subject of delicate diplomatic negotiations says Chinese citizens should stop tolerating lawlessness among their leaders.

BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN dvaughan@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6563 Fifty-five years ago, a new take on "Romeo and Juliet" hit Broadway, set in 1950s New York City, with the rival factions two streets gangs, one working class white, the other Puerto Rican, and a young romance at the heart of the story.

What's a nice Jewish guy doing on national satellite radio and writing books, playing the piano professionally, and starting his own reality show on his own network June 18? If you're Seth Rudetsky, it's all in a day's work.

If you have been saving up for your dream vacation for years, you may want to make sure your dream spot is still the best place to go.

Running a start-up in college may give students the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to real-life situations.

P. Subakeesan , has joined the medical staff at Day Kimball Healthcare to provide inpatient pulmonary and critical care services, outpatient pulmonary care and sleep medicine services.