Glendale News – QNS

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Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct ramping up towing operations of abandoned vehicles

By Bill Parry

Spring houses, like this one in Pennsylvania, were a common sight around Queens before the borough had a network of underground pipes hooked to reservoirs providing clean water to residents.

Finding clean water in early days of Greater Ridgewood area wasn’t easy: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Things to Do

Photos: Glendale community celebrates opening of Schwille D’Angelo Funeral Home

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

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Things to Do

Photos: Glendale Kiwanis Club celebrates Community Day

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

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Nighttime milling and resurfacing of roadways set to occur within confines of Queens’ CB 5

By Ethan Marshall

The NYPD released images of a tattoo and jewelry that belonged to the woman whose skeletal remains were found along the Jackie Robinson Parkway on Aug. 6.

Investigators working to identify skeletal remains of woman found on Jackie Robinson Parkway: NYPD

By Bill Parry

A DOT worker came across the skeletal remains of a human along the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Human remains found along the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Arts & Entertainment

Community celebrates National Night Out Against Crime with 104th Precinct at Juniper Valley Park

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

New York Yankee great and Glendale product Phil Rizzuto demonstrates bunting during a Florida camp.

Sports

Holy cow! The ‘Glendale Gnome’ who became a Yankee legend: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Bar stories across the street, and across the tracks, in Glendale: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The JC Players theatre group will perform “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" beginning Aug. 1.

Things to Do

Beloved Queens community theatre group marks 30th anniversary with ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’

By Athena Dawson

Cops are looking for the suspects who tried to rob a pedestrian in Glendale last month.

Three suspects wanted for thwarted robbery in Glendale last month: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first African-American to play in the major leagues.

Jackie Robinson’s ties to Queens go beyond the parkway bearing his name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Developer Charles Henry Grosch used to live at this home on 64th Street in Ridgewood.

One of Ridgewood’s forgotten builders: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Bowlers at the now-defunct Woodhaven Lanes, which closed in May 2008.

Sports

Rolling the bowling ball down memory lane in greater Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The Glendale honor roll, on the site of the former St. Pancras School on Myrtle Avenue and 68th Street, was erected during World War II to honor local men who went off to fight overseas.

Glendale honor roll recognized local war heroes: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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News

Bomb threat forces evacuation of Glendale school, no devices found: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Courts

Glendale Marine veteran pleads guilty to making death threats against judge who ruled against him: Feds

By Bill Parry

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How three lifesaving Queens ambulance corps got their start: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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News

Holden marks another successful year of graffiti removal across the 30th Council District

By Czarinna Andres

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Politics

Council Member Holden demands the City shut down ‘failed’ Cooper Avenue men’s shelter in Glendale

By Colum Motherway

The cobblestoned intersection of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in this early 20th-century photo.

Some of Queens’ oldest roadways have many historical twists & turns: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Dining & Nightlife

German restaurant Zum Stammtisch announces ‘bittersweet’ closure of beloved Pork Store after 13 years of service

By Colum Motherway

The Loft Candy Store, as photographed in 1959, was located on the northeast corner of Myrtle Avenue at Onderdonk Avenue in Ridgewood.

Glendale firm’s machine made for some sweet Ridgewood treats: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans.

Activists protest book bans in front of New York Public Library

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