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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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No more free ride for Stringer
Garnett, Pierce, Terry meet with media, excited fans
Jul 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 123 123 recommendations | email to a friend
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12 & Under Division Champions Our Lady of Grace
Heroes Basketball League crowns 2013 champions
The 2013 Heroes Basketball League came to a close last week, as the champions were crowned in four separate games at Monsignor McClancy High School in East Elmhurst. The 10 & Under champions were Q...
Jul 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 174 174 recommendations | email to a friend
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Javier Castellano was more successful in the second race of the day, riding All in Blue to victory over five furlongs on the dirt in a race with a $70,000 purse. (Photo: Michael O'Kane)
Moreno victorious in $200K Dwyer on Saturday
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NY Open debuts At West Side Tennis Club
The West Side Tennis Club (WSTC) in Forest Hills hosted the first annual New York Open tennis tournament last weekend on the hard courts at the legendary tennis stadium. The citywide tennis tournam...
Jul 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 139 139 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heroes action from week of June 24 2013
Heroes Basketball League 2013 Championship Game Schedule For July 2
Queens Youth Basketball League Finals 7-2-2013
Jul 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 158 158 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jockey John R. Velazquez and Wired Bryan were top over five furlongs in the first race of the day, capturing the $60,000 purse. (Photo: Michael O'Kane)
Close Hatches takes $300K Mother Goose
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Jun 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 226 226 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heroes Basketball League Scores & Notes
Swift Renovation 41 Jokers 11 In the 14 & Under Boys Division, Swift Renovation beat the Jokers, 41-11. The high scorers for Swift Renovation were Tyler Angevine with 15 points and Brian Kelly with...
Jun 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 211 211 recommendations | email to a friend
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Team winners with former Knicks player Earl Monroe.
Mayor’s Cup crowns the city’s best youth tennis players
The 2013 Mayor’s Cup tennis tournament was held recently at the USTA in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The winners were: Middle School Boys Singles: Igor Maslov (IS 236) def Alexander L. Chiu (MS 16...
Jun 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 184 184 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nets tap Kidd as new Head Coach
After 19 years in the NBA, including seven with the New Jersey Nets, Jason Kidd is returning to the team he lead to back-to-back finals appearances in 2002 and 2003. General Manager Billy King anno...
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 338 338 recommendations | email to a friend
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A colorful crowd comes out for the Belmont Stakes
A crowd of 47,562 people attended the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and bet nearly $11 million. An additional $80 million was bet off-track on the race. Attendance was well down from last year, when 8...
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 294 294 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heroes Basketball: Street Ballers remain undefeated
St. Kevin’s 35 St. Helen’s 22 In the 14 & Under Boys Division, St. Kevin’s beat St. Helen’s, 35-22. St. Kevin’s had a 9-8 halftime lead, and the game was well within reach for St. Helen’s until St....
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 280 280 recommendations | email to a friend
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Palace Malice takes the Belmont Stakes. (Photo: Michael O'Kane)
Long shot upsets 14-horse field in Belmont Stakes
Long-shot Palace Malice emerged as the hero of Todd Pletcher’s record five starters in the 145th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, charging through the stretch to a 3 ¼-length vict...
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 266 266 recommendations | email to a friend
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Israel defeats Honduras in Citi Field soccer action
Israel defeated Honduras, 2-0, in an international friendly at Citi Field Sunday evening. The official crowd for the match was 26,170, and Amar’e Stoudemire of the Knicks, who claims Jewish roots t...
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 229 229 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heroes Basketball: Street Ballers remain undefeated
Week's Scores and Notes
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 235 235 recommendations | email to a friend
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In the first race of the day, Run a Dubb Dubb and jockey Rajiv Maragh edged out Tanglewood Tale for the victory in 6 1/2 furlongs on dirt for three year olds and up. (Photo: Michael O'Kane)
Big Apple Showcase highlights NY-breds
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Dolphins shake off snow, Steelers 34-28

Miami Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll (28) cannot come up with the interception of a pass intended for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Markus Wheaton (11) during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Don Wright)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Once the Miami Dolphins got used to the snow, the Pittsburgh Steelers were no problem.


2013-12-08 17:26:34 -0500
Drones, Taliban on agenda as Hagel heads to Pakistan

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (C) speaks to US troops at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan on December 8, 2013Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel heads to Pakistan on Monday for talks as Washington seeks to defuse tensions over controversial US drone strikes and Islamabad's role in Afghanistan. In the first visit by a US defence secretary in nearly four years, Hagel will fly from Kabul to Islamabad to meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other top officials, including the country's new army chief.


2013-12-08 17:25:36 -0500
Ligety wins World Cup giant slalom

US Ted Ligety (C), first place, US Bode Miller (L), second place, and Austria's Marcel Hirscher, third place, celebrate on the winners' podium after the men's giant slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on December 8, 2013Beaver Creek (United States) (AFP) - American Ted Ligety cruised to victory in the men's giant slalom Sunday, becoming the first man in 22 years to win four consecutive giant slaloms. Ligety won in a combined time of two minutes, 35.77 seconds to beat fellow American Bode Miller (2:37.09) and Austria's Marcel Hirscher who finished third in 2:37.59. Ligety set a blistering pace in the first run that left him more than a second ahead of the field. He equalled Alberto Tomba's mark of four straight wins which the Italian set in 1991.


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