Kally Konstantinidis, an eighth-grade student at Saint Demetrios Greek American School, Astoria, represented the school at a national student leadership conference in Washington D.C. during the week of October 9. Konstantinidis, an honors student at Saint Demetrios, was selected to participate in the “People to People” program, a part of the Eisenhower Foundation, because of her grades and involvement in […]
LIRR Brass Donate To Penn Station Coat Drive
MTA Long Island Rail Road Acting President Ray Kenny, LIRR Commuters Council Chairman Gerard Bringmann and Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee Associate Director William Henderson were joined by New York Cares Executive Director Ariel Zwang as they donate coats to help raise awareness of the New York Cares Coat Drive at Penn Station throughout the month of December. The Metropolitan Transit […]
Renaissance School Awarded Grant
The National Geographic Education Foundation has awarded The Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights a $200,000 Model Program grant as part of a national campaign to promote geographic literacy for all students. Renaissance will be the lead partner of an initiative called “Matrix Geography”. Four other groups in the country received Model Program grants. Matrix Geography will enhance the study […]
TMLA Students Recognized
The College Board named three students from The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates to the National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program, based upon their outstanding scores on the PSAT/NMSQT. Shown (l. to r.) are: Seniors Kristina Cantos, Alessandra Ossa and Alyssa Avilas; back row: Assistant Principal Sister Filippa Luciano, Assistant Principal Sister Eileen Gildea and Principal Sister Kathleen McKinney.
T H E p ul pi t
Church of the Resurrection: •Dec. 30, Saturday, noon. Senior Saturday luncheon meal, 85-09 118th St., Kew Gardens; 718.847.2649. **** Forest Hills Jewish Center: •Dec. 28, Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Ballroom Teens exhibition dancing, free, in the Crystal Room. •Jan. 8, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Monday, 7:45 p.m. Adult education, Zohar-The Book of Splendor, $90 non-members. •Jan. 9, Tuesday, […]
Gives Flag To Firefighters
Area resident Joan Hanson (c.) crocheted an American flag and presented it to the New York City firefighters of E n g i n e Company 262, 30-89 21st St., during the Thanksgiving h o l i d a y . “There are no words to truly thank you for putting your lives on the line to save other people […]
Area Churches Celebrate Christmas
Parishioners leave St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, after hearing Christmas Mass on Monday, December 25. St. Joseph’s was one of many churches throughout the metropolitan area to celebrate Christmas with services during the weekend and on the Monday holiday.
Flushing Church Robbed During Christmas Day Mass
Police of the 109th Precinct arrive to begin investigating the robbery at St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church in Flushing. St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church, 28-20 154th St., Flushing, was robbed while the 9 a.m. Mass was being celebrated on December 25, Christmas Day. Some $30,000 in the form of cash and checks that had been collected at three Masses on […]
Hope Fades For Missing Mountain Climbers
The mother of a mountain climber missing during an ascent to the summit of Mount Hood spoke to a national audience recently, thanking rescuers who tried in vain to locate Jerry (Nikko) Cooke through life-threatening conditions on Oregon’s Mount Hood. Maria Kim left her Flushing home shortly after she received word that her son, along with fellow climbers Brian Hall […]
Vik Muniz: Reflex
On February 11 from noon to 6 p.m. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center will present a survey of photographic works by Vik Muniz. The show is a selection from a larger exhibition organized by Miami Art Museum and curated by Assistant Director for Programs/Senior Curator Peter Boswell. This presentation, which includes photographs from each of the artist’s major series, is edited […]