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Con Edison Cited For Environmental Excellence Consolidated Edison, Inc. has been cited for environmental excellence in two recent rankings recognizing overall corporate governance efforts for taking responsibility and developing a management approach to address climate change. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Depicting the Willets Point junkyards as a "polluted swath of land" and a "degraded section of the city" which could be transformed into "a cornerstone of the city's future", More ... 114th Civ-OP To Hold Annual Awards Ceremony The 114th Civilian Observation Patrol (Civ-OP) will hold its annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 15, at Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria, from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets for the event, which will include a buffet dinner with DJ entertainment, will be $50 each.To purchase tickets, call 718-7... More ... Vallone Urges DA: Get Tough With Graffiti Vandal Anti-graffiti warrior City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. has asked Queens DA Richard Brown to prosecute an Astoria graffiti vandal "to the fullest extent of the law, even if it means going to trial". "They caught this punk red-handed, now we should make sure he pays for destroying our neighborh... More ... 114th Precinct Cops Honored BY RICHARD GENTILVISO It was a typical summer evening in Astoria Park, Police Officer Michael Avery was working the 5:30 p.m. to 2:05 a.m. shift, assigned to numerous events happening that Thursday, July 10, when a call came over his radio of a family dispute only a few blocks away, Avery responded. More ...
Long Island City H.S. alumna Yaunique Barcliffe's winning entry in the NYPD 2 0 0 8 "Commissioner For A Day" essay contest allowed her to share duties with 114th Police Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Paul Vorbeck last spring. More ...
National accolades have been bestowed on four young women at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates. Senior Camille Lawhead has been named a semifinalist in the 2008-2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. She ranks in the top two percent of more than a million students who took the Preliminar... More ...
The Most Precious Blood Early Childhood Center, the only school in the diocese accredited in the area of early childhood, had its accreditation renewed on July 30. Reaccreditation by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Programs is valid for five years. More ... It Pays To Pre-Plan For Future Needs It's not a subject many people want to think about, but every family will eventually have to cope with the loss of a loved one. What may not be uppermost in everyone's mind at the time is the fact that memorial costs for funerals and cemeteries increase yearly, and at a time of loss, 100 percent o... More ... 'Specialized' Police Units Merge With Patrol BY LIZ GOFF Police brass initiating a bold change in the operation of specialized police units said the unpublicized move merges officers assigned to the New York Police Department's (NYPD) Cabaret, Auto Theft and other specialized units into precinct platoons, More ...
The women of the Kiwanis Club of Astoria-Long Island City— "the part of the Kiwanis Club that gets all the projects fine tuned"— as outgoing President Tony Siano wrote in his President's Message in the event journal—were honored at the organization's annual cocktail party Septemb... More ...
Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (DAstoria), city Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and the family of Carlos Lillo gathered at 1 p.m. on October 2, 2008 to officially open Carlos Lillo Memorial Park in Astoria. More ... Bank Mural Showcases Downtown Flushing's History Bank customers entering the Commerce Bank branch at Main Street and 39th Avenue in Downtown Flushing will discover a bit of the area's history in the large, colorful wall murals that greet them. Commerce Bank believes in preserving the heritage of local communities, which has contributed to the g... More ...
Sarah Elizabeth Johnston of Gaithersburg, Maryland and Peter Thomas Milcetic of Whitestone were married on Sept. 21, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Westhampton Beach, New York, The Most Reverend Father Joseph Mirro presiding. A beachfront reception at The Atlantica at the Wes... More ...
American Airlines employees at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy Airports opened their hearts last Friday, October 3, as teams from both airports went all out and gave special send-offs to children traveling to Orlando, Florida on Make-a-Wish Foundation flights. More ...
T oday we take for granted that the world is round. In the fifteenth century, however, most people believed the world was flat. They thought that monsters or a trip over the edge of the earth waited for anybody who sailed outside the limits of known territory. People laughed at or jailed others ... More ... The Pulpit Compiled by Susan Cleary Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space; 718.296.2025. More ... LIC Church Leader Dies Parishioners at St. George's Coptic Christian Church in Long Island City mourn the passing of their much-loved church leader. The Reverend Rewais Magar passed away at age 59 on September 8 after a brief illness, according to church officials. More ... 108th Precinct Cops Foil Bridge Jumper's Suicide BY THOMAS COGAN At 4:45 Monday morning, September 2, 108th Precinct Police Officers Jason Hernandez and Anthony Scavetta were notified of the presence of a man on scaffolding on the upper roadway of the Queensboro Bridge. They went up to find someone seriously considering jumping from the bridge, no doubt to his ... More ... Residents Vacate Unsafe Astoria Complex Dozens of Astoria residents had to vacate their apartments and move into temporary living quarters on October 2 after the building they were living in was deemed unsafe by the city. City Department of Building (DOB) inspectors posted notices on the front door of the complex at 8-29 Astoria Blvd. More ... |
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