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Flames engulfed the top floors of a three-story building in East Williamsburg during a two-alarm fire that broke out last Saturday afternoon, Nov. 5, Fire Department sources said. More ... The Sunnyside Artists held an arts and crafts fair last Sunday, Nov. 6 at Queen Of Angels Roman Catholic Church. More ... Though he has held the office since his victory in the Sept. 13 special election, Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder was formally inaugurated during a ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 6, at J.H.S. More ... Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law last Tuesday, Nov. 1, that will require health insurance providers to offer coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. More ... Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced a new initiative to ensure that New Yorkers receive unpaid life insurance benefits. The collaboration stems from data uncovered by both offices that indicated some funds may have been improperly withheld. More ... Queens Borough President Helen Marshall joined Chris Constantino of Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) and Timothy Jaccard of the AMT Children of Hope Foundation last Friday, Nov. 4, to help boost awareness of the Safe Haven program for newborn children in the wake of two cases involving infants who were left in a restroom and in a shoebox. More ... Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand urged the members of the House-Senate Conference Committee to include the $3.176 billion for disaster relief in the Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill that passed the full Senate last week. More ... November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Lung Association is aiming to increase public awareness of this deadly disease and encourage action to help prevent and treat it. More ... This year’s commemoration of Veterans Day for the Frank Kowalinski Post 4 in Maspeth will prove special as the chapter of the Polish Legion of American Veterans will also mark its 80th anniversary of service to the community with a celebration at Terrace on the Park in Corona. More ... City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is organizing a holiday food drive in his district to help those who are less fortunate. Residents are asked to donate canned goods and other non-perishable food items at the lawmaker’s office, or at local branches of the Queens Library. Among the items being accepted are: More ... Martin Luther School, located at 60-02 Maspeth Ave. in Maspeth, will administer its Academic Excellence Scholarship and Entrance Exam to eighth and ninth graders on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 a.m. More ... |
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