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Senior Living & Care... What To Do With So Many Choices? What Does It All Mean?
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: StefansLawGroup As we age we will find ourselves either making or assisting in complex and important decisions about where we, a family member or even a friend should be living. Changes in ...
Holiday Coat Drive
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
Holiday Coat Drive   Nov. 18th - Dec. 15th, 2013 Do you have coats that you don't need anymore?  Donate Them! Winter is here and there are people in our community who could use a nice warm coat.  D...
Maspeth Indoor Flea Market
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
INDOOR FLEA MARKET!!!! Saturday, Dec. 7th  Doors open @ 9AM Indoor flea market featuring gifts for Christmas and more.  Handbags, jewelry, antiques, kids clothes, household items, make-up, fragranc...
Money Saving Winter Roofing Tips- Spot Out Faulty Gutters Yourself
Nov 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
A good roof is perhaps one of the most important investments a homeowner can make. Any good investment requires good maintenance. One of the most crucial factors in upholding a roofing system is th...
St. Margaret's Boy Scout Troop 119
Nov 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Margaret's Boy Scout Troop 119 is almost sixty-nine years old and in the year 2015 we will be celebrating our 70th birthday making us one of the oldest Boy Scout Troops in New York City. Howeve...
Breakfast with St. Nick
Nov 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Stanislaus Kostka Home School Association invites you to attend Breakfast with St. Nick .  Saturday, December 15th  9AM-1PM.  St. Stan's Auditorium, 61-17 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY Children - $...
The Penalties for Employment Discrimination
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 131 131 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed another suit for employment discrimination which could end up costing the employer hundreds of thousands of dollars.  The suit file...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: November 2013
Nov 11, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 137 137 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens NY Real Estate Market Update The seasonally adjusted rate of Queens home sales increased again in October and continued to increase when compared to year-ago levels, with October marking the...
Wheelchair Lacrosse
Nov 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 126 126 recommendations | email to a friend
For active people who become disabled, it can be hard to give up some favorite activities. When adjusting to life in a wheelchair, though, one thing that remains the same is there are always ways t...
Frequently Asked Questions About New York Employment Law
Nov 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 202 202 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Employment law can be complex and confusing for both the employer and the employee.  Following, are frequently asked questions concerning employment matters: Is an employer ...

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Support wind
Dear Editor: This Thanksgiving, New York’s wind energy has given us a lot to be grateful for. A new report by Environment New York, “Wind Power for a Cleaner America,” shows that wind energy in New...
Dec 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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CPR in schools
Dear Editor: Cardiac arrest kills more than 360,000 people in our country every year. In 2001, my husband was one of them. Joel Drillings was only 56 years old when he died from cardiac arrest at h...
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Help the homeless
Dear Editor: New York City's homeless problem has increased, especially among families, which I find most sad indeed. The shelter population has reached record levels not seen since the Great Depre...
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A Prize for DOE
Dear Editor: Posting on their website the answers to an exam that students hadn't taken yet and being defensive about it while still demanding that the job security of teachers be linked to the wor...
Dec 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Beware radon
Dear Editor: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and while most are aware that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, not everyone recognizes that prolonged exposure to radon gas is the ...
Nov 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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The end game
Dear Editor: It has become abundantly clear to me the real plan behind the Obamacare scheme. Under this confused “system,” the rich will still have the best medical care money can buy. The poor's m...
Nov 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Remembering Marjorie
Dear Editor: My good friend Marjorie Ferrigno passed away on November 14. A founding member of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association, she was an indefatigable advocate for city landmark desi...
Nov 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Preserve a lifeline for Queens seniors
Dear Editor: Queens has a rapidly growing elderly population facing severe problems, such as mental illness. Fortunately, there's a place where many troubled seniors get help: Club Pride in Douglas...
Nov 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Commander-in-Thief
Dear Editor: Obama set off the White House sprinkler system when his pants caught fire, after delivering the biggest presidential lie ("You can keep your current healthcare coverage") since Richard...
Nov 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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50 years later
As the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination approaches, one can only wonder what history would have been like had this horrific event never occurred. Kennedy was a man with...
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Students vs. fracking
Dear Editor: Hydraulic-fracturing, also known as fracking, is a relatively new process of natural gas drilling, and it's raising eyebrows on weather it's safe for our environment, especially the qu...
Nov 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Peaceful days ahead
Dear Editor: Public Advocate Bill de Blasio won the election for mayor by an overwhelming margin because his opponent took the identical progressive position on social issues, such as abortion and ...
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A new Clinton in 2016
Dear Editor: Chelsea Clinton's recent photo ops as part of her so-called volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity are nothing more than a public relations campaign laying the groundwork for a futur...
Nov 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time to settle up with the unions
Dear Editor: Now that we have elected a new mayor, congratulations are in order. We fervently hope that Mayor Bill de Blasio will be able to accomplish much during his term in office. All New Yorke...
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sayonara, New York City
Dear Editor: In view of the election of Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York City, I have one suggestion for all the municipal labor unions who endorsed this moribund liberal: strike on January 1, 2...
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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At 50, new-look Mustang still has plenty of muscle

This undated image provided by Ford shows the 2015 Mustang. Ford will reveal the new Mustang on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at events in New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Sydney, Barcelona and its hometown of Dearborn. It goes on sale next fall in North America and will arrive later in Europe and Asia. (AP Photo/Ford)DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — America's first pony car — the Ford Mustang — is celebrating its 50th birthday with a swoon-worthy new design and plans to go global.


2013-12-05 00:26:04 -0500
Growing trend for 2014: Orchid as top color

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2013 file photo, a model walks the runway during the Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2013 fashion show during Fashion Week, in New York. Orchid is growing on us: A version of the purple hue is Pantone Inc.’s color of the year for 2014. (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Orchid is growing on us: A version of the purple hue is Pantone Inc.'s color of the year for 2014.


2013-12-05 00:25:06 -0500
Venezuela cyber crackdown ensnares Web's Bitly

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2013 file photo, an anti-government protester in Caracas holds up a fake Venezuelan banknote that reads in Spanish, "This is the revolution. Poor Bolivar," with the value of 100 crossed out and 54 written next to it. Venezuelans have been scrambling for dollars as their bolivar currency is in free fall, selling on the black market for a tenth its official value. In response, the government is trying to block access to websites that Venezuelans use to track the black market exchange rate. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have been scrambling for dollars for weeks, taking refuge in the greenback as their own currency is in free fall. Rather than address the economic imbalances behind the bolivar's plunge, the government is going after the bearers of the bad news — it's taking down websites people use to track exchange rates on the black market.


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