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Cardiologist William J. Schwartz, M.D., whose "Heart To Heart" column appeals to a wide swath of Gazette readers, received two honors this past spring. More ... During the 1990s, a number of international death care corporations were formed with the purpose of acquiring funeral homes and cemeteries throughout the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe and Australia. The largest of these, Service Corporation International (SCI), a publicly traded corporation, acquired the Basis Funeral Home and Peter R. Angerame Funeral Home in 1993. More ... New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo unleashed two new landmark weapons last week in Albany to continue his effort to thwart perverts' use of the Internet and to fight fraud in the home healthcare industry. More ... A plan for rezoning Dutch Kills had been certified by the Department of City Planning for more than three weeks when the Dutch Kills Civic Association (DKCA) held its June meeting. More ... On Saturday, May 31, family and friends of the St. John's Prep Class of 2008 assembled at St. John's University's Carnesecca Arena for commencement exercises. St. John's Prep Principal William Higgins welcomed the members of the graduating class and acknowledged the support given and sacrifices made by the parents, guardians, family members and friends of the graduates. More ... UFT Voices Heat Beef Officials at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), the city's teachers union, last week filed a complaint with the State Department of Labor, charging the city violated state health laws "…by failing to protect students and staff at city public schools" during the recent heat wave. More ... The Astoria/LIC Kiwanis recently donated $1,000 to Services for the Autistic Community (QSAC), serving all of New York City. Shown (l. to r. More ... Congressmember Carolyn Maloney will be named the first Firefighter Christopher A. Santora Educational Scholarship Fund Woman of the Year at the fund's seventh annual dinner dance at Riccardo's by the Bridge in Astoria on Friday, June 20 from 7 p.m. to midnight. More ... Mother Nature turned down the sizzle on June 12 just in time to create the perfect setting for a special concert at Astoria Park, featuring the music of the Chapin family. More than 500 people gathered on the grass at Astoria Park to kick back and enjoy the performance presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC). More ... Queens Council on the Arts' Arts Services Events kicks off in June with MEDIA: ALL ACCESS on Thursday, June 19, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria. MEDIA: ALL ACCESS is a free media fair with industry professionals from both traditional media outlets and non-traditional online resources. More ... On Wednesday, May 28, the Kiwanis Club of Astoria/Long Island City held its annual Scholarship Awards dinner at Ponticello Ristorante. Chairman of this event was Paul A. Vallone of Vallone & Vallone; cochair was Linda Perno of Lincole Lithograph. Committee members included Rose Anne Alafogiannis, Alafogiannis Plumbing, Arthur Gualtieri, M.D. More ... The most successful fundraising event to date for Paul Vallone's run for the 19th City Council District seat took place on Tuesday, June 10, when more than 200 people braved 95-degree heat to pack Verdi's of Whitestone, 149-58 Cross Island Pkwy, Whitestone, to support his candidacy. More ... City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., a staunch foe of graffiti activities, came out last week in support of a bill introduced by Assemblymember Catherine Nolan which would allow prosecutors to charge repeat graffiti offenders with a felony, rather than a misdemeanor. More ... The Coalition for a Better Astoria, a coalition of groups representing a broad crosssection of Western Queens, sounds a call to arms against a developer's plan to bring hundreds of tractor trailers through LIC and Astoria. A broad coalition of community, business and environmental groups opposes Steel Equities' plan to build a major trucking center in Northern Astoria. More ... Community Board 1's monthly cabinet meeting underwent a great change recently with the retirement of George Delis, the only district manager the board had ever had. His successor, Lucille Hartmann, and the rest of the board now have another experience to deal with: changing offices. More ... Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Saints' Church: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside Drum Corps marching band, boys/girls ages 7-17, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; band information, 718.786.4141; rectory 718.729.8523. More ... Tristen Buettel, a seventh-grade student at William H. Carr J.H.S. 194 in Whitestone, is one of six finalists in the WOR News/Talk Radio 710 Shining Star Talent Search. The finalists were announced June 10 at 7 a.m. on the John Gambling Show. Listeners could call in to vote for their favorite, beginning Thursday, June 12 at 9 a.m. through Wednesday, June 18 at 2 p.m. More ... Late Monday night, state lawmakers passed legislation authorizing the state takeover of the New York City Off Track Betting Corporation. The 1,500 OTB employees will keep their jobs. Mayor Michael Bloomberg became a winner, as the city will come away with $7. More ... Hospice Care Network (HCN), one of the largest hospice organizations in New York State that serves more than 350 patients and their families daily in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, is looking for volunteers in Queens County. More ... Everyone goes to the zoo for the bears and pumas, now there's a new reason to love the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Queens Zoo. It recently created a series of three interactive exhibits, including an action-packed children's playground, right on the grounds. More ... |
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