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LOST DOG!
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On May 14th, at aprox. 3pm there was a house fire on Penelope Avenue in the Middle Village area.  There were no reported injuries, but unfortunately the family dog escaped.  The dog is described as...
Accomplice: NY Salutes Fleet Week
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Accomplice is proud to salute our sailors during fleet week. Part game, part theater, part tour, ACCOMPLICE: NEW YORK offers a completely new immersive theatrical experience, unlike any found on a ...
CITYPARKS SENIORS FITNESS KICK OFF FREE SPRING CLASSES AT FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK
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Join seniors from Queens as they practice their tennis serve and work on their yoga poses during free CityParks Seniors Fitness classes. All New Yorkers, ages 60 and over, are invited to take advan...
The Challenges of Eating Right, Food Stamps & Other Nutritional Resources for Seniors
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Queens Interagency Council on Aging (QICA) will hold its monthly program meeting on Wednesday, May 16th from 9am - 11am at Queens Borough Hall, Room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens.  Experts...
Volunteers Needed for "The Moving Wall"
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We are proud to announce that "The Moving Wall", the half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, will be arriving at Juniper Valley Park on Wednesday, June 27th.  A wooden...
108th Anniversary of the General Slocum Tragedy
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You are cordially invited to attend the 108th anniversary of the General Slocum tragedy of 1904.  The event will be held on Saturday, June 9th, 2012at 9:00 am sharp at the Lutheran All Faiths Cemet...
Four Paws Sake, NYC
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FOUR PAWS SAKE - Spring Fling Fundraiser   Sunday, April 29th  1pm - 4 pm Courtside Lounge - 6908 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale $20 Donation at the door First 25 People receive a Four Paws Sake wristb...
The Moving Wall (Vietnam Veteran's Memorial)
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Join the town of Middle Village, Queens as we honor true American heros - our veterans and active-duty military.  This coming June, we will be bringing The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Moving Wall - ...
TUTOR AVAILABLE
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New York State Certified Teacher * Experience with all levels and grades * Education Director of well-known Learning Center * Reasonable rates Offering individualized teaching to maximize a studen...
A Friendly Neighborhood Pub
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Visit Nicole Kelly's Pub located at 62-10 Woodhaven Blvd in Rego Park  718-429-8865 Beer Bucket Specials $15 Domestic $18 Import Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/Nicole Kelly's Pub

