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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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St. John's crushes Connecticut Huskies 73-51 in Big East Tournament Opening Round
A team effort by St. John’s dominated the court and sent the Huskies packing, ending their Big East tournament run and a chance for an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. Despite facing an oppon...
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Miles Davis, Richard Williams, Lucius Benson, and Allen Winston pose for a picture during a Golden Gloves match at Elmcor
Elmcor's Lou Benson touches lives in and out of the ring
February 23rd's Daily News Golden Gloves event at Elmcor Recreation Center in Queens was filled with family, friends and fans of the fighters. As people filed through the gym, many stopped to shake...
Mar 05, 2010 | 8 8 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
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Corey Edwards scored the game winning basket with 30 seconds left
Christ the King Royals rally to defeat Bishop Loughlin 66-61, claim second consecutive CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Championship
JayVaughn Pinkston might have received top billing heading into the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Championship game, but Corey Edwards finished on top. Edwards scored 14 points, including the go-ahead bask...
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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John Sikiric (left) and Kirk Liddelow (right)
Maspeth's John Sikiric has jersey number retired by Queens College
Sikiric, who played for Queens from 2001-05, led the Knights to the 2004-05 New York Collegiate Athletic Conference championship.
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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CYO Girls' Basketball Championship Photos
The CYO's girl's championships were held this past sunday at St. John's Prep and Martin Luther High School, and there was plenty of championship hardware to go around. Click the slideshow the view ...
Feb 25, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Joseph's Men's & Women's Basketball Teams Win Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Championships
St. Joseph's (Women) 56, Albany Pharmacy 53 With 0:33 left and St. Joseph’s trailing by one, Ashley McQuillan (Brooklyn, NY/St. Francis Prep) hit two free throws to put the Lady Bears up for good l...
Feb 25, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Sebastian Boys Swimming Rules the Pool
Congratulations to the boys on their undefeated season! They worked hard and it paid off. During the boys dual meet season, they won all of their meets against the teams in Queens. They then had a ...
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Caleb being awarded his trip to the UK by City Parks Foundation's Director of Sports Mike Silverman
Caleb Williamson: One to Watch
Williamson is a 14-year-old rising star on the tennis court
Feb 17, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hillcrest High School tennis team gearing up for another PSAL championship run
HILLCREST H.S. WINNING TENNIS TEAM PREPARING FOR 2010 SEASON: In 2009 the Hillcrest H.S. Tennis played in the PSAL Division “B” Finals. With 6 of the 7 players returning this year the team has been...
Feb 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Angle of the Week: Golden Gloves Invade Brookyln
Shirrod Victoria from Universal BC throws a punch at Femi Guri from John's Gym during a Daily News Golden Gloves match Friday at the Ridgewood Masonic Temple in Bushwick. Victoria won the match by ...
Feb 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marcel Esonwune: Athlete of the Week
Esonwune just completed a week that was off the charts.
Feb 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Justin Gist scored 25 points and grabbed five rebounds
St. Joseph’s Men's Basketball Rallies to Top CCNY in Double Overtime
BROOKLYN, NY – The St. Joseph’s College men’s basketball team led for less than a minute in regulation and needed two last second three-pointers at the end of regulation and overtime to extend the ...
Feb 11, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jessica Vazquez: One to Watch
Vazquez, a native of Brooklyn, decided to reach for the stars in November when she tried out of the New York Sharks.
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fire Norm Now is an anti-Roberts website.
Frustrated St. John’s Red Storm fans set sights on head coach Norm Roberts
They say nice guys finish last, and unfortunately for Norm Roberts, the saying might be true.
Feb 11, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Games to Watch: February 11-February 17
Thursday February 11 7:45 pm Long Island University at Sacred Heart: Five losses in their last seven games has seemingly K-O’ed LIU’s chances of locking up the number one seed in the Northeast Conf...
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sleet, ice, deep freeze hit large swath of US

Ronnie Moody of Nabholz Construction Services plows ice from the parking lot of the St. Bernards Outpatient Dialysis Center on Washington Avenue in Downtown Jonesboro, Ark., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Moody said he and others had been working off and on since about 3 a.m. Saturday clearing key areas around the hospital. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Rob Holt)RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A winter storm delivered a sloppy smorgasbord of snow, freezing rain and sleet to the southern Mid-Atlantic region and other states Sunday, with parts of Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey seeing more than 3 inches of accumulation, making driving dangerous for millions of residents nationwide.


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Lara Gut earns 4th win of young World Cup season

Lindsey Vonn races during the women's World Cup super-G skiing event at Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lara Gut of Switzerland won a super-G on Sunday by three-hundredths of a second for her fourth victory of a World Cup season that is only eight races old.


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Car bomb attacks across Iraq kill at least 39

Security forces inspect the site of car bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr cityBy Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs killed at least 39 people across Iraq on Sunday and wounded more than 120, mainly targeting busy commercial streets in and around the capital, police sources said. The deadliest attack took place in the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim district of Bayaa in Baghdad, when a bomb in a parked vehicle exploded near car workshops, killing seven and wounding 14, the sources said. An attack on another car workshop in the Sunni district of Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, killed three and wounded 10 after nightfall. Violence in Iraq is at the highest level in at least five years and the capital has been targeted almost daily.


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