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The gift of mobility was given to dozens of lucky wheelchair recipients March 24 at Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, headquartered in Astoria. The Wheelchair Foundation spearheaded the donation of nearly 100 free wheelchairs. Goodwill Industries and Wal-Mart were co- More ... Tony Siano, Will Dionisio and Joe Di Pietro were each presented with a President%27s Volunteer Service Award during a recent quarterly meeting of the 114th Civilian Observation Patrol (Civ-OP) Inc. at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens. Citing their years of leadership and volunteer work in the More ... As the first city election since state legislators gave Mayor Michael Bloomberg authority over New York More ... Last Tuesday, April 5, City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and Council Speaker Gifford Miller welcomed the Greek-American community to a celebration commemorating the 184th anniversary of Greek Independence Day in Council Chambers at City Hall. More ... Karmiris explained in response to questions from the students that the skirts worn by the evzones have 400 pleats, representing the 400 years the Greeks were under the domination of the Ottoman Empire. Their hats are red, representing the blood shed by their forefathers in the fight for the freedom More ... Warm weather items appeared on the agenda at the April meeting of Community Board 2: news from Queens Botanical Garden, a move to build a dog run in a playground in Sunnyside and a bid to build a small craft boathouse along the East River or Newtown Creek. Additionally, a former board member complai More ... Inside the Animal Kingdom , Ugochukwu Ikwuakor, illustrations by Tanya Stewart; Vantage Press, New York, $7.95, 34 pp. More ... “The [hiring] process is open,” Marshall said after listening to a report of the board’s search committee. “I accept the vote of the [search] committee. More ... Archbishop Iakovos, spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in America for almost 40 years, died April 10 at the age of 93. More ... Steve Poliseno, owner of Astoria Sports Complex, offers the Silver Sneakers program for seniors with Oxford or Blue Cross Medicare insurance. More ... |
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