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(April 3, 2012 – West Orange, NJ): The Zoological Society of New Jersey and the Turtle Back Zoo announced today the fulfillment of two key positions.   Adam Kerins comes on as the new Executive Director of the Zoological Society of New Jersey and Maria Durci will take on the role of Education Curator at the Turtle Back Zoo. Both bring tremendous experience in their fields and promise to be valuable assets their...

West Orange, NJ (September 28, 2011) – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, NJ was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. This is the second consecutive AZA accreditation received by NJ’s #1 Zoo, which first became accredited in 2006. Since then, Turtle Back Zoo has grown in recent years to a Top 5 Tourist Destination in the Garden...

ARLINGTON - Imagine a speakeasy, with a brothel and plentiful gambling. And a horse racetrack with world-famous personalities dotting the crowd. And a bustling downtown complete with blacksmith and general store. Arlington was all of those things and more as the North Texas town explores its roots and journey to become a premier tourist destination with the latest addition – Cowboys Stadium.
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