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The Queens County Committee of the American Legion held its annual oratorical contest for high school students on Jan. 8, at the Ruoff-Norelli Hargreaves American Legion Post 632 in Ozone Park. More ... Members of the Juniper Park Civic Association (JPCA) gathered last Friday, Jan. 27, to celebrate yet the 110th birthday of Middle Village’s Carl Berner, New York City’s oldest male resident. More ... While children across the city were opening presents on Christmas Day 2011, a six-year-old Middle Village boy was in a hospital receiving his first round of chemotherapy to fight a life-threatening form of cancer. More ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz and Center for Economic Opportunity Executive Director Veronica White announced in Corona on Monday, Jan. 30, the results of the first year of SaveUSA, a multi-city program that encourages lowincome residents to build savings. More ... A study released by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School and City Comptroller John Liu showed a growing number of New Yorkers don’t have enough money to retire, with over one-third of older residents are expected to either subsist on Social Security, or not be able to retire at all. More ... The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded 24 Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants to organizations across the state that serve communities facing environmental harm and risk, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced. More ... |
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