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Round 1 of the 2012 Imagine Cup software and game design competitions close on F...

from:DeVry College of New York - Long Island City Campus

Round 1 of the 2012 Imagine Cup software and game design competitions close on February 14, 2012. Have you entered the competition yet?

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An amazing community and 80 images made one inspiring mosaic. Are you ready to b...

from:DeVry College of New York - Long Island City Campus

An amazing community and 80 images made one inspiring mosaic. Are you ready to be inspired?

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TD Charitable Foundation Supports ACCION USA With Multi-year Pledge

TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation, made a three-year pledge totaling $500,000 to support ACCION USA’s microlending programs from Maine to Florida. TD Bank,...

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Hubby Sought In Astoria Wife Slay Nabbed In Connectticut

By LIZ GOFF Acting on leads they received from Queens police, cops in Fairfield, Conn. last Saturday night arrested a Queens man sought for questioning in the...

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Neglected RKO Theatre Becoming Local Concern

Recently 3 Bowne High School students sneaked into the Flushing RKO Keith’s theatre, got caught and posted the whole thing on YouTube. There is no water or fire protection...

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Are you aware that DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management MBA d...

from:DeVry College of New York - Long Island City Campus

Are you aware that DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management MBA degree program offers 16 career-oriented concentrations? The video below highlights some of the...

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This year Beth has challenged herself to make more time for writing. Check out h...

from:DeVry College of New York - Long Island City Campus

This year Beth has challenged herself to make more time for writing. Check out her post as she reflects on the first steps of her journey, and how prioritizing the things she has...

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Do we have any students currently studying to get their MBA at Keller Graduate S...

from:DeVry College of New York - Long Island City Campus

Do we have any students currently studying to get their MBA at Keller Graduate School of Management?

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Tim Kelly’s M* A* S* H* Staged By McClancy H.S.

The Monsignor McClancy Tyros Drama Group is staging Tim Kelly’s M*A*S*H* this March 9 and 10 at Monsignor McClancy H.S., 71-06 31st Ave., East Elmhurst.

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Crowley, Brooklyn DA Rally For Sanitation Workers

Councilmember Elizabeth S. Crowley, chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, introduced a City Council Resolution calling on the state legislature to pass a pending bill that...

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The Pulpit

Hanze Alberts by Annette Pulpit compiled Times and dates are subject

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Gazette Calendar Of Events

Calendar compiled by Annette Hanze Alberts. To be considered for the

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GYRO UNO PIZZERIA RESTAURANT

For 23 years Gyro Uno has been serving the Astoria community delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week. The handmade gyros are juicy and tender, arguably the best...

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Valentine’s Facts and Fancy

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the Gazette took time to compile some heartfelt facts about the holiday.read more

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Crowley, Maloney Push Mortgage Taxpayer Aid Measures

Democratic lawmakers in Washington last week, who are up for re-election this year, pushed legislation to help homeowners and get the economy on track. Congressmember Joseph...

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Basketball, Bowling And Police Chases In 1906 Queens

Get into a conversation with a long time Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star- Journal, a daily paper that informed the...

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How To Turn A Bad-To-The-Bone Dog Into An Obedient Pooch

Is your dog bad to the bone? Does your sweet Jack Russell terrier guard all doors from intruders -- friends and family included? Or is it your Boxer puppy that won't stop...

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LaGuardia CC’s 10,000 Small Businesses Cohort IV Graduates

BY THOMAS COGAN Keeping small businesses alive and thriving is the purpose of 10,000 Small Businesses, a 20-week course

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A Valentine Tip From Social Security

BY ELSA M. HOUSSEAS SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGER OF REGO PARK DISTRICT Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, making...

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Beatles Land In Queens

BY TONY BARSAMIAN Feb. 7, 1964 is known as Beatles Day in the United States. On this day 48 years ago the “history

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Boomtime For LIC, Astoria

BY LIZ GOFF Gazette country is growing by leaps and bounds, with seven new towers planned for Hallets Point in Astoria and a dizzying array of developments...

