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Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, delivering her annual State of the Borough address yesterday at Queens College, expressed the hope that the nation's leaders will enact an economic stimulus package to help solve budgetary problems and allow major developments to go forward and create needed jobs in the process. More...

A plan proposed by the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, under which diocesan officials are meeting and consulting with parents and school administrators, would see five elementary schools in Queens closed at the end of the 2008-09 academic year. Two other schools would merge with a third, existing school. More...

Assemblymember Grace Meng was officially sworn in on January 12, 20069 More...

Calendar compiled by Susan Cleary Inauguration Jan. 20, 10 a.m., Queens Public Library, big screen, free, seating limited: Central, Auditorium, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 718.990.0700; Langston Hughes, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona; 718.651.1100. More...
aAssemblymember Michael Gianaris has proposed legislation imposing a four-day work week for most state employees as a way to save $30 million a year for cash-strapped New York state. More...
F or all of life's celebrations, from an intimate dinner for two to a wedding celebration for 200, Laterna is your first choice in dining and catering. For the last 16 years, Laterna's owner Andy Moshopoulos and his lovely wife Eleftherias have worked tirelessly to offer superior Greek and Continental cuisine served in a lovely setting. More...
Dear Savvy Senior, What resources can you recommend to help retirees find a job? With the economy in the tank and my nest egg dwindling, I've had to cut back my monthly withdrawals to keep from running out of money. More...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have been 80 years old on January 15, is hailed for his work as a civil rights leader. More...
President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to consider a delay of the February 17 conversion to digital transmission by television stations. The $1.34 billion federal coupon program reached its legal funding limit on January 4. More...