Students at P.S. 234 in Astoria and their principal were honored on Monday by Congressmember Carolyn Maloney for their efforts to send badly needed supplies and support to our troops fighting in Iraq. In recognition of the students’ “Adopt A Unit” program, which resulted in 50 boxes of badly needed supplies being sent to Iraq every week, Maloney presented the […]

Thanks to the comprehensive efforts of a local contractor, Pyramid General Contracting, Queens Lutheran School has something new to salute. Carlos Lopez of Pyramid General Contracting and his workers put up a flagpole on the campus of Queens Lutheran School, located adjacent to Grace Lutheran Church in Astoria. Students and teachers can now observe and honor the American flag on […]

As the April income tax filing deadline approaches, state Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City) is urging low- and moderate-income working families and individuals to determine their eligibility for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)–a program that could provide them with hundreds and even thousands of dollars in welcome tax relief. To help his constituents learn more about the […]

The Iraq War is on the front burner for Democrats in Washington and is also dominating the party’s candidates on the campaign trail, where huge audiences are fixed on the topic. United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton keeps getting asked to explain her 2002 vote authorizing the war and her colleague and rival, Senator Barack Obama (Illinois), who never voted […]

On Sunday, February 4, state Senator Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) joined members of the Yeshiva Har Torah Board of Trustees and Administration to celebrate an extraordinary accomplishment- raising the money for and providing appropriate facilities for the Yeshiva. Shown (l. to r.) are: Founding Principal Rabbi Harvey Silberstein, Assemblymember Mark Weprin, Rabbi Gary Menchel, Padavan and Yeshiva Har Torah President Yael […]