Month: January 2010

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Officials make arrest in Newark security breach

January 8, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A 28-year-old Piscataway, N.J., man faces charges he breached security at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday, prompting officials to empty a terminal, which delayed flights for upwards of six hours, The Associated Press reported. The incident caused massive delays as passengers who already passed through security had to be re-screened following the breach. Officials say the man entered the airport’s secure Terminal C through an exit. The man passed by a security post that a

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Terrorist charged in Michigan federal court for Christmas Day bomb plot

January 6, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A grand jury today formally indicted a 23-year-old Nigerian national suspected in the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines airplane as it neared the Detroit airport. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted on six counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. If convicted, Abdulmutallab faces life in prison. Federal authorities say Abdulmutallab tried to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253

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Walt Disney World Moms Panel Boasts 43 Panelists in 2010, Featuring 21 New Members

January 6, 2010 West Center Street

Twenty-one new panelists from the United States and Canada, hailing from different backgrounds, are named official members of the 2010 Walt Disney World Moms Panel. Additionally, due to the popularity of the site and an ever-growing number of questions, Disney welcomes back 22 panelists from 2008 and 2009 – totaling 43 members for 2010 to serve as online Disney-savvy vacation gurus, providing helpful tips to guests planning a Walt Disney World vacation. The Walt Disney

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Roadside Oddities

Unique corn field pays tribute to town’s farming past

January 4, 2010 The Travel Trolley

DUBLIN, Ohio – Dublin is a charming suburb of Ohio’s capital city. Celebrating its bicentennial this year, the town of 40,874 is perhaps best known for the annual Dublin Irish Festival or as the home of Wendy’s. But one of the city’s true gems resides near the intersection of Frantz and Rings roads. On a small plot of land tucked in between office complexes, “Field of Corn (with Osage Orange),” better known as Cornhenge, features