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Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Over Dozen Times Convicted Of Attempted Murder Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Over Dozen Times Convicted Of Attempted Murder
Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Over Dozen Times Convicted Of Attempted Murder A New Jersey man who repeatedly stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage at a New York speaking engagement was convicted of attempted murder. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, was also found guilty of assault in Chautauqua County Court on Friday, Feb. 21, for injuring another attendee following two hours of jury deliberations, Buffalo NBC affiliate WGRZ reports. Matar faces up to 25 years in prison when he's sentenced in April. The attack happened at around 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2022, as Rushdie was about to begin lecturing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, located about 70 miles sou…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Remarkable Bookcycle Back At Compo Beach Remarkable Bookcycle Back At Compo Beach
Remarkable Bookcycle Back At Compo Beach The “Remarkable Bookcycle” is exactly what it sounds like: a shelf of books mixed with a bicycle-like apparatus. Most recently, the contraption, which serves as an homage to Westport’s former Remarkable Book Shop, has returned to Compo Beach. Constructed by Staples graduate Ryan Peterson, the Remarkable Bookcycle was built as a mobile double-sided library that offers free books to all those who come across it. The cycle was conceptualized as a “secret project” around 13 years ago by Westport resident Jane Green, best-selling author of 19 novels with over 10 million books in print. The cart…

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by Valerie Musson
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Southport’s Peter Antonucci Pens Novel Showcasing Lifestyles Of The Rich And More Rich At Sea Southport’s Peter Antonucci Pens Novel Showcasing Lifestyles Of The Rich And More Rich At Sea
Southport’s Peter Antonucci Pens Novel Showcasing Lifestyles Of The Rich And More Rich At Sea There’s the one percent. And then there’s the one percent of the one percent. Southport resident Peter Antonucci–that is when he’s not at sea–taps into the zeitgeist of today’s uber-rich in his new novel, the first of a planned trilogy, Billionaire’s Paradise: Ecstasy at Sea. Writers are told to write about what they know. Antonucci, originally from New York City, happens to know about living on megayacht The World and calling the ocean his home, sailing around the world visiting 40 to 50 countries a year. “This is totally different from a celebrity cruise,” said Antonucci. “It’s totally a…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz