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SB 30 Parents Won't Get On DOE Bus BY RICHARD GENTILVISO R ejecting a ride later this month with the city Department of Education (DOE), the first independent Parents' Lobby Day took More ... Cochlear Implant Opens Up Queens Boy's World Jeremy Michaels is a straight-A student at Queens Lutheran School. Last quarter, he made More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO In the tragic aftermath of last Friday's horrific New York Thruway crash, which took the lives of four Queens residents and hospitalized two others, the family-like unity of this group from Flushing's Asian community was sorely tested by the horrendous event but their love for one another has su More ...
The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, Inc. (FIAO) swore in their newly elected officers for 20062008 at Istria Sport Club Friday, March 3. State Senator George Onorato administered the oath of office. More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN The March luncheon meeting of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce was scheduled not for its usual Tuesday but two days later, Thursday, March 16, to accommodate the schedule of its guest speaker, Assemblymember Catherine Nolan. In early March, however, Nolan became head of the Assembly Education Commi More ... Koch: Dump The Lawmakers Who Cut School Money BY RICHARD GENTILVISO As the Honorable Edward I. Koch strode into the room, excitement filled the air, transcending the usual humdrum schedule. It seemed like 1989, when standing at the podium, the 105th Mayor of the City of New York, said, "There is a problem the Mayor has which you could help us with." He was, of cours More ... New Housing Planned For Long Island City, Flushing BY LINDA J. WILSON Two neighborhoods in Queens are closer to gaining additions to their housing stock after Land Use hearings in Borough Hall last Thursday. At the hearings, presided over by Alexandra Rosa, chief of staff to Borough President Helen Marshall, and Irving Poy, Queens director of planning and development, More ... Pleas For Help With Lottery Ticket Can Be Scam BY LINDA J. WILSON On three separate occasions during the past month in the area of 11-34 Welling Ct., two female suspects have been approaching people and conducting a con game. One suspect, described as having blonde hair, approaches a victim and asks for help going to an immigration lawyer. At that moment, a second More ...
First Central Savings Bank, a vibrant and thriving financial institution, celebrated the grand opening of its seventh branch on Saturday, March 18, The latest in its growing number of branches is located at 37-28 Ditmars Blvd. in the heart of Astoria, providing the community with the highest level o More ...
Rosario P. (Roe) Drago, former owner of the R.P. Drago Funeral Home, Astoria, died at his home in Naples, Florida on Tuesday, March 14. He was 73 years old. Drago had been diagnosed with melanoma some two weeks before his death. More ... On the brief side... Maltese, Gallagher Push For 9/11 Memorial State Senator Serphin Maltese and City Councilmember Dennis Gallagher, both Middle Village Republicans, have been asked by residents and community leaders to achieve agreement between the city Parks Department and the American Day Parade Committee for a Sep More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO In a bizarre case at Aviation High School in Long Island City, a Queens gym teacher known for being friendly and cracking jokes, suddenly changed character last Thursday and allegedly threatened two teenage female students with a knife after they refused to take part in a class exercise drill. More ...
On March 4, The New Parkway Hospital, in conjunction with Councilmember Melinda Katz and Atria Senior Center, sponsored a concert for the community at Shaare Tova Synagogue in Kew Gardens. More ...
BY THOMAS COGAN A group of pipers and fiddlers from the Acosta School of Irish Music, a group of step dancers from the Petri School of Irish Dancing and a brief address by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn were, apart from corned beef and cabbage and quickly consumed soda bread, the highlights o More ... T H E p ul pi t Atonement Lutheran: +Sunday, 10:15 a.m., services; noon, Sunday school in English; 2 p.m., service in Spanish. More ...
LaGuardia Is 'The World's Community College' BY DIANA SANDERS Yet another addition to the City University of New York (CUNY), LaGuardia Community College is named after Fiorello LaGuardia, New York City's 99th mayor (1934-45). The Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2003 established LaGuardia as one of the top three community colleges in the Un More ... Ganguly Is Astoria Federal Jackson Heights Branch Manager Sudipta "Sue" Ganguly has been appointed manager of Astoria Federal Savings Bank Jackson Heights branch. More ... Senate Passes Bill To Eliminate E-ZPass Surcharge The New York state senate on Monday passed legislation, cosponsored by Senator Serphin R. Maltese (R-Glendale), that would prohibit agencies that administer E-ZPass in New York state from charging monthly surcharges. More ...
BY GLORIA SANDERS Our next stop on the No. 7 line in Long Island City is Queensboro Plaza, a two-level station where the BMT Astoria Line connects with the "International Express", giving commuters a chance to change trains. Lining the streets of Queensboro Plaza are numerous businesses including adult entertainment More ...
Demarest, New Jersey resident Georgia Lilikas, 22, who graduated More ...
Sophia Hall, a thirdgeneration Greek American radio More ... Astoria-Based Band BBS Hopes To Make The Big Time BY DIANA SANDERS Astoria was once the home of legendary singer Tony Bennett, Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Walken and even Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. These are now household names, but once they were struggling, even though they knew they were meant for something other than a nine to More ... |
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