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UCCA Holds Annual Breakfast

BY JASON D. ANTOS The United Community Civic Association (UCCA) held its third annual Legislative/Executive Breakfast on February

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Crime Up In Parks, Need More Officers Says Vallone

BY JOHN TOSCANO Crime has increased in public parks and the number of safety officers are down, Councilmember Peter Vallone

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114th Community Council Honors Detective, Patrol Officer

BY RICHARD GENTILVISO In November and December 2011, the 114th Police Precinct experienced a string of burglaries in the area extending from Steinway Street to...

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Let Queens Help Make Valentine’s Day Perfect

Next Tuesday husbands, wives, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, cousins of all degree and significant others, the last named encompassing every conceivable variant of human...

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Letters to the Editor

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No Money To Retire-A Crisis In The Making

BY JOHN C. LIU, NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER Are New Yorkers ready for retirement? A new study by the New School for Social Research

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Bennett Paints Satchmo

BY JASON D. ANTOS When vocalist and Astoria native Tony Bennett presented the oil portrait he created of one of his musical

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Fifth Graders Help Pass Law

A group of fifth and sixth graders from Astoria’s P.S. 122 did the hard part – they helped pass a new law in 2009 to reduce bus engine idling from three minutes to one...

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Vallone, Liu Celebrate Lunar New Year

On February 1, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. participated in a ceremonial dragon feeding tradition at City Comptroller John Liu’s Lunar New Year celebration at the...

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JFK TSA Screener Arraigned For $5,000 Theft

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on February 3, that a Transportation Security Administration agent assigned to John F. Kennedy International Airport has been...

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Middle Village Resident Berner Turns 110

Carl Berner of Middle Village turned 110 years of age on January 27. Members of the Juniper Park Civic Association, friends and his daughter Emily gathered at his home to...

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How To Find Senior Airfare Discounts

Dear Savvy Senior, Do airlines still provide discounts to seniors on their airfares? My husband and I are retired and like to travel and are wondering which airlines offer the...

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Dumping Household, Commercial Waste In Public Trash Means Big Fines

Councilmembers Karen Koslowitz, Eric Ulrich and Peter Vallone Jr. announced the introduction of legislation that will increase fines on those caught dumping household or...

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2011 Tax Filing Requirements For Seniors

Dear Savvy Senior What are the 2011 IRS income tax filing requirements for seniors? I had to file and pay federal income taxes last year, but my income dropped and I’m...

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Respect For All Week At Halsey

J.H.S. 157, Stephen A. Halsey school is announcing their participation in Respect For All Week February 13 by taking up Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel’s Challenge is a...

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Groundbreaking Held For P.S. 287

On February 2, Councilmember Julissa Ferreras, joined by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, Assemblymember Jeff Aubry, state Senator Jose Peralta and SCA President and CEO...

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Three 108th Precinct Officers Earn Cop Of The Month Awards

By Thomas Cogan Following his instincts and intuition earned 108th Police Precinct  Patrol Officer Raul Espinal the...

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City Accepting Lifeguard Applications For Summer ‘12

By LIZ GOFF Mother Nature’s gift of warmer temperatures this winter has filled the heads of beach lovers with images...

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Board 2 Rejects JetBlue Lighted Billboard Request

By Thomas Cogan At the start of the February meeting of Community Board 2 at Sunnyside Community Services, a team of JetBlue Airlines attorneys and officials...

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Transit Police Offer iPod Etching

By LIZ GOFF Queens Transit cops are offering a weapon to help in their war on thugs who snatch electronic gadgets from city straphangers. The IDs for iPods...

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City Eyes Speed Cams For Local Streets

By LIZ GOFF Smile, you’re on Speed Cam! Police and transportation officials are renewing their warning to drivers...

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114th Precinct Crime Watch

By LIZ GOFF Hunt Suspects In Commercial Robbery Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two armed suspects wanted in connection...

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