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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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New election planned to fill Gallagher’s seat

Gallagher pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanors in the rape case against him as part of a deal that would keep him out of prison. But the councilman, who sexually assaulted a 52-year-old woman in his district office last summer, must relinquish his of
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High hopes for Paterson’s rise in Albany

The French claim you can solve any problem by either looking to the woman or following the money. In this instance, it seems to be a combination of both. Let us not forget the tried and true bromide that people who live in glass houses should not throw st
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Plans for new temple rile Jamaica Estates

There is currently a hole in the ground at the site. This part of Jamaica Estates is zoned R1-2, which means it has lots larger than the usual 40-by-100 foot lot found in much of Queens. A larger zoning designation means a larger building can be built.
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Sliwa weighs campaign for public advocate post

As he entered the meeting hall at the St. Anne Catholic War Veterans Post in Bellerose, Sliwa was wearing the traditional apparel of the Guardian Angels consisting of a red beret and a red jacket with the Guardian Angels insignia. There was a full house o
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Black History stamp introduced at library

Although he was born on June 20, 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio and died there on Nov. 15, 1932, much of his youth was spent in Fayetteville, N.C. after the end of the war. The fathers of both of his parents were white and, although Charles Chesnutt had very lig
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Fire on East 38th St.

Firefighters converged on a home at the corner of East 38th Street and Avenue J Wednesday evening after an all-hands fire erupted in the second floor of the three-story home. Responding smoke-eaters managed to keep the blaze contained to the second floor
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Midwood loses power

Hundreds of Midwood residents woke up without power Sunday after a Con Edison system switch malfunctioned at the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue L.

“Everyone was left without power,” Bob Nadell, the president of the Fraser Civic Ass

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