Local Businessman and Humanitarian Honored as Man of the Year
It just sort of happened. That’s the way that Joseph DeCandia, Jr., of Howard Beach—recently honored as Man of the Year by the West Hamilton…
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Schools Rebuke plan to Replace Teachers: Bloomberg Wants to Close, Reopen Schools to get $58 Million
By Jeremiah Dobruck Updated below Grover Cleveland High School’s assistant principal Michelle Robertson bellowed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg. An immigrant from Barbados herself, she told…
Renovations at Kew Gardens Library Delayed Until November
Renovations and an expansion of the Queens Library in Kew Gardens Hills are scheduled for November. Joanne King, director of communications for the Queens Library,…
Forest Hills Councilwoman Joins Push For Design Week
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called plagiarism the biggest compliment you can pay during her annual State of the City address on Feb. 9. Quinn…
Street Change Vote Postponed Until March
The vote to change two streets in Ozone Park and Woodhaven will have to wait until at least March in order to be resolved. Originally…
PTA Member Seeks to Fight Bullies With Paper
With bullying becoming an increasing concern among parents and children, one Woodhaven resident is hoping to introduce a form that could give children an avenue…
South Ozone Park Man Convicted of 2010 Long Island Home Invasion
A Queens man faces 25 years to life in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from a 2010 afternoon home invasion in a small,…
Driver Leads 28 Kids Off Bus Before It Ignites
Calvin Covington was driving a bus full of sixth-graders home from I.S. 77 in Ridgewood when he smelled smoke. He passed Eliot Avenue on Fresh…
Another Note Robber Hits 104th Precinct
Police are asking for help locating a man who robbed a bank in Maspeth on Saturday, Feb. 4. He’s described as a black male in…
$3.5 Million Shellbank Basin Facility to Stop Dead Fish Smell
A new $3.5 million facility in Howard Beach, recently completed, may be the solution to relieving residents of the smell of dead fish and stagnant…
Firefighters Extinguish Two-Alarm Brush Fire
No injuries were reported in a brush fire that took place Sunday in Howard Beach. According to New York Fire Department (FDNY) officials, calls began…
Sheehan Loses Job
Barbara Sheehan, the Howard Beach resident recently acquitted for the 2008 shooting death of her husband, retired NYPD Sgt. Raymond Sheehan, will by the time…
Proposed District Lines Draw Ire at Hearing
A parade of angry speakers vented at a public hearing on the state’s political redistricting plan that has riled politicians and residents who feel their…
Man Kills Cat, Threatens Woman near Woodhaven Bar
Animal cruelty and police officials are searching for a man who beat a cat to death in Woodhaven Tuesday night and threatened the life of…
Last of Reserves Will Balance the Budget
There would be no layoffs of uniformed workers or teachers and no tax increases to balance the budget for next fiscal year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg…