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Top Cops: Be Careful When Shooting Subway Flashers
BY LIZ GOFF
      Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly recently issued a statement warning straphangers to use extreme caution when trying to catch subway flashers on cell phone cameras.
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Police Hold 3 Recruitment Drives Every Year
BY LIZ GOFF
     How would you like to track down and nab a crime suspect? Or find a missing child? Interrogate crime suspects? Work crowd control at concerts, protests or parades-or safeguard U.S. shores against terrorism?
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Queens Library Foundation Honors Steve Chen
     Crystal Window & Door Systems Executive Vice President Steve Chen was honored on October 4 by the Queens Library Foundation for his contributions to the community, particularly through educational initiatives. He was recognized at the foundation's annual dinner dance on October 4 before more than 35
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Power Outage Still Strikes Sparks
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
     More than three months after the power went out last July, residents still have questions concerning the official response to that crisis.
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Blackout Hearings Touch Raw Nerves
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
     A second round of public hearings into Con Ed's Long Island City electricity network failure in July has begun, but it appears it will be quite a while longer before blame is levied for the nine-day catastrophe.
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Commerce Bank Offers $225 K+ In Scholarships
     Commerce Bank (NYSE: CBH) is searching for 225 community service-oriented high school seniors for the Commerce Bank American Dream Scholarship program, which awards $225,000 annually to local graduating seniors who both achieve academic excellence and serve the community.
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Chamber Told Daytime Foot Patrols Added In Sunnyside
BY THOMAS COGAN
     The October luncheon meeting of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard, featured informational addresses by two persons whose remarks enhanced the news coming from recent meetings of their own organizations. Captain Matthew Whelan, commander of the 108th Police P
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T H E p u l p i t
     Astoria Center of Israel: Nov. 15, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. "Yuval and the Seraphim", $5 payable at the door.
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Boro's Dem Machine Will Roll On Tuesday
BY JOHN TOSCANO
     The balloting for Queens state legislative positions in next Tuesday's elections promises to be another bonanza of victories for the borough's Democratic organization.
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Hevesi Problem Might Trim Dem Landslide
BY JOHN TOSCANO
     As this year's election season opened, a perception reigned that this would be a dull campaign since a Democratic landslide was forecast, with an expectation that the Dems would win every statewide office for the first time in 40 years.
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Crowley, Maloney Seen As Easy Winners On Tuesday
BY JOHN TOSCANO
     Congressmembers Joseph Crowley and Carolyn Maloney seem assured of winning re-election next Tuesday-and of being present for any dramatic changes in January when Congress convenes, since there's a strong possibility that Democrats can take control of the House.
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Minor Party Candidates Crowd Top Of Ticket
     Other candidates running for governor are Malachy McCourt, paired with Alison Duncan on the Green Party line; John Clifton and Donald Dieberger, Libertarian; Jimmy McMillan, Rent Is Too High Party, and Maura DeLuca and Ben O'Shaughnessy, Socialist Workers.
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How's That Again?
     A glance at the sign for a Presidential - Assembly seat campaign 10 years back still adorning the building that houses Cronin & Phelan's at 38-14 Broadway might inspire thoughts of déja vu
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7 Supreme Ct. Judges Up For Election On Tuesday
     Seven new state Supreme Court Justices will stand for election on Tuesday for 14-year terms. All are expected to be Democratic Party-endorsed candidates.
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SJU Greek Evening Highlights Scholarship And Cuisine
     College students take the lead in social change. They initiate
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Queens' Ghosts Are Here All Year Round
BY LIZ GOFF H
     Halloween haunts lie hidden throughout Queens. Although most visitors went from scary spot to scary spot yesterday, Halloween 2006, the places where specters rise to welcome the fearful and those who believe in things that go "bump" in the night are here for the experiencing all year round.
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Board 7 Approves Queensboro Hill Rezoning
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
     Continuing action designed to prevent multifamily and attached residential development in primarily one- and two-family-zoned neighborhoods within its boundaries, Community Board 7 has unanimously approved the rezoning of Queensboro Hill.
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Plans Aired At Boro Cabinet
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
     More than a third of all new classroom seats needed to relieve overcrowding in New York City public schools are in Queens. Moreover, Queens libraries are the busiest citywide. Borough President Helen Marshall said schools and libraries are the two most important institutions in Queens.
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Longtime Friendship Celebrated
     A friendship of many years was celebrated in a special blessing ceremony at New York Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 26- 13 21st St., Astoria, on September 20. Jennie Pinto and Doug Bowin have been close friends for many years, and the friendship continued even after Pinto moved into the faci
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MetroCard Bus/Vans Come To Queens
     MTA MetroCard buses and vans will make scheduled stops in Queens during the month of November 2006.
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Marathon Numbers Include More Than Running Times
BY LIZ GOFF
     It takes more than a good pair of Nikes to run a marathon.
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Queens Bees Buzz
     Bill Huisman, director of the Aviation Development Council (ADC) presented the Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) with a check in the amount of $5,000 to support their Bee Garden. Councilmember Liu's office, Director of Community Services Shiang Liu and the QBG staff were present at the event as were stu
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Five Boroughs, Five Dutch Days Beginning November 15
     House A celebration marking past and present Dutch arts and
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Two-Way Traffic Resumes On Steinway St. Bridge
     North- and southbound traffic on the Steinway Street Bridge over the Grand Central Parkway was to resume on or before yesterday, October 31, the city Department of Transportation announced. Two-way vehicular traffic will be restored on the newly reconstructed portion of the bridge and will eliminate
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