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Roofing 102: Installing A Flat Roof in 10 Steps
Dec 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 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 | 40 40 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 | 50 50 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 | 46 46 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 | 60 60 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 | 63 63 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 | 63 63 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 | 91 91 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 | 97 97 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 | 93 93 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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What's the Word: An Interview with Vaughn College's Rob Bell
Rob Bell, a senior at Vaughn College, has been with the Men’s basketball team since its days in the New York Urban Professionals league. Last season, Bell was on hand as the team began playing othe...
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(Left-to-Right) Assisstant Coach Laureen Kurtin, Freshmen Joseph and Paul Gilhuley and Head Coach Kyle Brown.
Feat of the week: Gilhuley brothers break St. Francis Cross Country record
Sometimes a little sibling rivalry can be a good thing. We’re sure that the St. Francis Men’s Cross Country team would agree.
Oct 01, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Elysee Vilsaint, who ranks fourth in NCAA Division III in goals, has led the Cardinals to the brink of the CUNYAC championship.
Elysee Vilsaint: Athlete of the Week
Vilsaint, who last year led York to the CUNYAC championship game against Hunter, was back at it on Saturday, scoring a goal and an assist to lead York to a 2-0 victory.
Oct 01, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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NFL Pick 'Em: Week 3

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John Starks, Knicks in Queens
Former New York Knick guard John Starks was on hand Sunday as the Knicks held a basketball clinic in Elmhurst. The clinic, held at Frank O’Connor Park, taught youngsters basketball skills and drills.
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens College Soccer wins sixth straight game
Feat of the Week
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Jakeem Johnson: Athlete of the Week
Johnson, a freshman forward on the Long Island University Men’s soccer team, has been sensational for the Blackbirds during his short time in Brooklyn.
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NFL Pick 'Em, Week 2

Sep 18, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fantasy Football Focus
On Sunday I was minding my own business, casually keeping up with my casual league and my casually drafted team, when I saw that Donovan McNabb not so casually ate some turf and hurt himself. I pla...
Sep 18, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘Straw’ Comes To Forest Hills
Darryl Strawberry, an alum of both the METS and the YANKEES, is easily one of the most beloved ballplayers in the city.
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Serena Williams
Top Five Faces of the US Open
So Another US Open has come through the borough. This one brought drama, upsets, outbursts, and magical runs.
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cyclones offense goes missing as Scrappers Sweep Brooklyn
The bats were silent when the slide began. The postseason couldn’t wake them up, so as a result, the Brooklyn Cyclones were sent home.
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NFL Pick 'Em Week 1

Sep 10, 2009 | 3 3 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Melanie Oudin: Athlete of the Week
17-year-old Melanie Oudin has held her own against the stars, going on an unprecedented run to the quarterfinals.
Sep 09, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cyclones falter behind streaking Yankees, limp into NY-Penn Playoffs
It was a nightmare scene that seemed impossible just a few weeks ago, and yet it has come to pass.
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Stocks slump following disappointing earnings

A pair of traders confer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as investors hold back ahead of economic reports that could influence when the Federal Reserve will start reducing its stimulus. World stock markets mostly fell Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 as investors factored in the prospect of the Federal Reserve reducing its lavish monetary stimulus this month. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street as traders react to disappointing earnings from U.S. companies.


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US runs $135.2 billion budget deficit in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government ran a much smaller deficit through the first two months of the budget year than the same period last year, signaling further improvement in the nation's finances.
2013-12-11 16:03:02 -0500
Budget deal offers stability to Pentagon spending

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters' questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans signaled support for a budget deal worked out yesterday between Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Rep. Patty Murray, D-Wash. The budget deal was one of a few major measures left on Congress' to-do list near the end of a bruising year that has produced a partial government shutdown, a flirtation with a first-ever federal default and gridlock on President Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-age military retirees would see fewer dollars in their federal pensions and the Pentagon would get some long-sought stability in spending under Congress' budget deal.


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