Congressmember Joseph Crowley lauded the House Democratic budget for 2008, which was passed last week, as a spending plan which “addresses the priorities of working Americans and restores fiscal responsibility” to the nation. Crowley, a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, said the budget proposal offers tax relief for middle class families, provides more assistance for home heating […]
Doherty, McCarthy Are UCCA Meeting Speakers
John J. Doherty, commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation, and city Department of Transportation Queens Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy, will be the featured speakers at the April 19 meeting of the United Community Civic Association. The association will meet at Augustana Lutheran Church, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights at 7:30 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to have […]
DSNY Shifts To Summer Hours
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced that starting Monday, April 2, and continuing through early November 2007, the primary hours for the Department’s day force will be 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The change in collection hours allows DSNY personnel to do their work in cooler morning temperatures during the warmer spring and summer seasons. Homeowners must […]
Brown: Bell Case Belongs In Queens
“I am running for re-election this year,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in responding to a question. Brown, a public servant for nearly 50 years, is seeking his fifth term in office come next November. “If so, I will be the longest serving D.A. in Queens,” he said. “That is something I look forward to.” “This, as you […]
New Maloney Bill To Help 9/11 Responders
The first legislation that provides both health care and compensation to individuals who were sick or injured as a result of the 9/11 attacks was introduced last week by Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Vito Fossella, who have been in the forefront of the effort to take care of Ground Zero first responders. At the same time, Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed […]
Retracing One’s Roots In Lemnos
“Our village was called Panagia, because it was desolate. Isolated. It needed all the help ‘Oit could get, because it was so close to Turkey,” said my aunt, Mary Rallis. I decided to retrace my roots and see if this is still true. Second and third generation Americans are attempting to retrace their family history in the old country. As […]
St. Demetrios Students See ‘Disney On Ice’
Students in first and second grade classes at St. Demetrios Elementary School in Astoria attended a recent performance of “Disney On Ice” with tickets provided by Gazette Publisher Tony Barsamian. First grade teachers Helen Tsappos and Niki Kakkos and second grade teachers Jessica Sapienza and Lisa Giacolone had their pupils write thank-you notes and describe the most memorable part of […]
Easter Is A Movable Feast
Easter Is A Movable Feast Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the Echurch council of Nicaea decided that it should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or […]
Passover Celebrates Triumph Of Freedom
Passover Celebrates Triumph Of Freedom Passover, the Festival of Freedom, is by far the most popular Jewish holiday and is probably observed more scrupulously than the Holy Days. One of the reasons for Passover’s universal interest is its home character. Members of Jewish families travel great distances to be together at the Seder table with their kin. The desire to […]
Historic Kissena Park Grove Gets Spring Trim
In time for the spring buds to form, more than 160 trees in and around the Kissena Park Historic Grove have been pruned, the first large-scale pruning of the whole grove, removing dead wood or damaged branches so that the trees’ natural form remained intact. “Flushing has many claims to fame, including its history as the site of some of […]