Kelly Gibson Di Nonno died one year ago, in 2008, and left an ocean of broken hearts behind her. Di Nonno was born in the Jamaica section of Queens, spent her childhood and teenage years in Jackson Heights, and moved to the Bayside/Flushing area, where she resided for the past 15 years until her death. Di Nonno was baptized at […]
Al Cahn Dies, Was 97 Years Old
Beloved husband, father, uncle, surrogate grandfather, mentor, loyal friend, community activist and peacemaker Al Cahn died October 29. Born Sept. 24, 1912, he was 97 years old. A loving husband and a committed family man, compassionate, generous and kind, extremely down to earth and a loyal friend, Cahn had a special warmth and determination that he brought to all aspects […]
Hunt Armed Broadway Bank Bandit
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a brazen armed bandit who held up a CapitalOne Bank branch in Astoria on October 31. Police said the suspect walked into the bank at 31-17 Broadway at about 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, waved a gun at a teller, and demanded cash. The shaken teller complied and […]
LaG CC’s Mellow Is Carnegie Foundation Trustee
Dr. Gail O. Mellow, president of LaGuardia Community College and a nationally recognized expert on the history, development and future of the American community college, has joined the board of trustees of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. “President Mellow provides one of several important and necessary voices for community colleges on the Carnegie Board as we support […]
USS New York Personifies City’s Spirit
On Monday morning, the USS New York, a San Antonio-class amphibious dock vessel, sailed into New York Harbor, her ship’s company lining her rails. She paused in the Hudson River opposite the site where the World Trade Center Towers once stood and her gunners fired a 21-gun salute to the fallen innocent victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, […]
Recycle Water Bottles
To The Editor: This Halloween New Yorkers [were] treated to an environmental victory: the Bigger Better Bottle Bill [went] into effect as of midnight on October 31. Littered water bottles are everywhere! They’re an eyesore and bad for the environment. Thanks to the original Bottle Bill, there are fewer beer and soda bottles littering our streets. With the implementation of […]
Friends Show the Way
To The Editor: “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you what you’ll become,” is an astute assertion. President [Barack] Obama’s myriad colleagues and friends are a potpourri of revolutionary activists and admirers of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Mao Tse-Tung. They are advising, counseling and fundamentally transforming America in the name of social, redistributive and environmental justice. Van Jones […]
Remember Our Veterans
To The Editor: Veterans’ Day is almost upon us and it is time to remember our veterans. We need to remember all those who gave their lives and the many veterans who have lost limbs, hearing and sight. These veterans who served our nation did so with great pride and devotion to duty so that we might have the freedom […]
Thanks Us For Citing Him
To The Editor: What a pleasant surprise to find you crediting fellow Letters to the Editor writer Fred Bedell and myself in “Elections Fulfill Democracy’s Promise” (Editorial–October 28). Fred was the author of “Suppose They Held A Primary”, while I wrote “And Nobody Voted?”. It is an honor to have been a contributor to your excellent editorial on citizen participation […]
Stay The Course
To The Editor: Fourteen U.S. service personnel died in Afghanistan today (October 26). October will mark more U.S. deaths in Afghanistan than any other. Remarkably eight years after invading Afghanistan to rout al Qaeda and their Taliban supporters, the war rages on. Iraq was an unnecessary diversion, unlike the threat that became a reality on September 11th. Nearly 3,000 Americans […]