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Historic 1st Black Chief Exec.
In a speech reminding everyone in state government to fulfill their basic pledge to render uncompromised service and cooperation before seeking personal gain in their daily working lives, David Paterson was sworn in as the state's 55th and first black governor of New York state on Monday. More...
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Fort Totten Visitors' Center Opens With Ribbon Cutting
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On Friday, March 14, New York City Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe was joined by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Councilmember Tony Avella, state Senators Frank Padavan Toby Stavisky, fourth-grade students from P.S. 209 and Fort Totten Park Rangers to cut the ribbon for the opening of the newly renovated $1.3 million Visitors' Center at Fort Totten in Bayside. More...


PSC Grants Con Ed 5 Percent Rate Increase

Starting next month, households in New York City, including in Queens, will pay some $4.25 more for power delivered by Consolidated Edison. The ruling by the Public Service Commission (PSC), whose members are appointed, means the average city resident's $70 monthly power bill will rise by about 5 percent. In Westchester County, typical residential customers, most of whom get their power from Con Ed, will pay about $5.60 a month more. More...

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 Community Calendar
• Gazette Calendar Of Events
Mar. 21 Naw Ruz, India's New Year's Day; Mar. 25 Independence Day (Greece); Mar. 26 Independence Day (Bangladesh); Apr. 22 Earth Day Community Meetings Associations Mar. 19, 8 p.m., Woodhaven Residents' Block Assoc.; Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corp, 78-15 Jamaica Ave. More...
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 Political Page
• article has image Will Congestion Pricing Have A Chance Under New Governor?
Is there a faint possibility that David Paterson newly installed replacement governor could be the key to giving Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan a chance at being passed? More...
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 Restaurant of the Week
• article has image The Family Restaurant...Since 1974
110-80 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY
Begun as a modest pizzeria in 1974, The Family Restaurant is considered a landmark in its Forest Hills neighborhood. So many locals consider The Family Restaurant their "home away from home" and eat many of their meals here with family and friends. More...
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 Seniors
• article has image New Food Pyramid Devised For Seniors
Dear Savvy Senior, I've read that the government has created a new food pyramid of dietary guidelines for seniors. What can you tell me about this? Health Conscious Carol Dear Carol: It's not Uncle Sam who created the "senior specific" food pyramid, but researchers from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Here's what they came up with and why. More...
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 Book Review
• article has image 'Queens Noir' Paints Realistic Picture Of Boro
Book Review
Queens Noir Edited by Robert Knightly ISBN-13: 978-1-933354- 40-8 350 pages $15.95 "Film noir" is defined as "a type of film especially of the 1940s or '50s fatalistic, pessimistic or cynical in mood and often dealing melodramatically with urban crime and corruption". More...
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 Editorials
• Welcome, David Paterson, 55th Governor Of New York
We welcome David Paterson as the 55th governor of the state of New York. In his years in the state senate and the 14 months he has served as lieutenant governor, Paterson has demonstrated himself to be very skilled at handling the team that constitutes the legislative branch of the state government. More...
• Resident Parking Permit Plan Has No Merit
• Don't Dent And Run
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 Features
• article has image Budget Amendment Addresses 9/11 Health Care Workers Needs
The creation of a reserve fund to address the long-term healthcare needs of individuals who were exposed to the environmental hazards at the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was announced by U.S. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer. More...
• Hubby Questioned In Homicide
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 Sports
• article has image Mets, EPA To Make Citi Field Environmentally Friendly
On Thursday, March 13, the New York Mets and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a wide range of sustainable environmental initiatives at Citi Field, the Mets' new worldclass home opening in 2009. The Mets and their Queens Ballpark Company L.L.C. More...
• article has image Bryant Beats Newcomers In 1st 2008 Girls' Tennis Match
• article has image Golden Gloves Held At Variety Boys & Girls Club, Astoria
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