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Nearly 70 years after serving the nation with honor in the European theater during World War II, a Rego Park native was by Rep. Bob Turner presented with long-overdue military honors during a ceremony in Forest Hills last Friday night, Feb. 3. More ... In the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge, a Long Island City Department of Transportation (DOT) facility became an art studio, as photographer Rena Leinberger’s work was unveiled on the site’s facade last Thursday, Feb. 2. More ... (AP) A French appeals court last Thursday upheld the Church of Scientology's 2009 fraud conviction on charges it pressured members into paying large sums for questionable remedies. More ... (AP) NASA says it still has confidence in the quality of Russia’s manned rockets, despite an embarrassing series of glitches and failures in the Russian space program. More ... Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Carter Strickland announced the completion of the Shellbank Basin Destratification Facility in Howard Beach, which will improve water quality and help curb odors in Shellbank Basin, a tributary of Jamaica Bay used by the community for recreational purposes. More ... Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner John J. Doherty announced that the agency collected 147,961 discarded Christmas trees at curbsides across the city between Jan. 3 and Jan. 14. The trees were turned into mulch that will be spread upon parks, community gardens and open spaces citywide. More ... The city Department of Probation (DOP) announced that Queens Library will receive a Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS) award. CEPS, part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative, focuses on raising the literacy level of young black and Latino men. Six additional organizations will serve other communities. More ... (AP) An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. More ... (AP) Republican Tommy Thompson has indicated that federal workers should pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits, just like Wisconsin state workers were forced to do last year. More ... (AP) These women may not have an oven, refrigerator, stove, knife, or even the ability to boil water, but they do have plenty of time on their hands. More ... |
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