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Bloomberg fights chronic absenteeism
Mayor Michael Bloomberg last week launched a $9 million ad campaign aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism in public schools. The campaign, created by AT&T and the Ad Council, includes a new Web si...
May 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter 5/7/12-5/13/12)
Monday, May 7 William Cairns was arrested at 65-57 Myrtle Avenue for criminal contempt by Officer Gomez. Tuesday, May 8 Eric Baller was arrested at 479 Onderdonk Avenue for criminal trespass...
May 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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The representatives at Interstate Envelope. Pictured from left to right are Alfred Wilkowsk, councilmen Peter Koo and Mark Weprin, Ricardo Wilkowski, and council members Diana Reyna, Ruben Wills, Karen Koslowitz, Margaret Chin and Letitia James.
Council members tour Maspeth industrial businesses
City Council members from the Committees on Small Business and Economic Development toured businesses in the Maspeth Industrial Business Zone last Friday, May 4, in an effort to reach out to manage...
May 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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George Gibbons father and siblings stand in front of the Court after the sentencing.
Gibbons family gets their say at sentencing
Crowley urges passage of bill to strengthen penalty for leaving an accident
May 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (4/30/2012-5/6/2012
Monday, Apr. 30 Maciej Gorski was arrested at 10-42 Seneca Avenue for assault by Officer Fenton. Octavian Alecu was arrested at Eliot Avenue and Fresh Pond Road for aggravated unlicensed operat...
May 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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CB5 hosts May meeting
Community Board 5 will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 9th at 7:30 in the cafeteria of Christ the King Regional High School at 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village. The agenda in...
May 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Drag racing sweep in Maspeth
On Saturday, April 28, the 104th and 108th precincts conducted a joint drag racing sweep, involving two lieutenants and 14 officers. In the sweep, six were arrested, two for possession of forged v...
May 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland speaks at the hearing.
Water Board proposes 7 percent rate hike
Reps at hearing say any increase is too much
May 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Photo: Michael O Kane
Maspeth renames intersection for fallen hero
On Sunday afternoon, the intersection of 59th Road and 60th Street in Maspeth was renamed “Detective Kevin Czartoryski Place” in honor of Retired Detective Czartoryski, a Maspeth native, who suffer...
May 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (4/23/12-4/29/12)
Monday, Apr. 23 Ibrahim Ali was arrested at Cypress Avenue and Vermont Place for criminal possession of a weapon by Officer Rodriguez. Anisoava Caldavas was arrested at 60-16 Myrtle Avenue for ...
May 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Panel for Education Policy members vote on the proposed closures and reopening of 24 schools across the city.
PEP votes 'yes' to school closures, “turnaround” model
Vote affects seven high schools in Queens, four in Brooklyn
Apr 27, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Photo of the Enterprise taken from the North Channel Bridge in Broad Channel by Michael O Kane.
Enterprise touches down in Queens
747 carrying Space Shuttle lands at JFK
Apr 27, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pennisi tapped to head Queens Boy Scouts
At a meeting last week of the Board of the Queens Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Albert Pennisi was voted in as the council's new president. Pennisi will be responsible for giving support...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maspeth Kiwanis offers scholarships to HS seniors
The Maspeth Kiwanis Club is offering 10 $1,500 scholarships to 2012 high school graduates in its district. Requirements to receive a scholarship include a typewritten statement of less than 200 wo...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Peter Rodriguez
Driver in Maspeth hit and run takes plea deal
The Brooklyn man accused of killing a Maspeth bar owner in a hit-and-run pled guilty in Queens County Court last week to felony negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an incident in a plea de...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spain borrowing rates rise, bank shares slide

Brokers looks at the main display at the Stock Exchange in Madrid, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Spain's Prime Minister warned that the country faced the real danger of being locked out of international markets as investors continued to fret about the future of the euro. At one stage, the difference between the interest rates demanded by investors for Spanish and German 10-year bonds shot past the 500 basis point level, prompting Mariano Rajoy's warning over the country's ability to continue funding itself. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)Spain paid sharply higher interest rates to raise €2.5 billion ($3.18 billion) in medium-term debt auction on Thursday, reflecting concerns the country will be caught up in the fallout of the Greek crisis, as a recently nationalized Spanish bank's shares plummeted after a newspaper said depositors were rushing to withdraw money.


Thu May 17 08:18:17 UTC 2012
Barnes Foundation opening in new Philly location

An oil on canvas portrait by Giorgio de Chirico of Dr. Albert C. Barnes hangs at The Barnes Foundation Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Philadelphia. After years of bitter court fights, the Barnes Foundation is scheduled to open its doors to the public on May 19 at its new location on Philadelphia's After years of bitter court fights, The Barnes Foundation opened its doors Wednesday for a sneak peek at its new location on the museum-studded Benjamin Franklin Parkway.


Thu May 17 08:11:37 UTC 2012
Cameron tells Europe to quell the turmoil

Britain's Prime Minister Cameron gestures outside 10 Downing Street in LondonMANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron urged Europe's rulers on Thursday to do more to quell the euro zone debt crisis and raised the prospect of a Greek default to argue he must stick to his unpopular attempt to cut spending and reduce debt at home. Warning that the survival of the euro was now in question, Cameron showed growing alarm and frustration that the crisis was spinning out of control, threatening Britain's $2.5 trillion economy and his own electoral prospects in 2015. ...


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