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June 10, 2009  RSS feed
9th Annual UCCA Health Fair
On Saturday, June 6, more than 1,200 residents of Astoria and surrounding areas visited the schoolyard of Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church at 32-23 36th St. and Broadway in Long Island City to participate in a community-wide health fair sponsored by the United Community Civic Association of Astoria (UCCA) and Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens. More...
Fire Destroys Maspeth United Methodist Church

Parishioners were left in shock while investigators continued trying to determine what caused a blaze that ripped through a century-old Maspeth church early Tuesday morning, June 9. More...

 Community Calendar
• Gazette Calendar Of Events
Flag Day Jun. 13, 11 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside, 40th Annual Flag Day Parade, Greenpoint Avenue from 39th to 48th Street, celebration at Sabba Park; 718.786.4141. 4th of July Jun 29, 7:30 p.m. CALDC, 27th Annual Independence Day Celebration with Joe Battaglia & The New York Big Band; Astoria Park, 19th Street/Shore Boulevard, Astoria. More...
• SHAREing & CAREing 2009 Cruise, June 29
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 Political Page
• article has image Thompson, Weprin Rap Mike On Water Board Rate Hikes
City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. and Councilmember David Weprin, who are seeking the Democratic Party nominations for mayor and city comptroller, respectively, both blasted Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent double-digit water rate increases and also called for loosening the board's makeup and authority to reduce the mayor's influence over it. More...
• article has image Surprised Dems Might Well Ask, 'Where Do We Go From Here?'
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 Restaurant of the Week
• article has image OPA! Souvlaki, Since 1969
Opa! Souvlaki is a gastronomic institution, not only in Astoria, but in all of New York City and beyond. For 40 years Opa! has been serving some of New York's best souvlaki, gyro, fresh fish and arguably the best spanakopita. The spinach pie is so good, that it is sold in large quantities to local street fairs, church fairs and other public events. More...
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 Seniors
• article has image Some Bill Collectors Accessing Seniors' S.S. Benefits
Under pressure from activists seeking to protect senior citizens' Social Security benefits from bill collectors, the Obama administration has promised action to close a loophole in existing law which leaves seniors' bank accounts vulnerable. More...
• article has image Gennaro Provides Free Legal Help For Seniors
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 Editorials
• NYC Deserves 'Safest City' Ranking
As usually happens about this time of year, last week the Federal Bureau of Investigation, known familiarly by its initials of FBI, released its latest "Crime in the United States", the preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2008. More...
• article has image Letters to the Editor
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 Features
• article has image Charles J. Vallone Scholarships Awarded To 25 Area Students
An estimated 3.2 million young people will turn 18 years old in 2009, making them the largest group of high school seniors ever. At the same time, job losses have reached 822,282 so far this year, more than twice as many as last year. Unemployment is expected to break 9 percent nationally soon. More...
• article has image Sears Calls For 'Vendor Free Zone' In Jackson Heights
• Public Meeting Regarding 64th Street Cleanup Site Set
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 Sports
• article has image Mets Defeat Phillies 6-5 In First Of Three Home Games
The New York Mets defeated the first-place Philadelphia Phillies by a 6 to 5 score on Tuesday evening, June 9, at Citi Field in the first of a three-game series. Coming into the game, the Phillies led the National League East by three games over the New York Mets with a 30-25 record. The Mets held a 33-22 record. More...
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