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Jamaica Times

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Jamaica Hills

Mary Louis force picks home school

Elisabeth Gully finally got a reward for her perseverance and hard work. Comment.

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

Lindenwood

S. Jamaica man dies in Lindenwood crash: Cops

LINDENWOOD — Police identified a 41-year-old man killed in a car crash on South Conduit Boulevard in Lindenwood early Sunday as Darren Green. Comment.

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

Jamaica

DOT employee carried around handgun: Police

JAMAICA — Police said a city Department of Transportation worker was arrested Friday at a Jamaica subway station and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Comment.
Jamaica Hills

Mary Louis junior Nwajei heads to Bergtraum

Jasmine Nwajei becomes the second star guard in as many days to land at Murry Bergtraum. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012

Jamaica

Schumer wants kinder TSA

Spurred by three elderly women who alleged they had been mistreated by U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he was introducing legislation mandating the agency create positions for passenger advocates. Comments (1).
Editorial

‘Don’t Close the Schools, Fix Them’

A crowd of 2,000 angry people packed the Brooklyn Tech High School auditorium to send a message to the city Panel for Education Policy that the people are opposed to the mayor’s plan to close 23 schools. Comment.

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012

Queens Village

NAACP head Leroy Gadsden honored in Cambria Hts.

On the eve of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Alpha Phi Alpha senior citizens center of Cambria Heights honored NAACP Jamaica Branch President Leroy Gadsden for his leadership during its third annual Valentine’s Gala Saturday. Comment.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

Hollis

Queens Village man shot walking home in Hollis

A young man was gunned down on Hollis Avenue early Monday evening, just a few doors away from the library where his three younger sisters were studying after school. Comment.
Queens Village

Avella wants Van Buren HS principal replaced

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) stood with discouraged parents and community members outside Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village last week, calling on the city Department of Education to remove the school’s principal. Comments (1).
Queens Village

Turner to top Lincoln Day Dinner

U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Queens Village Republican Club’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner Sunday at Antun’s catering hall. Comment.
Jamaica

Boro residents welcome deal on foreclosure relief

Relief will soon be on the way for Queens homeowners on the brink of foreclosure and to some who have lost their houses after the federal government and five of the country’s largest mortgage providers reached a $25 billion agreement over foreclosure abuses. Comments (1).

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Jamaica

Children make Valentine’s cards at JCAL

Children gathered at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Saturday for a Valentine’s Day Family Fun Workshop, during which they made cards. Comment.

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

Far Rockaway

Far Rock resident shot during robbery: Brown

FAR ROCKAWAY — A home invasion Jan. 25 ended with no valuables missing, but a resident took a bullet in the buttocks, according to documents from the Queens district attorney’s office. Comment.
South Ozone Park

Robber makes off with cash, cell phone: Cops

SOUTH OZONE PARK — A man was robbed in broad daylight Jan. 23, according to documents from the Queens district attorney’s office. Comment.

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

St. Albans

105th Pct. addresses SE Qns safety concerns at Smith meeting

Southeast Queens residents complained some members of the community have received unfair treatment from the police and urged them to use a more cordial tone while walking the beat during a meeting last week set up by state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans). Comment.
Springfield Gardens

Victim stabbed nine times during fight: Post

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS — A man was arrested after a late-night stabbing late last month, according to a report in the New York Post. Comment.

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

South Ozone Park

Voters back Aqueduct center

Changing a few words made a big difference on state voters’ opinion of the plan to build the country’s largest convention center adjacent to the Aqueduct racino. Comment.
Richmond Hill

Elderly Richmond Hill man missing since Jan. 31

RICHMOND HILL — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man missing since late last month, according to the NYPD. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Editorial

Dumb and Dumber

In a crime taken right from a cop show, Kwame Hamilton, 19, and Antwione Nabnet, 20, both of Jamaica, allegedly stole a cell phone from a victim walking down a Jamaica street and then attempted to sell the phone back to their victim. Comments (1).

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

Cambria Heights

Crowd cheers athlete’s return after shooting

Justin Thompson has shown exemplary strength and courage under the most difficult of circumstances. Comment.

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

South Jamaica

Man killed on Sutphin Blvd.

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in South Jamaica early Sunday morning in what witnesses described as a barrage of gunfire. Comments (1).
South Jamaica

Family mourns S. Jamaica dad

A South Jamaica mother is still reeling after her brother-in-law broke into her home last week and attacked her family, slicing her 1-year-old daughter and killing her fiancee, police said. Comment.
South Jamaica

Family loses grandmother in S. Jamaica blaze

The FDNY said Tuesday it was still investigating a fire that killed a beloved grandmother in South Jamaica last week. The fire took place on the second floor of 146-03 120th Ave. while the woman’s family was downstairs. Comment.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Springfield Gardens

Officer uses computer program to catch robber

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS — A combination of a quick-thinking cop and cutting-edge technology led to the apprehension of an alleged teenage thief last Thursday, according to the NYPD. Comment.

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