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Feature Story February 9, 2005
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Deputy City Clerk Marries More Than 250,000 Couples
     Of the 1.2 million people married in New York City in the past 20 years, more than a quarter of a million have been married in civil ceremonies performed by Queens Deputy City Clerk Dora Young. Young was the first woman ever appointed in Queens as Deputy City Clerk and celebrated her 20th anniversar
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Anthony Kranjac, Medical Hall Drug & Surgical Owner, Dies
     Anthony Kranjac, owner of Medical Hall Drug & Surgical, 108-15 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, for nearly 40 years, died suddenly on Jan. 16, 2005. He was 66 years old.
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Ice Is Off Limits On City Parks’ Lakes, Ponds
     New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe announced ice safety guidelines during a press conference at Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn. During the winter months, children and adults enjoy exploring the snowy terrain in city pa
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184th Greek Independence Parade Plans Underway
     At their weekly meeting February 3, the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York advanced plans for the parade celebrating the 184th anniversary of Greek independence, scheduled to start at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street on April 10 in Manhattan.
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President Sets Stage For Titanic Battle To Change Social Security; Weiner Responds
by john toscano
     After several years of making known his strong predilection to establish private investment accounts for younger workers’ Social Security retirement plans, President George W. Bush highlighted his intentions to make this a major objective of his second term in his recent State of the Union address.
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Vigil For Tsunami Victims Starts Fundraising Effort
by linda j. wilson
     Gus Antonopoulos of Farenga Funeral Home, at 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria with the assistance of Edward Horn, director of community relations at St. Michael’s Cemetery in East Elmhurst and a number of other community leaders, organized and was keynote speaker at a vigil February 6 at the cemetery fo
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