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October 1, 2010 / Top Stories

Charge: Principal Makes Staff Dog-Walkers

By Howard Schwach

The principal of a new Rockaway high school has been bringing her pet dog to school on a regular basis and expects school staff to care for it when she is busy, a United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Chapter Chairperson has charged in a formal grieva More...

DOE To Handicapped Teen: Hoof It

By Howard Schwach

A young Rockaway Park pre-teen, who has been officially diagnosed with a handicap, has been forced to walk the dangerous Beach Channel Drive stretch where no sidewalks exist and where traffic speeds because the Department of Education ended the yell More...

Arrested in Jersey City After Threats

A Far Rockaway man was arrested in Jersey City after he threatened a store owner with a gun last week, according to police and published reports. More...

Genting Pays State Aqueduct Mandated Money

Governor David A. Paterson announced on Monday that the State of New York has received the $380 million upfront payment from Genting New York LLC to develop and operate a casino at Aqueduct Racetrack. More...

DiNapoli: Flaws in MTA Fiscal Plan

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) faces a budget gap of more than $1 billion next year, which could more than double to $2.1 billion by 2014 unless the MTA begins to drive more efficiencies in the way it does business, according to a r More...

Copter Crash Check Will Take ‘Several Months’

By Howard Schwach

It could take up to six months to figure out why a year-old NYPD search and rescue helicopter malfunctioned, forcing the pilot to make a crash landing in Jamaica Bay, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday. More...

Weiner To Turner: Repudiate Paladino

House Race Heats

By Howard Schwach

Incumbent Congressman Anthony Weiner has called on his Republican challenger, Bob Turner, to repudiate the “anti-Semitic” comments of Republican Gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino. More...

Two Shot Outside Redfern Houses

By Howard Schwach

Two Rockaway men were shot by an unknown thug outside of a Redfern Houses apartment building early on Sunday morning, police sources say. More...

Young Dems Challenge Turner Filings

By Howard Schwach

The Queens Young Democrats have challenged Republican House of Representatives candidate Bob Turner with violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act. More...

Battle For The Soul Of Floyd Bennett Field

Recreational Development, Environmental Focus, Or Combination Of Both

By Howard Schwach

More than 75 local residents, environmentalists, National Park Service officials and others interested in the future of Gateway National Recreation Area met on Monday night at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to discuss what the park has become and w More...

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