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The news last week was that Queens Republican Chairman State Senator Serphin Maltese resigned in a late night session of the Queens GOP Executive Committee and that longtime party stalwart, Phil Ragusa, was appointed to take his place. More ... There are more weeks of winter to get through. If we don't have snow, it will be fine with a lot of folks who don't mind the cold, but dislike the snow. One of our neighbors is literally counting the days until the first full day of spring arrives on March 21; she does a countdown like this every winter after the first of February. And she never forgets to subtract each new day. More ... Hi everyone, I hope you are all surviving this crazy winter of extreme temperatures in both directions. After a little hiatus I am happy to report some of the great news happening in Roxbury. On January 1, 2007 Beth and Thomas Durante welcomed into the world their first child Kaitlyn Durante, weighing in at 5lbs, 13 oz and 18 inches long. More ... Last September, cops swept through the three major city housing complexes in Rockaway and arrested 81 people on drug charges. Fifteen others were still being sought at that time. You would think that those arrests would have put a large dent in the drug trade in Rockaway, but just two months later a drug war led to three deaths. More ... From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke Many, many, many, many and many years ago, going back decades, Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway each had a couple of new car showrooms. More ... Final Weekend: Where Flowers (Still) Bloom in Winter: on view through February 18, 2007 . Admission is free. Location: sTudio 6 Gallery in the Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) in Fort Tilden. The work of 21 artists is on display. More ... 'Venus' - Song Of A Dying Swan Legendary actor Peter O'Toole was once questioned whether he was afraid of dying. He answered, "Petrified." When asked, "Why?" he said, "Because there's no future in it." We should all be "petrified" of a world without the glorious Peter O'Toole. More ... Contrary to popular belief, the number one killer of women is heart attacks, not cancer. Interestingly, a major cause of heart disease in women is lack of sleep. As a woman, I can tell you that getting enough quality rest time, let alone sleep itself, is akin to the search for the holy grail! More ... In addition to providing treatment to patients, health care providers are often needed to be patient advocates. Those that have the privilege of treating patients, also have the responsibility to lobby the powers that be, on our patient's behalf. More ... |
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