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Roofing 102: Installing A Flat Roof in 10 Steps
Dec 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 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 | 22 22 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 | 33 33 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 | 31 31 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 | 44 44 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 | 48 48 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 | 48 48 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 | 76 76 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 | 81 81 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 | 80 80 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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Queens residents mourn Sandy Hook victims
Two of slain had connections to the borough
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Representatives from the EPA, FEMA, OSHA and others take questions from Greenpoint residents.
Newtown neighbors still seek relief from Sandy aftermath
Lilly Rodriguez and her husband have lived in Greenpoint for 43 years, to which she explained that she has never before dealt with a flood like the one caused by Hurricane Sandy. "Since the water c...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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New school coming to Sunnyside
A new public school is coming to Sunnyside and it's being built from the ground up. P.S. 313 will be located at 45-45 42nd Street and will house approximately 430 students from pre-K through 5th gr...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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The 10th graduating class of the green jobs training program at the Queens Botanical Garden.
Training tomorrow’s ‘green’ employees at QBG
Job training program focuses on sustainability
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Planes fly low over Queens
Leaders and community members seek answers from the FAA
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (12/10/12-1216/12)
Monday, Dec. 10 Lukasz Ruszczyk was arrested at 64-11 60th Place for criminal contempt by Officer Zbikowski. Steven Rinaldi was arrested at 66-97 Fresh Pond Road for petit larceny by Detective Spag...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Undercover police gun down career felon in Ridgewood
It was Saturday night, and restaurants and local businesses near the intersection of Gates and Seneca avenues in Ridgewood were getting ready to close for the night when five gunshots rang through ...
Dec 12, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Paula Deen visits City Harvest in Long Island City and donates food to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Television Chef Aids Hurricane Recovery Efforts
Celebrity chef Paula Deen focused less on her famous butter-filled recipes and more on how to get protein in the hands of Hurricane Sandy victims last week. On a cold loading dock in the Long Islan...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Serim Han, Ki-Suck Han's wife, Comptroller John Liu, and Ashley Han.
Family of man pushed on subway tracks speaks
Remember father, husband as hard worker willing to help
Dec 12, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Blotter
Monday, Dec. 3 Rocco Opramolla was arrested at 60-12 53 rd Street for aggravated harassment by Officer Lodato. Brian Drepaul was arrested at 1935 Flushing Avenue for assault by Officer Vazquez. Mig...
Dec 12, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Middle Village welcomes the holidays
The Middle Village Chamber of Commerce and Middle Village Kiwanis cosponsored a Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at United Methodist Church on Metropolitan Avenue Saturday evening. The event included...
Dec 06, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bloomberg thanks Parks workers for Sandy help
Immediately following Superstorm Sandy, the Park Department had to make sure that all of the city’s open spaces were safe for users. With 29,000 acres of park in New York City, the department’s emp...
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (11/26/12-12/2/12)
Monday, Nov. 26 Terence Mortagh was arrested at 88-36 Cooper Avenue for driving while intoxicated by Officer Murtha. Darin Wright was arrested at 1614 Weirfield Street for criminal mischief by Dete...
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Controversy surrounds town hall on soccer stadium
Opponents say they were shuttled into basement, MLS denies allegations
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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In Our Opinion: Hats off to CYO!
Youth sports leagues typically make it into the news when something bad happens. A fight in the stands, a child who is severely injured, or a coach violates the trust of a member of the team. So of...
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Domestic case dropped against '127 Hours' figure

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Aron Ralston, author and subject of the film "127 Hours," attends the film's premiere at Chelsea Clearview Cinema in New York. Authorities say Ralston, who gained widespread attention when he cut off his forearm to free himself after becoming trapped by a dislodged boulder in a Utah canyon, was arrested Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 in Denver for domestic violence. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)DENVER (AP) — A domestic violence case has been dismissed against Aron Ralston, a Colorado adventurer whose self-amputation ordeal was made into the movie "127 Hours."


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7 LA sheriff's deputies arrested in jail probe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal indictment names seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice as part of an FBI investigation into inmate abuse and corruption at the nation's largest jail system.
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Egypt Brotherhood leader denies inciting violence

FILE - This image Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 file photo released by Egypt's Interior Ministry shows Mohammed Badie, the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood after being detained by Egyptian security in Cairo, Egypt. Badie appeared in court Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 for the first time since his arrest in August. He and 14 other leaders of the group are facing charges of inciting violence and murder during protests. The trial was postponed to Feb. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Interior Ministry, File)CAIRO (AP) — The leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denied his group was to blame for violence as he appeared in court Monday for the first time since being detained following the ouster of the Islamist president last summer.


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