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Roofing 102: Installing A Flat Roof in 10 Steps
Dec 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
Welcome to roofing 102. Today we will be teaching your how to install flat roofing in 10 steps. So to all those do it yourself handy man types; This one goes out to you. 1. Your home is a valuable ...
“TheSpaghetti Set” by Rose Marie Maisto Boyd
Dec 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
It is very refreshing to see that there are still writers who are able to touch us and getting us involved in their imaginary world without offering tales of violence and sex. The Spaghetti Set is ...
What A Private Ambulance in NYC Can Offer
Dec 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 62 62 recommendations | email to a friend
Emergencies are always a tough situation to be in for many reasons. Aside from the anxiety about the thought of a person in pain, there is always the fear for someone’s life. Nowadays, a person act...
Town of Middle Village Christmas Tree Lighting
Dec 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
Middle Village Chamber of Commerce, Middle Village Kiwanis Club and Community United Methodist Church invite you to attend TOWN OF MIDDLE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. Join in Christmas Carols, ...
Senior Living & Care... What To Do With So Many Choices? What Does It All Mean?
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 69 69 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: StefansLawGroup As we age we will find ourselves either making or assisting in complex and important decisions about where we, a family member or even a friend should be living. Changes in ...
Holiday Coat Drive
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 73 73 recommendations | email to a friend
Holiday Coat Drive   Nov. 18th - Dec. 15th, 2013 Do you have coats that you don't need anymore?  Donate Them! Winter is here and there are people in our community who could use a nice warm coat.  D...
Maspeth Indoor Flea Market
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 75 75 recommendations | email to a friend
INDOOR FLEA MARKET!!!! Saturday, Dec. 7th  Doors open @ 9AM Indoor flea market featuring gifts for Christmas and more.  Handbags, jewelry, antiques, kids clothes, household items, make-up, fragranc...
Money Saving Winter Roofing Tips- Spot Out Faulty Gutters Yourself
Nov 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 101 101 recommendations | email to a friend
A good roof is perhaps one of the most important investments a homeowner can make. Any good investment requires good maintenance. One of the most crucial factors in upholding a roofing system is th...
St. Margaret's Boy Scout Troop 119
Nov 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 107 107 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Margaret's Boy Scout Troop 119 is almost sixty-nine years old and in the year 2015 we will be celebrating our 70th birthday making us one of the oldest Boy Scout Troops in New York City. Howeve...
Breakfast with St. Nick
Nov 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 101 101 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Stanislaus Kostka Home School Association invites you to attend Breakfast with St. Nick .  Saturday, December 15th  9AM-1PM.  St. Stan's Auditorium, 61-17 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY Children - $...

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CB5 to Meet 4/8
The next regular meeting of Community Board 5 will be held on Wednesday, April 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Christ the King High School cafeteria, which is located at 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue in M...
Mar 31, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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City Vote on D24 High School Postponed Again
DOE: Time is running out
Mar 24, 2009 | 8 8 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Leaving Car Idling Could Cost You Big
Councilwoman introduces strict anti-idling legislation
Mar 24, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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When Renting Office Space Gets Tricky
Aldona Fire Co. looks to rent spare floor
Mar 24, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
3/16 to 3/22
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Juniper Valley Park
Dogs on the Run in Juniper Park
Residents renew push for dog run in popular park
Mar 17, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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Revised Glendale, MidVille, Maspeth Rezone Plans Move Forward
City planner Thomas Smith presented revised plans for the proposed rezoning of Middle Village, Glendale, and Maspeth at a community board meeting last week, moving the major downzone one step close...
Mar 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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CB5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri addresses the board.
CB5 Approves High School Just in Time
City Council committee to vote on school this week
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104th Blotter
3/9/09 to 3/15/09
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As Fire Burns, So Too Does Neighborly Goodwill
Apartment fire inspires Rego Park community to take action
Mar 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Willets Point Workers Ask for Relocation, Not Training
After the controversial Willets Point redevelopment plan was approved by the City Council, a relocation and retraining effort was put into effect, but many of the workers who will be displaced by t...
Mar 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Livery Driver Arrested for Raping Fare
Police arrested an Elmhurst livery cab driver last week for the sexual assault of a Queens woman he picked up in his car in Astoria. Police have charged Klever Sailema, 46, of 79-11 41st Avenue, wi...
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
3/2/09 to 3/09/09
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Councilman Eric Gioia rallied with parents to protest the possible elimination of a bus route that is used by many school kids.
Where Children Fear to Tread
Dangerous crossing unavoidable after bus cuts
Mar 04, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. John's supporters held a tearful candlelight vigil last Saturday night.
Hospitals Taken Off Life Support
St. John's and Mary Immaculate close doors for good
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Kerry meets Netanyahu on new Mideast peace mission

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) listens to US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2013US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet Friday morning in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his latest attempt at promoting elusive Israeli-Palestinians peace talks. The two were to meet in a city-centre hotel at 0630 GMT, after the US envoy held more than two hours of talks Thursday evening with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. A Palestinian source said on Friday Abbas rejected US proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along its strategic border with Jordan. It is Kerry's ninth trip to Israel and the West Bank since March, and his second in less than a week.


2013-12-13 06:28:20 -0500
Iran official says U.S. sanctions violate Geneva deal spirit

Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs Abbas Araghchi speaks during a news conference in BaghdadIran said on Friday that a new U.S. measure targeting companies and individuals for supporting its nuclear program violated the spirit of a nuclear deal reached with major powers in Geneva last month. The United States on Thursday black-listed additional companies and people under sanctions aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining the capability to make nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said. Iran says its program is purely peaceful. "We are evaluating the situation and Iran will react accordingly to the new sanctions imposed on 19 companies and individuals.


2013-12-13 06:26:55 -0500
Execution in Bangladesh sparks violent protests

A Bangladeshi man cries after his vehicle was set on fire by Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami activists following the execution of their party leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. The execution of the opposition leader in Bangladesh sparked violent protests Friday as activists torched homes and businesses belonging to government supporters, leaving at least three people dead, in a fresh wave of bloodshed ahead of elections next month. (AP Photo/Suvra Kanti Das)DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The execution of an opposition leader in Bangladesh sparked violent protests Friday as activists torched homes and businesses belonging to government supporters, leaving at least three people dead, in a new wave of bloodshed ahead of elections next month.


2013-12-13 06:25:20 -0500