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Lets face it: the world changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Yet despite the uncertain present and a future full of unknowns, it seems that the eternal optimism and family values of this country remain strongly rooted.
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Not only is it one of the most important days of your life, but your wedding day is also one of the most photographed events youll ever encounter. The pictures last a lifetime, so how you choose to capture the moments as they unfold is just as impor
Nationally renowned celebrity and society wedding photographer Denis Reggie whose client roster boasts the weddings of John F. Kennedy Jr. to Carolyn Bessette, ERs Noah Wyle, famed designer Vera Wang and Karenna Gore, among others understands all the details and nuances of wedding planning. He has been hailed as the great wedding photographer of our day by Town & Country magazine and shares a few simple tips to make your day picture perfect.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
A College Point man was arrested last week on charges he killed a homeless man called Mouse who lived in a small park along the East River when a fight broke out over a woman, police said.
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By Courtney Dentch
While he was growing up in Hollis, Russell Simmons would come to the Central Branch of the Queens Borough Public Library in Jamaica to do schoolwork and just maybe meet girls.
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By Courtney Dentch
Sitting in a roomful of lawyers looking back on the downfall of energy giant Enron, its easy to see the warning signs that were ignored or just explained away that led up to the companys implosion.
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By Kathianne Boniello
It seems as if the dreaded Frankenfish has only made a phantom appearance in Baysides Oakland Lake.
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By Dylan Butler
The most anticipated home game in St. Johns soccer history started Saturday night with fireworks during a 30-minute pre-game ceremony to open Belson Stadium and the electricity continued until the final whistle more than two hours later.
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By Alex Davidson
Seven airport taxi dispatchers at both Kennedy and LaGuardia airports were charged in an alleged bribery scheme where taxi drivers would pay dispatchers to skip long, mandatory waiting lines and instead pick up passengers directly at terminals, the Queens district attorney announced.
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By Courtney Dentch
The water pumped into the citys drinking supply from 12 wells in southeast Queens is safe to drink, an independent consulting firm hired by area politicians reported at a town hall meeting Tuesday.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
A defense attorney for accused Wendys massacre mastermind John Taylor told prospective jurors in State Supreme Court this week that his client was guilty and his conviction was inevitable.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
A 19-year-old rabbis son from Kew Gardens Hills was killed in an early-morning car crash last Thursday when his 1994 Ford was struck from behind on a wide thoroughfare in Fresh Meadows, police said.
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By Courtney Dentch
Several human bones dating back more than 100 years were found underneath a Queens Village playground last week while workers were replacing a dry well at the site.
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By Kathianne Boniello
A Hollis Hills man whose efforts to mount a Republican Party campaign against U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) were derailed again in a second round of court action this week has vowed to unseat the incumbent in two years.
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By Courtney Dentch
District Administrator Michael Johnson was officially named superintendent of School District 29 amid cheers of support from parents, teachers and principals at last weeks community school board meeting.
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By Dustin Brown
The six-acre Keyspan site in Elmhurst where two landmark gas tanks stood until their demolition in the late 1990s has been eyed for some time by civic leaders as an ideal spot for a community center.
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By Kathianne Boniello
Most Queens school districts performed well on this years fourth-grade and eighth-grade state math exams when compared with districts from around the city, but most students still are failing the benchmark tests, according to figures from the city Department of Education.
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By Kathianne Boniello
As more than 200 friends and supporters listened to state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) speak at a campaign fund-raiser in Douglaston Sunday afternoon, there was one fact the veteran senator could not overlook.
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By Dustin Brown
The future of the contaminated Phelps Dodge site in Maspeth has been closely watched for years by community leaders intent on seeing the removal of waste left behind by decades of industrial pollution.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
A 19-year-old aspiring engineer and rap artist was gunned down outside of his girlfriends apartment in Flushings Pomonok Houses Friday evening.
