June 4, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Stated Education Funding for Public School Children Public Forum; John Bowne H.S., 63-25 Main St., Flushing; 935-4330. More...

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Mindful of the disturbing situation last fall when sufficient supplies of flu vaccine were not available, placing the very young and very old at risk, a government agency has recommended that the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) take steps to ensure that high-risk populations be given priority this coming fall in getting flu vaccinations. More...

Any doubt that a proposal by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for legislation requiring schools and staff to report crimes involving the health and safety of a child to police immediately upon learning of them and making anyone who knowingly fails to file such a report guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by possibly a year in jail and a fine of as much as $1,000 is urgently needed should be quickly allayed by news stories which appeared on the city's media last week. More...