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The magic of nature is never more evident than in the summertime. The verdant greens, the lush tropical flowers, the clear blue skies all give us a sense of the magic of growth and development as plants mature and yield flowers and fruit. More ... Congratulations are in order to some recent college graduates who are already joining the workforce! Nikki Nies will be teaching 6th grade special education at Cavallo IS 281 in Brooklyn. Kaylyn McDonald will also be teaching special education-Kindergarten at PS 312 in Bergen Beach. Katie Maguire wi More ... Barry Sullivan, the new Superintendent for Gateway National Urban Recreation Area has turned down the proposal by actor Paul Newman and others to bring open-wheel auto racing to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. {Auto racing] is not appropriate for the park," Sullivan wrote to the plan's promoter, Ge More ... Here is a quick run-down on how different government and private disability insurance programs may affect Social Security disability eligibility. More ... As the season chugs slowly and steadily past mid-summer, we have already experienced some of the "dog days"-those hot, humid days when seniors and babies are cautioned to stay indoors and limit activity. At this point in the summer, it is dark at around 9 p.m.-but darkness will come a bit earlier ea More ... Our concert last Sunday evening, A Tribute to Musical Legends, was a huge success. Considering the fact that it was the hottest day of the year, up to that time, there were several hundred people in the park and many umbrellas to shade everyone from the sun. More ... In 1903, Frank Chaffee, a sail and tent maker with a store on the boulevard and Beach 88 Street, opened Rockaway Beach's largest tent city, between Beach 106 Street and Beach 109 Street, boulevard to the oceanfront. More ... The ultimate chick flick features the ultimate boss from Hell. She's fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) of "The Devil Wears Prada" and far more terrifying than Sigourney Weaver's character in 1988's "Working Girl." More ... Negotiations are underway to sell the Rockaways' Playland to investors who will level the property and, if plans work out, construct middle and high-income housing without subsidies or governmental aid. This development was reported this week by Peter Horowitz, Playland's president. More ... |
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