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Thursday, January 25, 2007

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Third time’s a charm for this state senator

Rites and festivity accompanied the fanfare as state Senator Marty Golden was inducted into his third term as representative of the 22nd District during a pomp-filled program at the Bay Ridge Manor.

The former New York City cop and councilman was
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A bit of ‘Jurassic Pk’ in Bklyn

Budding horticulturalists flocked to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) like bees to a honey pot to welcome one of the world’s rarest and oldest trees.

The Wollemi Pine, a survivor from the dinosaur age and long thought by experts to have bee
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Junior Achievement job shadow program needs business hosts

The event kicks off the year-round Job Shadow Program. Hundreds of students shadow business professionals in the workplace to learn about various career options. Volunteer are needed to become a job shadow host and share their business career experience a
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Touro College offers ethics talks

“Living an Ethical Life,” a series of three evening lectures, will address a range of ethical issues of broad interest across generations. The free lectures begin at 8:30 p.m. at the college, located at 75-31 150th St. in Kew Gardens Hills.
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Sweet Lou: merchants hail Powsner

Honoree, Lou Powsner, “Speak Out” columnist for Courier-Life Publications and chairman of the Joint Council Kings County Board of Trade, is pictured, second from left with executive directors of the Korean American Small Business Service Center
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Team Edmund does it right

Saint Edmund Preparatory High School’s Interact Club, under the direction of its moderator, Deacon Ron Rizzuto, teamed up with The Street Corner Gourmets to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for those less fortunate.

“Team Edmund” prepar
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A rush to judgement?

Recently, there was an unfortunate incident in a Dunkin’ Donuts on Ave M.

Three young men were accused of beating up a Pakistani man. It was pointed out, that these young men were Orthodox Jews.

Every week, you feature a page, entitle
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Mayor Avella for NYC

The famous Greek philosopher Diogenes could end his search for an honest NYC Councilmember after reading “A Humble Pol? Quite Unheard Of…” (by Shavana Abruzzo, “A Britisher’s View,” 12-8 issue), concerning Queens Democratic C
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Forever Dodger blue

Stanley Gershbein, (“It’s Only My Opinion”) again awakened so many memories when he wrote against naming the incoming stadium for Jackie Robinson because the Dodgers fled Brooklyn.

It has been followed by a wonderful series of comm

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