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“TheSpaghetti Set” by Rose Marie Maisto Boyd
Dec 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 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 | 25 25 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 | 26 26 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 | 38 38 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 | 42 42 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 | 42 42 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 | 70 70 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 | 76 76 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 | 76 76 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 - $...
The Penalties for Employment Discrimination
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 150 150 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed another suit for employment discrimination which could end up costing the employer hundreds of thousands of dollars.  The suit file...

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Pastor Avila de Leon
Maspeth still mourning church lost in fire
Community looking to rebuild
Jun 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rust Never Sleeps
Approximately 100 volunteers gathered in Maspeth this past Saturday to undertake a mammoth operation: cleaning gritty Rust Street, which runs right through the heart of industrial Maspeth and shows...
Jun 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Blotter
6/1/09 - 6/7/09
Jun 16, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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City water supply system at risk
CB5 leaders call for ban on proposed watershed drilling
Jun 16, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grand Avenue Festival: Inside Look
The Grand Avenue Festival this past Sunday in Maspeth drew thousands of people and dozens of vendors to Grand Avenue. The children's air rides were again the main attraction of the day, however the...
Jun 16, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Op-Ed
Small biz needs public health plan
Jun 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Going green cheaper than ever
Queens forum held on affordable green measures for homeowners
Jun 11, 2009 | 3 3 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Monday, May 25 Gilberto Rodriguez was arrested at 57-14 65th Street for assault by Officer Lewis. Kenneth Beak was arrested at 57-14 65th Street for assault by Officer Lewis. Bicio Bemaram was arre...
Jun 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pastor Aviela DeLeon and parishioner Edward Bielen watch from the front porch of the parsonage as firefighters extinguish the last of the flames at Maspeth United Methodist Church.
Fire destroys 100-year-old Maspeth church
Pastor believes lightning may have ignited blaze
Jun 09, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deacon Arthur Griffin
Local food donations go a long way
Local food donations go a long way Not only the homeless, but also the day workers are benefiting from donations of food in the area. Generous donations from people at St. Stanislaus and Transfigur...
Jun 05, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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VIDEO: Mayor makes stop in Ridgewood
Talks schools, economy, and crime in the 104th Precinct
Jun 05, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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An interior room at the under-construction Ridgewood YMCA
Catalpa YMCA will open by September
Promises to be state-of-the-art
Jun 02, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marshall riding a vintage car to the Qnsboro centennial
Queensboro Bridge turns 100
Centennial celebration highlights bridge’s history
Jun 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Neglected dog in need of loving home
Rescued pooch found with 60 cats in abandoned Maspeth apartment
Jun 02, 2009 | 7 7 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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25 years of remembering
Maspeth Memorial Day Parade still going strong
May 27, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jimenez wins 4th Hong Kong title in playoff

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain, holding the trophy, celebrates after winning the Hong Kong Open golf tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)HONG KONG (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez clinched the Hong Kong Open on the first hole of a three-way playoff Sunday, extending his record as the oldest player to win on the European Tour.


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Pope prays in Rome's posh shopping district

Pope Francis waves as he arrives at the Spanish Steps to pray at the statue of the Virgin Mary, in central Rome, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, in the heart of Rome's fanciest shopping district, prayed on Sunday that the poor are never forgotten.


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Friend: Mandela not on life support in final hours

Veteran politician and President of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Bantu Holomisa speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Holomisa a close family friend who visited Nelson Mandela in his last hours says he wasn't on life support, appeared to be calmly sleeping and that it was obvious he was "giving up" in what would be his last struggle. Bantu Holomisa, who has known Mandela since his liberation from prison in 1990, told The Associated Press on Sunday that he had been called to Mandela's house by the family on Thursday because of Mandela's deteriorating condition. When he arrived, about 20 Mandela family members were gathered there. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela wasn't on life support and had many family members and doctors close by in his final hours, a family friend who was at his bedside said Sunday.


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