A heavily traveled bridge considered to be the “gateway”
between Ridgewood, Maspeth and Middle Village is still awaiting
renovation, but it could be due for a sprucing up if local
elected officials get their way.
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A land-and-air search conducted by police following the
mugging of a woman along a Middle Village street early last
Saturday morning, Sept. 26, reportedly ended with the arrest
of her alleged attacker, who was spotted in a nearby yard.
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Foundation Event Will Benefit Children With Cancer
There is comfort to be found in the notion that speaking about
departed loved ones can keep them present, but the friends and
family of the late Kate Tschernoletz, a 26-year-old Glendale
woman who died last year, are doing more than talk.
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An independent survey
conducted by the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
(MTA) found that the Seneca
Avenue station on the M line
in Ridgewood needs the most
improvement of all stops i More...
Trying to swipe a pricey bracelet from a Ridgewood jewelry store was a caper that didn’t pay off for a Brooklyn man busted by police after being pursued by the store’s owner last Saturday, Sept. 26, it was re ported.
The suspect was identified by po lice as Luis Almodovar, 24, of Presi dent Street in Park Slope. More...
Seniors’ Fears Are Key To Health Care Reform Debate
(AP) Beware the wrath of senior Americans.
It’s a lesson both political parties have learned the hard way about the potent over 65 voting bloc, and it’s one that Republicans are working to turn to their advantage in the high stakes fight over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. More...
Our Lady of Hope 8th grade girls’ soccer team continued its
winning streak this weekend, posting two more shutouts to improve
their already impressive record.
The girls played St. Andrew’s of Flushing in a home and away series. More...
Watching the elected officials in Washington toss
around the pros and cons of health care reform is like
watching a study in total confusion.
It might do these so-called learned men some good if
they were to stop and look backward to the hard-scrabble
years in the 1930s.
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It may be time to start channeling Noah and begin building an ark. The world is a huge mess, and it’s getting worse every day. Iran is on track to develop nuclear weapons, but global warming may incinerate us first. The Israeli Palestinian hate fest rolls on, and Afghanistan is falling apart. Drug criminals have overrun Mexico, and Third World poverty is as horrific as ever. More...
The Old Timer Reprises “Battle” Of ‘59 And Recalls Radio’s Jocks
Thanks to some readers’ submis sions, 1959 graduating classes have figured prominently in recent “Our Neighborhood” columns.
We have heard from members of the Class of 1959 at two Ridgewood schools, P.S. 93 (now I.S. 93) and P.S. 71. More...
No Ordinary Walk In The Park