Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty presided over the renaming of the Sanitation Department’s Queens East District 11 Garage in Little Neck on June 25 in honor of Richard Timmins, who died of a heart attack while collecting recycling on October 2, 2009. Led by the DSNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Band and Full Sanitation Honor Guard, Doherty and the […]

A Ridgewood resident was featured on the TLC show, “Say Yes To The Dress”, on Friday, June 18. Margarita Nunez was accompanied by a camera crew and her maid of honor on the 512th episode of “Say Yes To The Dress” as she searched for her perfect gown in the Kleinfeld Bridal Salon in Manhattan. While each bride featured on […]

Marianthe Colakis, a Forest Hills resident, appeared as a recent contestant on the classic television quiz show “Jeopardy”. Colakis, who teaches Latin and Classical Greek at Townsend Harris H.S. in Flushing, first attempted to get on “Jeopardy” when she took an online test in early 2008 via the game show’s Web site. She heard back from “Jeopardy’s” producers in May […]

June marks the peak of graduation season as elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and colleges send their senior classes on their way. College graduation ceremonies begin as early as mid-May, followed by late May and early June high school graduations. Elementary and middle schools end the latest, with commencement ceremonies taking place mid- to late June. The tradition at […]

P.S. 152, Woodside, held its 2010 Authors And Illustrators Week Expo from June 1 to 4. The expo is a tradition from the days of the magnet school program, which ended about three years ago. Principal Vincent Vitolo keeps it going because everyone in the school enjoys it and it’s fun. This year’s expo theme was “Shooting for the Stars”, […]

SHAREing and CAREing, the support service for women with breast cancer, held its “Cookout for the Cure” at Studio Square, 35-33 36th St. on June 28 in Long Island City. The event, used to raise awareness for breast cancer, was attended by more than 300 guests including SHAREing and CAREing Founder Anna Kril, City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. (DAstoria), […]

Crystal Window & Door Systems, 31-10 Whitestone Expwy., in Flushing has announced that the company’s Human Resources Department Manager Isabella Leung, was recently honored by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) as one of the 2010 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business. This significant award recognizes the Asian- American entrepreneurs and business leaders who have made significant contributions in […]

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown last week announced that 102 law school and college students are participating in the Queens District Attorney’s Office’s 10-week 2010 Volunteer Summer Internship Program. “This is a hands-on internship program that my staff and I administer each summer,” Brown explained. “It exposes students from law schools and universities who are interested in a career […]