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Photo Edwin Cadiz Officers from the 114th Police Precinct Auxiliary Unit patrolled Astoria Park every Monday and Thursday night from June 30 through August 21 for every screening of the 2008 Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) Monday Movies on the Waterfront series and every performance of the CALDC 2008 Waterfront Concert series. Their presence added to the comfort and enjoyment of the spectators at these events, according to Barbara Pollock of the 114th Civilian Observation Patrol (114th Civ-OP). Shown (l. to r.) are Auxiliary Police Officer (APO) Syed Ali, APO M. Ohid, APO Ahmed Khan and APO Shoeb Kochi. More ... Employees of Ridgewood Savings Bank gave personal finance and savings lessons to approximately 3,200 students from 27 public and private junior high schools and one high school throughout Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties as part of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation's National Teach Children to Save Program. More ... Leading architecture and interior design firm Stonehill & Taylor (www.stonehilltaylor.com) announces that its new, 66,000-square-foot dormitory at St. John's University will be open for the 2008-09 academic year. Situated adjacent to the university's most prominent site, the main quadrangle known as the "Great Lawn", the dorms will welcome nearly 300 students this fall. More ... Back-to-school season is around the corner and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz is providing smart shopping tips for parents and students before they spend their hard-earned money. More ... With teachers reporting to school Thursday and Friday of this week, public school kids have one last long summer weekend before the bell rings on Tuesday, September 2. New York City's education system, the largest in the country, will open its doors to more than a million school children attending pre-kindergarten through 12th grade at more than 1,100 city public schools. More ... The New York City Department of Education opened two temporary student registration centers in Queens on Monday, August 25 to enroll new students for the opening of school. More ... Police at precincts throughout Queens breathed a sigh of relief last week after learning the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) and the city agreed to a new contract that will hike police salaries by 17 per cent over four years. More ... All Saints' Church: •Sep. 13, Saturday, 11 a.m. Penny social, refreshments available. •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 ... The Free Synagogue of Flushing will present a screening of the acclaimed film, "Making Trouble" on Sunday, September 14, at 2 p.m., at 41- 60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. The awardwinning documentary tells the story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the last century—Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. More ... It is almost the end of summer vacation and students are not the only ones preparing for a new year of hard work. Museums across Queens are renovating, expanding and, in some cases, closing to prepare for a new season of upcoming exhibitions. More ... One of the two new chocolate browncolored babydoll lambs that recently found a new home at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The oldest known purebred sheep in the world, the babydoll, weighing in at only 40 pounds, is also known as the miniature Southdown sheep. The new fleecy pair brings the zoo's sheep count to 18, with the Queens herd also consisting of Jacob's four-horned sheep and Suffolk sheep. The babydoll is an example of a breed that used to be very popular before the industrialization of livestock production caused it to become rare. The Wildlife Conservation Society works to save wildlife and wild lands around the world through careful science, research, and raising the public's awareness of rare animal species such as the babydoll sheep. The Queens Zoo is located at 53-51 111th St. in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and is open 365 days a year. Zoo hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends. Admission is $6 for adults, $2.25 for seniors, $2 for children ages 3-12 and free for children under 3. For general information, call 718-271-1500 or visit www.queenszoo.com. More ... T he observance of Labor Day began over 100 years ago. Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant elction-year compromise. More ... The Martyrs' Monument by sculptor, Albert Weinert, takes its inspiration from "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. It was a favorite of Albert Parsons and he sang it in his cell just prior to his trip to the gallows. A laurel wreath is placed on the brow of the fallen hero, as the figure of Justice advances, resolutely toward the future. More ... Frank "Sonny" DeMonte died Thursday, August 14. He was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Tina; his two children, Louis and Frances; their spouses, Anthony and Vicky; his grandchildren, Louis Christopher, Louis Charles, Frank, Tina, Richard and Kimberly; his sister, Gloria D'Amico, his brothers-in-law, Nick and Steve Castoria, More ... Tuesday, August 19: A 21-year-old Hispanic male was charged with robbery and criminal possession of stolen property after he forcibly tried to remove a victim's property without permission or authority at 29-10 23rd Ave. Also at 29-10 23rd Ave. More ... 104th Precinct Steals GPS Device Police arrested a 31-year-old Queens man on August 18 after he was caught stealing a GPS device from a vehicle parked at the Metro Mall in Middle Village. Cops said a security guard patrolling the mall rooftop parking lot spotted Steven Negron smashing the passenger side window of a Honda Accord, and swiping the GPS device. More ... Pocket Emergency Guides Available With the September 11attacks still fresh on their minds, a majority of Queens residents have packed "gobags" and prepared themselves and their families for a multitude of possible disasters. More ... Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly applauded the NYPD "Crimestoppers" Hotline on the recent 25th anniversary of its "TIPS" program that has helped solve more than 2,500 crimes since 1983. Kelly said that with the help of the public the hotline has assisted police in solving more than 1,000 homicides and 1,500 other violent crimes since its inception. More ... From a Queens perspective, Manhattan looks like the land of the tall and mighty skyscraper— just look at any photo taken from the Astoria waterfront. But the skyline of Astoria is changing. More ... |
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