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Queens residents memorialize victims of Sept. 11

September 11, 2012: It was a night of lights and memories at Juniper Valley Park, where Queens residents gathered to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks, 11 years after the Twin Towers fell. The 9/11 Candlelight Vigil Committee, which has organized an outdoor memorial in Middle Village each year since the Towers’ collapse, arrayed mourners [...]

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Candidates for the Sixth Congressional District face off in Middle Village

MIDDLE VILLAGE, Queens – The four Democratic candidates competing for the Sixth Congressional District seat faced off Thursday night during a debate at the Our Lady of Hope School Auditorium. The debate between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Dr. Robert Mittman was moderated by Lisa Colangelo of the New York [...]

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CBS: Queens DA charges P.S.197 computer teacher with additional counts of sexual abuse

P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount is located in District 28 Queens District Attorney Richard Brown Says Wilbert Cortez Sexually Abused Three More Students « CBS New York – “District Attorney Richard Brown today accused Wilbert Cortez of sexually abusing three additional male students. The new charges relate to incidents between 2007 and 2011. Cortez, 49, was [...]

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Queens Today: All-Star Game slated for Citi Field

New York Mets excited All-Star Game returning to Queens | MLB.com: News – ”NEW YORK — Two years after the Mets’ inception, they were rewarded with the 1964 All-Star Game, giving the new franchise the chance to show off Shea Stadium to the rest of the league. In 2013, 49 years later, Flushing, N.Y., will once again [...]

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