Last Reservoir Meet Set For Tues. In Forest Park
by Robert Pozarycki
      The fourth and final community listening session regarding the creation of a regional park at the Ridgewood Reservoir on the Brooklyn/Queens border is scheduled to take place this Tuesday, June 30, in Forest Park, it was announced.
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Albany Sets Deadline For Aqueduct Bidders
State Pushes For 2011 Opening
by Ralph Mancini
      Current bidders for the Aqueduct casino development project have recently been informed by state officials that a contract for the management of the video-gambling and hotel complex would be awarded by Aug. 1. In addition, Gov. David Paterson's administration has further communicated that the facility must be opened by October 2011.
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POL WEIGHS IN ON NYC BUDGET
Council Member Takes Aim At Education Issues At SOPCAW
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      Attendees at the Tuesday June 16 South Ozone Park Civic Association West (SOPCAW) meeting learned of the ongoing challenges facing Queens and the remaining boroughs following a tentatively agreed-upon city budget. City Council Member Eric Ulrich identified education as one the areas that was shortchanged by the $59.4 billion budget.
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Bad Cable Pulls Plug On Block Glendale For Several Hours
Homeowners, Businesses Affected
by Robert Pozarycki and Sam Goldman
      Nearly 200 customers living in eastern Glendale lost their power for more than five hours Tuesday, June 23, after a cable malfunctioned, it was reported. The lights went out at around 11:30 a.m. in the vicinity of 88th and 89th streets between 74th and Rutledge avenues, according to Sara Banda, a spokesperson for Con Edison.
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A NEW WAY TO GET TRASH OUT OF QNS.
Fewer Trucks Promised, But Not Everyone's Happy
story and photo by Sam Goldman
      Plans for a new waste transfer station in West Maspeth, and a new procedure for hauling trash to a train facility in Glendale, were the focus of an information session held by Waste Management on Monday,
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ACS States Case At Board 4 Meet
Sounds Cry To Keep Kids In Neighborhood
and photo by Patrick Clark
      Members of the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) Brooklyn Borough Office stopped by the Brooklyn Community Board 4 meeting held last Wednesday,
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Employment Report For May Shows NYS Still Losing Jobs
Private Sector Down 9 Straight Months
      New York State's seasonally adjusted private sector job count decreased over the month by 20,400, or 0.3 percent, to 7,102,000 in May 2009, the State Labor Department reported last Thursday, June 18. The state's private sector job count has now dropped for nine consecutive months.
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Cost Of Insurance Too High: Crowley Brigid School Grove St. Brooklyn, NY 11237
NYS Losing Docs Who Deliver Babies in Catholic Education for 100 Years child. Emphasis on a rigorous course of academic instruction in a
      City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, along with dozens of outraged ob-gyns, radiologists, general practitioners and surgeons from Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan stood on the steps of City Hall last Wednesday, June 17,
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WIC Checks Now Redeemable At New York's Green Markets
Gov. Says State Is First In New Program
      Gov. David A. Paterson has announced that participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program can now use their monthly checks at New York farmers' markets to purchase eligible fresh produce. As noted, New York is the first state in the nation to allow the use of WIC checks for fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers' markets.
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Doctor Has Eye On Optometric Assoc.
Local Woman New Pres. Of Physicians' Group
      Dr. Denise M. Whittam, OD, was elected President of the New York State Optometric Association (NYSOA), at the statewide association's 114th Annual Meeting. A lifelong resident of Ridgewood, Whittam practices at Cohen's Fashion Optical in Manhattan.
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