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Feature Stories November 24, 2011  RSS feed
High School Enrollment Fair In Long Island City
      Last Wednesday, Nov. 16, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan held a high school enrollment fair at the Long Island City YMCA.
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Cancer Screening Event In Woodhaven A Success
      American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF) outreach staffers Gladys Ayala-Borjas and Ayesha Ghosh join State Sen.
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Molloy H. S. Library Gets A New Look And New Tools
Upgrades At Briarwood School Helps 21st Century Students
     When Archbishop Molloy High School was built in Briarwood in 1957, its library was a brand new facility that would sustain and serve students and faculty for over 50 years. Over that span the library endured everyday use by so many students.
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Lighting Up The Holidays Locally
Enjoy Carols, Cheer & A Festive Spirit
     Communities across Brooklyn and Queens will be decking the halls and rolling out the holly in the coming days as local groups celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah with a host of tree/menorah lightings, public parties, concerts and even a parade.
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VeganismHas Some Stylish New Spokespeople: Celebs
From Athletes To Ex-Presidents
     (AP) Walk into Pure Food and Wine on Manhattan’s chic Irving Place and out back to its spacious, luxurious garden, and you might spot actress Katie Holmes. Or Alec Baldwin and his new girlfriend, whom he met at the restaurant.
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Study: One In Five U. S. Adults Taking Behavioral Medication
Treatment For Depression And Anxiety
     (AP) More than 20 percent of American adults took at least one drug for conditions like anxiety and depression in 2010, according to an analysis of prescription data, including more than one in four women.
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In NYPD Spying Case, Yippie Legal Battle Echoes Again
Surveillance Rules Weakened
     (AP) Barbara Handschu had tried to remove her name from the agreement that is her legacy.
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Triple Threat Painting Grim Future For Species Of Frog
Climate Change, Disease And Shrinking Habitat
     (AP) Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no haven left on the globe because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts.
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Holidays Can Bring Legal Problems For Businesses
Watch The Booze At Office Parties
     (AP) A holiday party can be a great opportunity for employees and clients of a small business to relax and get to know each other better. It can also land the company in legal trouble.
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Women More Likely To Have ‘Broken Hearts Syndrome’
Emotional Stress Leads To Cardiac Issues
     (AP) Females are seven to nine times more likely to suffer “broken heart syndrome,” when sudden or prolonged stress like an emotional breakup or death causes overwhelming heart failure or heart attack-like symptoms, the first nationwide study of this finds. Usually patients recover with no lasting damage.
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