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June 17, 2010  RSS feed
A PURSUIT’S WILD END IN RIDGEWOOD
He Crashes, Runs To Elude Capture
Trying to avoid being stopped by police was a dangerous decision for a driver who led officers on a pursuit through Ridgewood streets on Monday morning, June 14, that left a man injured after his vehicle was struck by the suspect’s car, it was reported. More...
SPLATTER SHOOTERS
Paintball Wizards Use Street For Sport
by Robert Pozarycki

Two Ridgewood residents turned their block into a paintball field last Monday, June 7, allegedly vandalizing a parked car and striking a man in the chest, law enforcement sources reported. More...

 Local News
• article has image WORKING OUT A DEAL
After Rally For Park, Owner Halts Work On Woodside Site
During a rally on Tuesday morning, June 15, at a vacant Woodside construction site which community residents want to turn into a park, the owner of the property came on the scene and publicly negotiated a deal with a local lawmaker to temporarily < More...
• article has image Nixes Deal Railroad Reform
• article has image Hevesi Tells Board 6 State Budget’s ‘Absolutely Ugly’
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 Crime & Cases
• Mayor’s Aide Stole Million To Buy Home
F.H. Politician Busted For Election Yr. Scam
A key advisor to Mayor Michael Bloomberg during his re-election bid last year has been indicted for allegedly swindling the campaign out of more than a million dollars, using most of the money to purchase a home in Forest Hills, it was reported. More...
• article has image Armed Bandits Sought
• article has image CRIME FALLS 110TH PCT.
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 Feature Stories
• article has image Fighting Cancer At Midville Relay For Life
Donations Sought For June 26-27 Fund-Raiser
Hundreds of residents will converge upon Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village next weekend and put their best feet forward toward the fight against cancer during the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) annual Relay for Life. More...
• article has image Local Restaurants Offer A ‘Taste’ Of Long Island City
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 Political
• article has image Shutdown Avoided, But N.Y. Still Waits For Final Budget
(AP) New York’s Legislature averted an unprecedented shutdown of state government Monday night, June 14, the latest scare in a two-year-old fiscal crisis and with a state budget more than 10 weeks overdue. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Gottschee Star Named To All-America Team
U11 Celtic Win State Cup By Wide Margin
U.S. National Team player and Blau Weiss Gottschee Academy U18 star Dominick Sarle has been named to the 2010 Parade All-America High School Boys Soccer Team. More...
• article has image Ray Rice Day
• article has image St. Margaret’s Junior Softball On Crash Course With Snows
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 Obituaries
• DEATH NOTICES
MARY H. LAUN of Glendale died on June 14, 2010 at the age of 85. A native of Brooklyn, she was the widow of the late Richard and devoted mother of Nancy Zambelli, Carol Widdows and Richard B. Laun; also survived by four grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today, June 17, at the George Werst Funeral Home, 71-41 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory. More...
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 Editorial
• EDITORIAL
President Barack Obama gave his “rally round the flag” speech on Tuesday night on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More...
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 Letters
• Letters To The Editor
Seeking park at St. Saviour’s Dear Editor: More...
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 Columns
• article has image The Oil Race
President Obama and I may have one distinct thing in common. Often when folks disagree with my analysis, they label me an angry white man. The far left loves to do that. More...
• article has image Time For America To Act To Stop Global Cyber Crime
• article has image Washers Have Defective Parts; Trundle Beds Have Trap Hazard
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