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Springfield Gardens

Queens boxing coach empowers youth with after-school program teaching discipline and respect

By Colum Motherway

Tigers take Middle Village Roller Hockey Championship in exciting final game

By Colum Motherway

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News

Maspeth High School basketball team, local partners rally over 50 volunteers to clean up Grand Avenue

By Colum Motherway and QNS News Team

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Flushing

Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Jamaica

U.S Rep. Gregory Meeks secures over $600k in federal funding for York college research program

By Athena Dawson

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Bayside

St. Mary’s in Bayside hosts annual ‘Monster Mash’ to support children with complex medical needs

By Czarinna Andres

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News

Rep. Grace Meng awards grant to St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows for enhanced school security

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Corona

Mr. and Mrs. Met team up with NYRR to give NYC kids a running start with free New Balance shoes

By Ethan Marshall

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Flushing

CUNY Chancellor joins Queens College students in Sukkot celebration

By Ethan Marshall

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Bayside

Late Council Member Paul Vallone honored with Flushing street and Bayside school co-naming

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Bayside

St. Mary’s Halloween ‘Monster Mash’ fundraiser returns to Bayside this month

By Iryna Shkurhan

Participants in the 2023 Maspeth Halloween Ragamuffin Parade. The parade is one of the 30 Trick-or-Streets events planned for Queens. Photo: Maspeth Lions Club Facebook

Maspeth

Maspeth to host annual Halloween Ragamuffin Parade on Oct. 31

By Shane O’Brien

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Corona

P.S. 19Q students in Corona blast off with Emily the Space Gal in record-breaking baking soda rocket launch

By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane

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Bayside

P.S 41 in Bayside unveils $51 million expansion featuring new classrooms and upgraded facilities

By Iryna Shkurhan

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News

Pols launch spooky Halloween essay and drawing contests for elementary school students

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Flushing

Queens College appoints new interim dean to Asian American/‌Asian Research Institute

By Shane O’Brien

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Elmhurst

Reckless driver crashes into parked school bus outside Elmhurst school, CM Holden calls for action

By Anthony Medina

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Queens high school turns up the volume with new hip-hop inspired recording studio and podcast station

By Athena Dawson

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Kids & Education

Senator Addabbo pushes for easier admissions process for NYC Public School parents with multiple children

By Anthony Medina

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News

Queens residents invited to nominate their favorite teachers for $25K grand prize

By Shane O’Brien

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Flushing

New York Hall of Science hosts weeklong ‘STEMOCRACY’ festival focused on climate change and democracy

By Athena Dawson

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Maspeth

Exploring the history of Fresh Pond Road from Ridgewood to Maspeth: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Hollis

Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library set to close at the end of September for two-year-long renovation project

By Athena Dawson

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Assemblymember Nily Rozic secures over $900K for school upgrades and community programs in Fresh Meadows district

By Czarinna Andres

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New York Family

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