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This Month in Queens Real Estate: April 2014
Apr 10, 2014 | 2 2 comments | 121 121 recommendations | email to a friend
April 2014 Queens NY Market Update  The pace of home sales remained sluggish in March according to the most recent data released by the Long Island Board of Realtors. A combination of higher prices...
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Apr 08, 2014 | 1 1 comments | 137 137 recommendations | email to a friend
Join Networking For Prosperity & Adventure , a different kind of meetup that shows you the HOW to, not just the fluff of getting you excited in order to set you up for failure. Let's face it, in th...
The Tenor, A Novel by Peter Danish, revisits Maria Callas wartime years
Apr 06, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 151 151 recommendations | email to a friend
     THE TENOR A novel by Peter Danish Based partially on a true episode of Maria Callas’ life, The Tenor is the riveting story of a young Italian man with   a spectacular knack for music and a voi...
Networking for Prosperity & Adventure Meetup in NYC April 9 7PM till 10PM
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Networking for Prosperity & Adventure Meetup in NYC April 9 7PM till 10PM
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Shirley who is a part time employed, motivated leader who is working on a few business ventures in order to be a full time entrepreneur. In spite of many obstacles she is currently working on many ...
What is a retaliation claim and why are they so popular?
Mar 27, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 216 216 recommendations | email to a friend
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2012, 38 percent of all EEOC claims were for retaliation. The reason retaliation claims have become so popular in recent yea...
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!
Mar 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 235 235 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Stan's Mothers' Club is proud to announce our first BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY! Sunday, April 6th  9AM-12PM $10.00 Per Child 61-17 Grand Avenue, Maspeth
National Labor Relations Board finds employee’s Facebook posts not protected
Mar 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 274 274 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans In recent years, thousands of companies have felt the impact of a slumped economy, increased costs and regulations.  These conditions have forced employers to cut costs, red...
Coaches Wanted!
Mar 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 278 278 recommendations | email to a friend
Coaches Wanted for Forest & Highland Parks 2014 Sport Clinics. Must be able to work with children age 7-14 and have skills in one or more of the following sports: SKATEBOARDING, BASKETBALL AND SOCC...
Sign Up and Walk for Kids Growth!
Mar 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 286 286 recommendations | email to a friend
Join the community on April 6, 2014. Walk for Kids Growth at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in Queens (at Fountain of the Planets). This community event will feature a scenic 3-mile fun walk, refres...

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25 years of remembering
Maspeth Memorial Day Parade still going strong
May 27, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 58 58 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
5/18/09 - 5/24/09
May 27, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mr. Met takes a break to read the David Wright issue of It's Queens.
Queens Business Expo Smash Success
Citi Field is good for more than just baseball. A welcome distraction from the Mets’ inconsistent play of late, the Queens Business Expo May 21 at Citi Field drew the best of the Queens business wo...
May 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
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In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary, the Girl Scout troop from St. Stanislaus will be recognized at Memorial Square on 69th Street and Grand Avenue immediately after the Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 24. Back in 1984, the same Girl Scout troop wrote letters to the Queens Ledger asking to bring back the Memorial Day Parade in Maspeth. This outcry resulted in the reemergence of the Parade. The troop is led by Linda Cotov and Wiceida Feliciano, and troop members include Marissa Cofane, Kim Cotov, Kristina DeSena, Sarah Feliciano, Natalie Frankowski, Taylor Groll, Maragret Leisenheimer, Rebekah Lopatto, Ashling McGlone, Cassandra Rodriguez, Jennifer Silberberger, Nicole Talamo, and Amanda Vopat
Maspeth parade celebrating 25 years
Will parade down Grand Avenue again this Sunday, May 24, at 1 p.m.
May 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 65 65 recommendations | email to a friend
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Juan Diaz, an 11-year-old I.S. 73 student, shows the nurse's note that let him out of school.
Swine flu worsens in New York City
More schools close after first city death from virus
May 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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City to slash CB5's 2010 budget
The city is cutting Community Board 5's budget by approximately $37,000 for fiscal year 2010, CB5's District Manager Gary Giordano announced at the board's May 13th meeting. CB5's Fiscal Year 2009 ...
May 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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New Eagle Scout Matthew Putre (second row center) stands with his proud Boy Scout troop and State Senator Joseph Addabbo (last row center).
Putre advances to Eagle Scout
Fellow scouts, family, and friends joined Matthew Putre on Saturday at Maspeth Town Hall to celebrate his advancement in rank to Eagle Scout. "This is the culminating event of a Boy Scout's career,...
May 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
5/11/09 to 5/17/09
May 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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The map included in STV’s environmental study showing the school site, where each soil sample was taken from, and surrounding properties (shaded pink) the report believes have contaminated the site over time.
City refuses to clean contaminated Maspeth school site
Instead, DOE will build barrier system that has many worried
May 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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History comes to life at St. Stan’s
Seventh graders get into character
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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CB5 rezone could reach City Council by summer
City planners present plans at formal public hearing
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mirror Mirror On The Move
Susan Sheane, proprietor of Mirror Mirror Salon on Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village, WASs inducted into membership of the Advantages Chapter of BNI, which features a group of more than a dozen bus...
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Markey to Grand Marshall Memorial Day Parade
Charlie Markey has deep Maspeth roots. From the 1920's on, the Markey family has been an active presence in St. Mary Winfield parish, and Markey himself met his wife Marge at Confraternity of Chris...
May 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dog run troubles continue
The executive committee of Community Board 5 weighed in on a possible Juniper Park dog run at their public meeting on Tuesday, May 5, though no date has been set yet for a formal review of the issu...
May 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
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Juniper Park Dog Run Location Disputed
Advocates for a dog run at Juniper Valley Park are indicating they might want a decent section of the park, or no dog run at all. Terry Sullivan, the president of Juniper Park Dog Owners Associatio...
May 06, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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Zimmer to buy Biomet in $13.35 billion deal
(Reuters) - Medical device maker Zimmer Holdings Inc said it would buy orthopedic products company Biomet Inc in a deal valued at about $13.35 billion to broaden its portfolio of products that treat bone and joint-related disorders. Zimmer will pay $10.35 billion in cash and issue $3 billion in shares to Biomet shareholders. Biomet was taken private for $11.4 billion in 2007 by a private equity consortium including affiliates of Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and TPG. Biomet was advised by BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
2014-04-24 07:54:39 -0400
Activists: Syrian airstrikes in north kill 18

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, hold up his portraits as they march during a demonstration is solidarity with government forces, in the al-Inshaat neighborhood of Homs, Syria. A Syrian lawmaker on Wednesday registered his candidacy for the June 3 presidential election, becoming the first contender in the June 3 vote that will held in the midst of the country’s civil war and has already been dismissed by the West as a farce. President Bashar Assad has suggested he would seek another term in office but has not yet announced his candidacy. (AP Photo/SANA, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government airstrikes targeted a vegetable market in a rebel-held town in the northern Aleppo province on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding scores of others, opposition activists said.


2014-04-24 07:54:23 -0400
HBO's John Oliver recognizes debt to Jon Stewart

This undated image released by HBO shows host John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," airing Sundays at 11 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/HBO)NEW YORK (AP) — When the time comes for a young bird to leave the nest, he's often more than ready to go and doesn't care too much what Papa Bird thinks.


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