Flames and heavy smoke consumed a vacant warehouse during a three-alarm inferno
on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8 that reportedly took firefighters more than three
hours to bring under control. Fire Department sources said the blaze broke out at
around 5:50 a.m. More...
A group of young muggers reportedly took aim at a pair of
pedestrians along a Middle Village street and assaulted them
before stealing their cell phones last Wednesday night, Sept. 2.
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There may be many ways to leave one’s mark upon the world,
but for a man such as the late Frederick T. Haller Jr., a Glendale
resident who loved his community, none could be more fitting
than the naming of a neighborhood street in his honor.
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An infusion of $30 million in state grants for Queens hospitals
and community centers “does not begin to cure the
county’s long-term ills,” according to Borough President
Helen Marshall.
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Crime And Graffiti Headline Concerns At ONCA Meeting
Steps taken by several members of the community to thwart
graffiti and rampant burglaries were detailed at the Tuesday,
Sept. 1 Our Neighbors Civic Association meeting held at
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ozone Park.
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The RGMVM Aces 12U
team won six straight games to
attain the championship
crown this past weekend at the
Baseball Heaven Labor Day
Tournament in Yaphank, L.I.
The players, who are Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth locals, delivered an exceptional performance competing in their last tournament of the summer. More...
I am writing in response to Charlene Stubbs’ letter (printed in the Aug. 27 issue) concerning Maspeth’s needs for more than a park on the now vacant site of St. Saviour’s. More...
In the dark days of the Iraq war, when valiant U.S. troops
faced down multiple enemies who obeyed no rules of war,
President Bush never panicked. More...
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, world leaders gathered in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.
As noted, the war began with Germany’s pre-dawn invasion in Gdansk, Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. More...
The driver of a sports utility vehicle reportedly lost consciousness and collided
head-on with another vehicle at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Broadway in
Bushwick last Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1, it was reported. More...
Event To Honor Glendale’s Haller