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Wednesday, July 9, 2003

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MacNeil Park presents free Irish music concert

Welcome to the Point. The Point being College Point. There will be a free concert at MacNeil Park, featuring the American Concert Band with Dr. Kirby Jolly. This 30-piece band will perform show tunes, classical, big band and Civil War music on Sunday, Jul
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Bring on the games

We already knew that hosting the 2012 Olympics would be good for western Queens, where the Olympic Village would be built, and Flushing Meadows, where two lakes would be combined to host to rowing events. Now we learn from Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff that
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Bucking the BID

Flushing businessman Jay Liu has begun circulating a petition that would delay and possibly block the creation of a Business Improvement District in downtown Flushing. The opposition claims the BID proposed by Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) is too expen
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Camper follows his nose, arrives at boxing victory

Summer is the time for children to go to summer camp. It is also the time for adults to relive their past experiences as campers at summer camp. I am one of them. At the age of 6, I began my adventures at sleep-away camp “Recro.” And I continued
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Jonas Garelle is still walking on air.

It’s been a month since the coach of the Forest Hills softball team raised the PSAL ‘B’ championship — the first-ever in school history — and even while going through the hectic process of moving, the now-former Bayside resident s
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Beeps must strategically tackle city spending plans

When I worked for the City Council, I had mixed views about the office of the borough president. The position carried a lot of power and influence. If Council members wanted capital projects in their districts, they sought out the borough president. In wh

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