Netflix hit Sons of Sam re-examines New York s summer of terror
12 May, 2021 07:02 AM
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David Berkowitz was arrested in New York on August 10, 1977. Photo / AP
news.com.au
By: Candace Sutton
It was the summer of 1976, around 1.10am on July 29, when two young women were sitting in a car in Pelham Bay, a neighbourhood of the Bronx, in the northern part of New York City.
Jody Valenti, 19, and Donna Lauria, 18, a nursing and a medical student, were sitting in Valenti s Oldsmobile in front of Lauria s home, discussing the holidays and their futures.
Lauria s parents had just arrived home after an evening out, inviting Valenti upstairs before they went inside.
Whanganui news in brief: Car off road, guide to artists and more
17 Mar, 2021 05:39 PM
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Whanganui Chronicle
Car off the road
One person was taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a car went down a bank on State Highway 3 near Bulls. Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 11.50pm on Monday. The road was cleared by 1am on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a car hit a tree at the intersection of State Highway 4 and Te Rimu Rd at Mangamahu about 1.10am on Tuesday.
Guide to artists
Whanganui Artists Open Studios 2021 begins this weekend and studio trail guides are available for purchase at Whanganui i-Site, the Sarjeant Gallery, Quartz Museum of Studio Ceramics, Brown & Co, Vostinar Gallery, Porridge Watson, Inkt, Paige s Book Gallery, The Citadel Café and Article Café. The guides are $5 each and can also be viewed and downloaded from openstudios.co.nz