LOCAL PARK REBOUNDS
City Agencies Act To Curb Vendors
story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
      After months of complaints by local residents regarding illegal food sales and other quality-of-life problems near Grover Cleveland Park, members of the Citizens for a
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THWARTING TERRORISTS
Commish Explains Efforts At WRBA
by Ralph Mancini
      Counter-terrorism programs and school safety were topics tackled by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly at the Wednesday, Oct.
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FAST SPEEDS ON AREA STS.
COP104 Also Tackles Homelessness
story and photo by Sam Goldman
      Speeding, homelessness and graffiti were among the issued tackled at the Oct. 21 Committee of Organizations of Precinct 104 (COP104) meeting at Maspeth Town Hall.
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Architects Look At The Future Of Hunters Point
City Officials Present Plans At Forum
by Sam Goldman
      After a long battle last year to determine the exact scope and size of the forthcoming Hunters Point South development, architects and others assembled in Long Island City on Oct.
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Hardware Center Opens In Maspeth
Specializes In One-On-One Service
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      Although it’s only been three weeks since its grand opening in Maspeth, Kramer’s Paint and Hardware is already shaping up to be the type of friendly neighborhood tool shop that local residents are clamoring for.
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Pols Seek To Boost Social Security $$$
Urge Increase To Meet Rising Costs
      City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and Rep. Anthony Weiner joined seniors for a rally on Monday, Oct. 26 at the Middle Village Adult Center to call on the U.S. Social Security Administration to increase social security payments for New York City’s elderly citizens.
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Bottled Water Will Now Cost Consumers An Extra Nickel
Judge Lifts Injunction On Deposits
by Sam Goldman
      A federal court judge lifted a sixmonth long injunction prohibiting New York State from collecting deposits on the sale of bottled water on Friday, Oct. 23.
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Apply Now To Receive HEAP Cash
      Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer encourages eligible residents to sign up for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), a federally funded program that issues financial assistance to help with a household’s heating cost.
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Agent Orange Benefits Bill Would Help Sick Veterans Receive Care
To Assist Those Excluded By Technicality
      U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced new legislation to ensure that more than 800,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to the powerful toxin Agent Orange receive the health coverage they have earned.
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No Flu Shots For Health Workers
H1N1 Vaccine Doses Late In Arriving
      Gov. David A. Paterson announced that on Oct. 22, State Health Commissioner Richard F.
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Maspeth Gets New Digital Art Library
Crowley Grant Provides Access To Images
      The Beacon Parents’ Forum announced the implementation of the ARTstor digital library at P.S. 153 in Maspeth on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
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