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By Kathianne Boniello
The students at Little Necks PS 811, who range from mildly to severely disabled, are no strangers to challenge, but the loss of their gift to mark the first anniversary of Sept. 11 was enough to break anyones spirit.
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By Courtney Dentch
The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning has removed an art installation which depicted images of people falling from the World Trade Center and which attracted complaints from passersby.
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by alex davidson
The Irish did it. So did the Italians. Now it is time for another generation of immigrants to do it.
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By Alex Davidson
There was standing room only in the basement at the Hollis Hills Jewish Center last Thursday night as Queens residents came to hear reports from part of the City Council delegations August visit to Israel.
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By Dustin Brown
Civic leaders and politicians blasted top brass at the NYPD last Thursday night for ignoring their complaints about low staffing in the 104th Precinct when a high-ranking police official failed to show up for a scheduled appearance.
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By Philip Newman
State Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Ridgewood) appealed to graduates of LaGuardia Community College Tuesday to use their education not only to improve their lives but to involve yourselves in improving the world around you.
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By Courtney Dentch
A Long Island Rail Road conductor was charged in a ticket collection fraud scheme in which he allegedly stole more than $50,000 by skimming hundreds of dollars a week from cash transactions, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
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By Dylan Butler
Theyve opened some eyes locally with their impressive start and now the St. Johns womens soccer team has garnered conference notice, beating Providence and Syracuse on the road this weekend to open its Big East schedule.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
After more than a month in business, the Flushing Farmers Market was officially welcomed by community leaders Friday afternoon in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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By Kathianne Boniello
A Manhattan firefighter was arrested at a Saturday night party in Bayside after he allegedly had a sexual encounter with a 6-year-old girl who walked in while he was using the bathroom, police said this week.
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By Philip Newman
Federal officials have scheduled a public hearing in Washington late next month as part of an investigation into the cause of the crash of an American Airlines jetliner at Belle Harbor that killed 265 people on Nov. 12, 2001.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
A 12-year-old Chinese girl arrived at Kennedy Airport this week to get a second chance at life.
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By Alex Davidson
The parents at St. Elizabeths parochial school in Ozone Park want to set the record straight now that the former pastor has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 from the parish and the principal has been put on unpaid leave after reporting him.
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Ive taken all the almonds out of the can, she said jokingly, while still eyeing the remaining nuts in a Planters container. I dont think there are any left.
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By Alex Davidson
District 27 School Board President Steven Greenberg had a lot to say about the state Department of Educations figures, released two weeks ago citing 12 schools within his district as needing academic improvement.
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By Kathianne Boniello
The city Sanitation Department has rolled out a new campaign to keep sidewalks clear by forcing merchants in Bayside and the rest of the city to keep garbage dumpsters off the streets.
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By Kathianne Boniello
Like so many others who watched the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks unfold on television last year, Baysider Sonya Ridley Walker was horrified by the graphic images of the World Trade Centers collapse and the large death toll from the attacks.
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By Courtney Dentch
By the time the daffodils are blooming in the spring, Rufus King Park in downtown Jamaica could have a small café to sell snacks, complete with tables and chairs.
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By Dustin Brown
At first glance, the masks that sit encased in glass at the Museum for African Arts new temporary exhibition space in Long Island City appear frozen in time, peering eerily into patrons eyes from faces carved in wood.
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By Courtney Dentch and Alexander Dworkowitz
Events ranging from a lantern parade down Main Street to a documentary film festival at the Flushing Library drew hundreds last weekend for the 2nd International Moon Festival in downtown Flushing sponsored by several different ethnic groups.
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By Dustin Brown
The elimination of city bus service along Cypress Avenue in Ridgewood prompted by the merger of two local routes has sparked protest from riders who have depended on the buses to reach nearby subway stops as well as a cluster of cemeteries.
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By Alex Davidson
A physicians bookkeeper was charged last Thursday in an identity fraud scheme where she allegedly took two patients confidential personal information and then stole more than $35,000, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
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By The TimesLedger
SUNNYSIDE A Sunnyside man was arrested Saturday afternoon after he allegedly attacked an Arabic grocery store employee and police officers who responded to the complaint.
