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A new program is being offered on the peninsula to provide support and counseling to at-risk teens and to help troubled families gain stability. St. John More ... Representatives from the office of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, and the political arena, are mourning the death of Meeks More ... During the summer, the Police Athletic League, PAL, closes off streets and other public areas throughout New York City to give children safe, supervised places to play. More ... Community gardens is a topic that attracts celebrity attention from the likes of Bette Midler to the focus of a Law and Order episode. It now gains the support of the New York City Council, for legislation to provide a public process on determining the use of land and ending the days when bulldozers could crush a park without notice. More ... Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Jason T. Chase, son of Leah A. and David E. Chase of Far Rockaway, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. More ... Summer is here and there is much activity at the studios of Pottery by Susan and in the Crafts Shop window in the Wave building. Walk by and you More ... Queens Borough President Helen Marshall reconvened the Queens Illegal Conversion Task Force recently because of a growing number of complaints across the borough about apartments that are overcrowded and potentially unsafe. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center invites all Rockaway residents to be a part of Family Night with the Brooklyn Cyclones at Keyspan Park, where there will "be surprises, contests, a chance for fame and a great time guaranteed for all," according to event coordinators. More ... The all-new, 2002 edition of Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, "Surprise" is on its way, promising festive, fun-filled family entertainment provided by the most imaginative, talented cast of human and animal performers ever assembled under a Big Top. More ... Steven Greenberg, the president of Community School Board 27, has fired off a letter to the U.S. Justice Department detailing his concerns about the new school governance law that calls for the phase out of local school boards as well as the placing of the power to hire school superintendents into the hands of the chancellor. More ... |
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