Archive for April, 2017

Police is scuba gear pack up after it was determined that the whale could not be saved. Photo by David Greene

BABY WHALE DIES ON ORCHARD BEACH

Nearly two dozen rescue personnel spent more than six hours trying to save a beached whale discovered off the coast of Orchard Beach. The 15-foot baby minke whale was spotted in the water at just after 12 noon Sunday, April […]

by · April 24, 2017 · Local News, News
Whose Birthday Is It? April 24, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? April 24, 2017

Sue Taylor Grafton (1940) A onetime screenwriter, Grafton began writing detective novels after a bitter and protracted custody battle left her daydreaming about the vengeful crimes she would have liked to commit but could not. As a means of escape, […]

by · April 24, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: April 24, 2017

Quote of the Day: April 24, 2017

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · April 24, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: April 24, 2017

Word of the Day: April 24, 2017

Pauperism Definition: (noun) A state of extreme poverty or destitution. Synonyms: Indigence, Penury, Need Usage: Two children begged for money on the subway, and their pauperism weighed heavily on the minds of the train’s passengers.

by · April 24, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Apr 23, 2017; New York, NY, USA; New York City FC midfielder Andrea Pirlo (21) controls the ball against Orlando City SC during the first half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC Rallies Late But Can’t Solve Orlando City

By Luis Vazquez It’s ironic that on a day where David Villa and Andrea Pirlo were both very active and in creative form that they would both draw yellow cards while Cyle Larin’s day was all green lights as he […]

by · April 24, 2017 · Sports
Chairman Crowley Statement on Dr. Vivek Murthy

Chairman Crowley Statement on Dr. Vivek Murthy

Chairman Crowley Statement on Dr. Vivek Murthy (Queens, NY) House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement today after the announcement that the Trump administration would cut Dr. Vivek Murthy’s four-year term as U.S. Surgeon General short. […]

by · April 24, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Profile America: Public Health

Profile America: Public Health

Monday, April 24 — Early America certainly was a simpler society than that which we have today, but some of today’s familiar institutions were part of the national experience over 220 years ago. On this date in 1795, the city of […]

by · April 24, 2017 · Profile America
Word of the Day: April 23, 2017

Word of the Day: April 23, 2017

Apostasy Definition: (noun) Abandonment of one’s religious faith, a political party, one’s principles, or a cause. Synonyms: Defection, Renunciation Usage: He had been very devoted to his cause, so when he declared his apostasy to the crowd, there was an […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? April 23, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? April 23, 2017

Max Planck (1858) Planck was an influential German physicist whose work on black body radiation earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. He also discovered the elementary quantum of action, now known as Planck’s constant. As the influential […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: April 23, 2017

Quote of the Day: April 23, 2017

I’ve been a great deal happier … since I have given up thinking about what is easy and pleasant, and being discontented because I couldn’t have my own will. Our life is determined for us—and it makes the mind very […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley on Republicans’ New Premium-Raising Health Care Proposal

Chairman Crowley on Republicans’ New Premium-Raising Health Care Proposal

Chairman Crowley on Republicans’ New Premium-Raising Health Care Proposal (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after it was reported that congressional Republicans are considering an amended health care repeal bill that would […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Health
Comic book legend and Marvel Chairman Emeritus, Stan Lee.

White Castle Honors Marvel’s Stan Lee

Hundreds of Stan Lee fans attend special ceremony coinciding with opening of Excelsior Collectibles White Castle welcomed comic book legend and former Bronxite Stan Lee into the White Castle Cravers Hall of Fame. A big fan of White Castle since his […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Bronx Personalities, News
New Affordable-Housing Community in the Bronx Provides Opportunity for People with Mental Disabilities to Live Independently

New Affordable-Housing Community in the Bronx Provides Opportunity for People with Mental Disabilities to Live Independently

New Affordable-Housing Community in the Bronx Provides Opportunity for People with Mental Disabilities to Live Independently Grand opening of Gouverneur Place Apartments, a new 68-unit development that integrates quality, affordable-housing with supportive services State of New York and UnitedHealthcare were […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Housing
Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb

ETHICS REFORM: RESTORING THE PUBLIC’S TRUST

WE’RE A LONG WAY FROM RESTORING THE PUBLIC’S TRUST by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R-Canandaigua) Earlier this week, the governor indicated he doesn’t believe the Legislature has the “political will” to pass ethics reform. That assumption is simply […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Op Ed
Matters of Faith: GOOD AND FAITHFUL ALL THE WAY!

Matters of Faith: GOOD AND FAITHFUL ALL THE WAY!

Matthew 25:23 (KJV) His Lord said unto him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” In the […]

by · April 23, 2017 · Faith, Matters of Faith, Religion