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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Author’s A Hit In Holding
Court With Ridgewood Students
The 49 students who are active in the Law Club at Ridgewood’s P.S. 88 recently welcomed Joshua Prager (seated at center in foreground), a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal and author of The Echoing Green. The book presents “the untold story” of Bobby Thomson’s legendary home run off a pitch from Ralph Branca that gave the 1951 New York Giants a dramatic victory, along with the National League pennant, over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Prager discussed his work on the book and fielded questions from the fourth and fifth graders, who will take part on Friday, May 9 in a moot court at the school that presents arguments on whether or not the Giants went too far in stealing signals from the Giants, resulting in “The Shot Heard ’Round the World.” As shown, many wore team caps of the side they favor. Pictured with the students and their guest speaker are (standing in rear) P.S. 88 teachers and Law Club advisors Gary Mintz and Maureen Wolf. (photo: J. Naughton)

GAMES AT GUNPOINT

Stickup At Store Was A Grand Theft

by Robert Pozarycki
Life imitated art as a pair of armed crooks stole copies of a popular video game with a criminal element and cash during a stickup of a Ridgewood video game store on Tuesday night, Apr. 29, police reported. MORE...

INTRUDERS FORCE WAY INTO HOME
Home Invaders Held Five At Gunpoint

by Robert Pozarycki
Trouble was at the door of a Ridgewood home on Monday morning, Apr. 29 as a trio of gunmen reportedly forced their way inside and took valuables from residents at gunpoint. MORE...

BANDITS’ BUSY DAY
Note-Carrying Crooks Targeted Local Banks

by Robert Pozarycki
Robbery capers made by two separate crooks on Monday, Apr. 28 reportedly ended in mixed results, as an armed man took cash from a Glendale bank while a disguised individual was unsuccessful in his bid to holdup a branch in Ozone Park. MORE...

SPLIT ON H.S. PLAN
Members Say New School May Lead To More Traffic, Mischief

story and photos by Robert Pozarycki
Parents and members of the Juniper Park Civic Association were split on the proposed creation of a public secondary school in Maspeth during a debate at the civic group’s Apr. 24 meeting at Our Lady of Hope Auditorium in Middle Village. MORE...

STARTING IN SEPTEMBER
Getting Ready For Opening Of R’wood Early Childhood Center

story and photos by Robert Pozarycki
Preparations for the opening of a brand new early childhood school in Ridgewood this September were the focus of a joint meeting of the Citizens for a Better Ridgewood and the 104th Precinct Community Council held on Monday, Apr. 28 at St. Aloysius Church. MORE...

HURT BATTLING HEAT
Firefighters Injured During Two-Alarm Ridgewood Blaze

by Robert Pozarycki
Five firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a two-alarm inferno that damaged apartments and a business at a Ridgewood building last Tuesday night, Apr. 22, it was reported. MORE...

Learning The St. Stan’s Way
Special Approach Seen At Parish School And Church

by Bill Mitchell
Asked what she would like people to know about Maspeth’s St. Stanislaus Kostka School, its principal, Sr. Rose Torma, shared her view that St. Stan’s is “a little school with a big heart.” MORE...

Out Of Control Car Hits Dry Cleaners
Storefront Smashed; Pair Injured

by Robert Pozarycki
Business at a Glendale dry cleaners store came to a crashing halt after a vehicle reportedly lost control and slammed into the storefront on Tuesday morning, Apr. 29, leaving one woman with minor injuries. MORE...

Stabbed In A Fight On The Street
Cops Catch Culprit Standing At Scene

by Robert Pozarycki
What started as an apparent dispute along a Brooklyn street last Saturday morning, Apr. 26 ended in bloodshed when one of the combatants fatally knifed the other, it was reported. MORE...