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By Carol Brock
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By Carol Brock
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By Kent Mancuso
The sexual revolution of the late 60s and the 70s seems centuries ago to those of us who lived through it. Baby boomers who were of college age during those years probably experienced a sense of awakening that now most high school kids take for granted. Cherished florid shirts, bell bottoms, disco records, and love beads from those years are probably all packed away.
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Dont be scared, the hall has something to entice even the bravest of souls. This is not the time to shy away from a frighteningly good time. All little goblins dressed in costume will receive free admission with a paying adult Oct. 26, 27 and 31.
Preschool Spooky Science Storytime
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The most popular acts on the jamband live music scene and an eclectic line-up of bands from a diverse spectrum of musical genres will perform in one-time-only pairings at the 2002 Jammy Awards Presented by TDK on Wednesday at the Roseland Ballroom in Manh
This years spectacular line-up includes: the Grateful Deads Bob Weir and Ratdog, Phish bassist Mike Gordon and guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke performing together, The Allman Brothers Warren Haynes with his band Govt Mule, Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of new wave favorites the B-52s, and the Tom Tom Club featuring former Talking Heads members Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz.
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Where can you get a preview of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts wonderful collections, meet McGruff the crime-fighting dog, enjoy Lincoln Center musicians, take in a Flamenco dance demonstration, create African-American-inspired art and get an up-clo
Among the many arts institutions joining in to celebrate the citys arts scene are Queens Botanical Garden, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Museum of Art, Queens Theatre in the Park, Queens Tourism Council, Queens Zoo, Flushing Town Hall, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Louis Armstrong House & Archives, MoMA/QNS and the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum.
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By Dylan Butler
Dave Masur had waited six years for this night to come, the night when the St. Johns mens soccer team would move from the artificial turf of DaSilva Memorial Field, shared with the football and track teams, and into a stadium it can call its own.
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By Dylan Butler
The 25-year history of the St. Johns/Iona rivalry has seen a lot of memorable moments. But the lone thing Red Storm coach Bob Ricca is likely to take away from the latest installment Friday night at DaSilva Memorial Field is the half-time ceremony honoring legendary public address announcer and former St. Johns quarterback Bob Sheppard.
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By Anthony Bosco
The 2002-2003 season will feature a little of the old and a little of the new for the St. Johns University mens basketball team, as the schedule, released last week, features a host of local opponents and a few surprises.
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By The TimesLedger
On another brilliant afternoon at Seither Stadium, the young Bulldogs gathered for a showdown at high noon against Team 4. The Doggies handed the ball to starter Anthony DeMario, who navigated his way through some early trouble with a couple of strikeouts.
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By The TimesLedger
Anthony Meo and Carmen Vivar captured individual titles in the 22nd Annual Police Officer Gabe Vitale 5K Memorial Run Sunday in College Point.
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By Anthony Bosco
The first sports story I ever pitched at the TimesLedger Newspapers was a preview on the Bayside High School varsity football team, a team, if memory serves, that had lost in overtime of the city championship the year before to the Wagner Falcons.
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By Anthony Bosco and Dylan Butler
The Bayside HighSchool vasrity football team once again showed it could play with the citys top teams, but once again failed to knock off an elite squad, falling to Wagner 20-0 Saturday in Staten Island.
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By Anthony Bosco
The Long Island City Bulldogs turned a competitive game into a blowout, capitalizing on numerous turnovers to rout the Bryant Owls, 36-0, Saturday at Flushing Memorial Field in a game between neighborhood rivals.
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By Dylan Butler
Dom Laurendi didnt need a second opinion, but the Xaverian football coach got one anyway.
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By Alexander Dworkowitz
A former police captain who killed a construction worker while driving drunk on the Throgs Neck Bridge was sentenced to one year in prison last week.
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