It was a rainy day and the slippery cobblestones were difficult to walk on. Everyone in our ExpresstoRussia/In tourist group was enthusiastic about seeing the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. Everyone, but me. So off we went, and learned some exceptional facts. Knowledge about the prisoners gave me an insight into the rise and fall of an […]
Giving Those Who Are Blind A Seeing Eye
Dr James A Kutsch Jr:“If you run into an obstacle, don’t allow yourself to be stopped by it, but rather figure a way to go around it, under it, or above it. And never let it prevent you from living your life to the maximum,” Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr., the President of Seeing Eye Inc., (www.SeeingEye.org), a privately funded guide dog school founded […]
Spreading Thanksgiving Cheer For 15th Year
For the 15th consecutive year, Paul Halvatzis, a licensed real estate broker with Amorelli Realty and his friends have assisted St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church of Flushing with its annual Thanksgiving food drive. This year, more than $4,200 was raised, and with the help of 14 local businesses and individuals, Halvatzis and Amorelli Realty, St. Andrew Avellino and the […]
Safe And Sound During The Holidays
How to manage noise aversion in dogs and strengthen the human-animal bondThe holiday season seems to last longer and get more hectic every year. Whether cooking the Thanksgiving feast or doing last-minute gift shopping, everyone can get a little stressed out. Most people don’t know that their dog may also experience anxiety during these celebrations. According to an online survey conducted by Harris Poll and commissioned by Zoetis, 46 percent of […]
Crowley Elected Chairman Of House Democratic Caucus
Congress Member Joe Crowley (D–Queens, The Bronx) was unanimously elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus for the 115th Congress, the fourth-ranking position in House Democratic leadership. After the vote, Chairman-elect Crowley released the following statement:“I am humbled by the support of my colleagues, and I look forward to serving them as the […]
A Christmas Vignette
ONCE UPON A TIME – pardon this hackneyed phrase – in the 20th century, there was a beautiful home in the quaint village of Richmond Hill, New York. Here resided a simple family of Daddy, Mommy, and three children (two boys and one girl); also two of man’s best friends, Fluffy and Rusty. What was Christmas like here? Well, it […]
‘The Laramie Project’ By Lexington School Drama Club
The Lexington School for the Deaf Drama Club will present “The Laramie Project” on Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17. “The Laramie Project” portrays the community’s reaction to the 1998 beating and death of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The show is performed through a series of monologues and short scenes in which characters express their opinions and memories. […]
Queens College Choral Society’s Annual Winter Concert
The Queens College Choral Society, one of the borough’s treasures, will perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and works by Brahms for its 76th annual Winter Concert on Saturday, December 10, at 8 pm in Colden Auditorium. The Choral Society will be joined by the Queens College Choir and accompanied by the full Queens College Orchestra. Distinguished guest conductor Maurice Peress will […]