Utica, 13 miles down the New York State Thruway, is the nearest sizeable city, with about 60, 000 residents.

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Eventually, she rose to senior managing director at Bear Stearns, working in municipal finance and helping the Denver International Airport, the New York State Thruway Authority and other public entities to sell tax-exempt bonds.

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The shootings shattered the peace and rattled the nerves of Mohawk and Herkimer, two small villages about 170 miles northwest of New York City, separated from each other by the Mohawk River and the New York State Thruway.

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The shootings shattered the peace and rattled the nerves of Mohawk and Herkimer, two small villages about 170 miles northwest of New York City, separated from each other by the Mohawk River, the New York State Thruway and just a mile.

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