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Townhouse Antiques Closes
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Bellport, New York, May 20, 2013 -- “This is a sad day for Townhouse Antiques.  After 12 years, we are adding our name to the ever growing list of antique shops closing on Long Island.  The recessi...
Madonna's work at Brady Court
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/ugly-battle-behind-peaceful-facade-brady-court-co-ops-article-1.1338347
Tracy Towers Representation
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/tenants-cheer-bronx-judge-postpones-rent-increase-tracey-towers-complex-court-fight-rages-article-1.1152703
Off-the-clock Claims Are Subject to Wage and Hour Lawsuits
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Off-the-clock claims are one source of wage and hour lawsuits. In an off-the-clock claim, employees assert that the employer forced them to spend time working ...
Timing Is Everything
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
     While I was living in Nashville, I was continually learning about different plants and flowers that were native to the region. As I walked through a field one day, I spotted a cluster of dain...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: May 2013
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens NY Real Estate Market Update As the Queens housing market recovers we are seeing considerable increases in demand, resulting in a strong seller’s market in certain areas a...
New York City's Biggest Free Pet Adoption Event Ever Comes to Queens!
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
On June 1 st and June 2 nd , thousands of dogs and cats will be looking for their forever homes at New York City’s biggest pet adoption event ever – all for free. The Alliance for NYC’s Animals ...
Holy Roman Festival
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
May 15 - 19 175-20 74TH AVENUE, FRESH MEADOWS RIDES, GAMES, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT OPEN, WED THROUGH FRIDAY, 6PM-11PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 2PM — 11PM FREE PARKING AND ADMISSION PAY ONE LOW P...
Flea Market
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
FLEA MARKET Transfiguration Parish Hall - Maspeth Sunday, June 2nd, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Vendors needed; please call 347-339-1362 Tables $25.00
FSLA Challenges ― How Does Overtime Work with a Fluctuating Work Week?
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
In recent years, the changes and complexities of wage and hour laws have made it difficult for small businesses to comply with regulations. Yet, with wage and hour lawsuits on the rise, small busi...

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2008: Year in Review
With 2008 coming to a close, the Queens Ledger decided to take a look back at a few of the stories that shaped the year. Some New Faces in Albany Generally speaking, incumbents in Queens politics ...
Dec 30, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Learning Leaders volunteer Gabriela Castro works with a second grader at P.S. 149 in Jackson Heights.
Parents Take the Lead in Learning
Volunteers lend a helping hand in the classroom
Dec 30, 2008 | 1 1 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Robbers on Loose
Authorities are on the hunt for several individuals wanted in connection with seven armed robberies throughout Brooklyn and Queens. Police are looking for two to four men who have primarily target...
Dec 30, 2008 | 2 2 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rego Park Child Psychiatrist Convicted of Sexual Abuse
A Rego Park child psychiatrist has been convicted of sexual abuse and could face up to one year in prison, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced last week. Brown identified the psychi...
Dec 30, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Board of Standards and Appeals gave the okay for the construction of a cell phone tower on top of this Maspeth residence.
Easy ‘Cell’ for the BSA
Board gives okay to Maspeth cell tower
Dec 23, 2008 | 1 1 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left to right are Firefighter Ryan Wilson, Captain Jim Goelz and Firefighters Ricardo Remon, Wilbur Suarez, Randy Supek, and Dennis Siry of Engine Company 289.
A Tight Squeeze for Members of This EC
Firefighters deliver baby to Corona mother
Dec 23, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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How One Bridge Becomes Three
Kosciuszko status updated as FEIS released
Dec 23, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Senator-Elect Arrested for Assault
Allegedly attacked girlfriend, pol denies charges
Dec 23, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time Warner Cable employees gathered at the company’s cable store in Manhattan to announce the new Cable Calendar. Manalo Perez poses next to his calendar page.
Cable Workers Cause “High-Speed” Heart Rates With New Calendars
If the technician that comes into your home to fix your cable box looks familiar, it’s because they might be one of the Time Warner beefcakes hanging above your desk. The cable company that brings...
Dec 17, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Elmhurst Park Revitalization Underway
Board gets update on progress at former gas tank site
Dec 17, 2008 | 2 2 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Santa at St. Stan's
St. Stanislaus Kostka School of Maspeth recently held its annual “Breakfast With Santa” event. A festive time was had by all, including eight-month-old Benjamin, who took the opportunity to tell Sa...
Dec 17, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Asked to Join in Newtown Study
Would take part in project already underway in Brooklyn
Dec 17, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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The distributor for this popular pet store on Cooper Avenue in Glendale was robbed over the weekend.
Brazen Sunday Afternoon Gunpoint Robbery Near Atlas Park
Robbers tie up victims, but safe empty
Dec 17, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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It Takes a Village to Get in the Spirit
Labor of love continues to brighten the holiday season
Dec 17, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stop The Q60!
CB6 questions bus route changes on Queens Blvd.
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Suspected rebels kill 28, wound 24 in east India

FILE – In this April 15, 2007 file photo, Mahendra Karma, center, lawmaker and founder of Salwa Judum, the government-supported militia to combat Communist rebels known as Naxalites, is surrounded by bodyguards at his residence in Jagdalpur, in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh. Karma was killed when Maoist rebels attacked a convoy of cars of Congress party leaders and supporters in eastern India, injuring several people on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The rebels have been fighting the central government for more than four decades, demanding land and jobs for tenant farmers and the poor. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi, File)NEW DELHI (AP) — About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in an eastern state, killing 28 people and wounding 24 others in one of their most audacious attacks on politicians.


Sun May 26 02:48:54 UTC 2013
2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold

A Lebanese army officer investigates part of a rocket which struck a car exhibit on a street at the Mar Mikhael district, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday May 26, 2013. Rockets slammed Sunday into two Beirut neighborhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, wounding at least 4 people, Lebanese security officials and media said. Tensions have been running high in Lebanon, and Syrian rebels have threatened to retaliate against the militant Shiite Hezbollah group for sending fighters to assist President Bashar Assad's forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — Rockets slammed Sunday into two southern Beirut neighborhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, wounding at least four people, security officials said.


Sun May 26 02:47:18 UTC 2013
Cain stops Bigfoot in 1st round, defends UFC title

Cain Velasquez, left, throws a punch against Antonio Silva in the first round of the UFC 160 mixed martial arts heavyweight title bout, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Las Vegas. Velasquez won by technical knockout. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cain Velasquez finished his UFC heavyweight title defense in just 81 merciless seconds. Junior Dos Santos waited until the last minute to end his own bout in spectacular fashion.


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