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By Neil S. Friedman Several hundred residents from nearby communities paused to take time from their weekend routines last Saturday to attend a moving Sept-ember 11 commemoration ceremony hosted by State Senator Marty Golden in Marine Park that remembered the thousands of lives that were lost and More ... The funeral for Detective Robert Parker, 43, who was killed last Friday in the line of duty, along with Detec-tive Patrick Rafferty, 39, will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Christian Cultural Center at 120-20 Flatlands Avenue on the eastern fringes of Canarsie. Rafferty More ... All of the fingertips on the left hand of an eleven-year-old Avenue J resident were blown off in an explosion when she attempted to light a stove to heat up a baby bottle Tuesday evening, police said. More ... The West Nile Virus spraying that was to have taken place last Friday night in the Canarsie area was postponed, according to the New York City Department of Health. Officials said they will announce the new date for spraying in the near future. More ... Two beams of light, representing the Twin Towers, rise from Ground Zero last Saturday following daylong ceremonies to commemorate the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001. Richard Cohen More ... Assemblyman Frank Seddio has announced that the New York State Library is expanding free borrowing privileges to all New York State residents 18 and older. Residents now can borrow onsite from the state Library More ... A hurricane, earthquake, tornado or any other disaster could cut off basic services to your home - gas, water, electricity and telephones - for days. Your family will cope best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. Get ready with Your Family Disaster Sup-plies Kit from the Federal Emergency M More ... In an award ceremony at the Sephardic Home on Cropsey Avenue, Alpha-Genesis Sunshine Foundation, the charitable arm of Genesis Lodge, Knights of Pythias, which meets in Canarsie, recently awarded funds they raised for various non-profit organizations. The list of recipients includes the National Diabetes Association; Daytop Village; Deborah Hospital; Cancer Care, Metropolitan Geriatric Center and many more. In addition, for the past several years, the lodge has sponsored More ... Last Sunday brought a fun-filled afternoon of free health screenings and gifts to the third annual River Manor Health Fair. Staff at the River Manor Care Center, 630 East 104 Street, joined with various health care specialists to offer services such as blood pressure screenings, blood work, nutritio More ... Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty recently announced that the Department of Sanitation More ... Are you starting to miss the summer already? Miss the way cool fresh vegetables taste on a warm day? At the More ... Q: I am 62 years old and my husband is 57. He makes about four times as much money as I do. Can I take my reduced Social Security retirement benefits at age 62, and later switch to full wife More ... Wagner Power Tools (and other NL thoughts) Yes, the ejection of Phillies pitcher Billy Wagner Saturday was ridiculous, but now that he More ... When the Cyclones brought baseball back to Brooklyn after 40 long years, they also brought business in advertising and ticket sales. With that in mind, Coney Island Station Letter Carrier Angelo Marino saw a chance to bring the benefits of U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail to the new baseball club. More ... Recent changes to Federal pension laws have generally been good, in that most plans were provided with larger contributions, burdened with less red tape and, in some cases, given tax credits to offset the cost of a retirement plan. This column will discuss changes to the pension laws with a focus on More ... |
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