ED RANDALL’S FANS FOR THE CURE TEAMS UP WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES, NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AND WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE TO SAVE LIVES FROM PROSTATE CANCER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 For the ninth consecutive year, […]
MORE BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAYS!!On Saturday, August 31st from 10am to 4pm, the CARRION MOVEMENT will be at the Castle Hill Little League field offering free bookbags & school supplies to the first 100 children that come to this event. […]
By William Coppola: Contributor Sports Columnist Tampa Florida Friday August 31st, 2019. Weather forecast: Monster hurricane headed my way. So why am I down here? One reason is to cover the Tampa Bay Rays vs the Cleveland Indians this weekend […]
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, Assemblywoman Latoya Joiner, and State Senator Jose M. Serrano held their Annual Senior Appreciation Day Thursday. The event had healthy food and deserts for the seniors, entertainment which included the Hope of Israel Senior Center (located at […]
Nancy Wake (1912) Wake, who passed away weeks ago at the age of 98, was one of WWII’s most decorated servicewomen. A New Zealand native, she left home at 16 and eventually settled in Paris.When the Germans occupied France, Wake joined the resistance. Pursued by the Gestapo,she fled to Britain, where she joined the Special Operations Executive. In 1944, she parachuted back into France to help establish communications between the British military and French Resistance. What nickname did the Gestapo have for her? More…
The older one grows, the more one likes indecency. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
paragon Definition: (noun) Model of excellence or perfection of a kind;one having no equal. Synonyms: nonesuch, nonpareil, apotheosis, ideal, saint Usage: Nowadays, with our modern mania for morality,everyone has to pose as a paragon of purity,incorruptibility, and all the other seven deadly virtues.Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Two sliders thrown by Jacob deGrom Thursday night were damining blows to the Mets at Citi Field. And a backup catcher for the Chicago Cubs playing first base, Victor Caratini, in the lineup because Anthony […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor The Bronx and Morris Park community are sad to hear about the passing of Dennis Wales. The community activist and volunteer to many sports organizations that included the Castle Hill Little League passed away this week […]
Joint Community Board 11 Committee Meeting With DHS Wednesday night the Land Use and Health and Social Services Committees of Community Board 11 met with a representative of the Department of Homeless Services to discuss the homeless situation of the […]
Ingrid Bergman (1915) Bergman was a Swedish actress who specialized in portrayals of strong,sophisticated women. Her radiance and unaffected charm made her a star in films such as Casablanca, Gaslight, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious. A scandal caused by her affair with director Roberto Rossellini kept her off the US screen for seven years and forced her to return to Europe until 1956, when she made her successful Hollywood comeback in Anastasia. How many Academy Awards did she win? More…
Is all our Life, then but a dreamSeen faintly in the golden gleamAthwart Time’s dark resistless stream? Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
plausive Definition: (adjective) Expressing or manifesting praise or approval. Synonyms: approbative, affirmative Usage: Her father’s plausive nod was likely as much praise as Jane would receive from her stoic parents. Discuss.
Second Lieutenant John N. Sekul was the co-pilot of the nine member flight crew of the ‘Wham! Bam! Thank You, Ma’m’ World War II bomber shot down over Germany in August of 1944. These nine crew members when caught became […]
On a Monday State Senator Alessandra Biaggi kept her promise of moving the district office of the 34th Senate District out of the Hutchinson Metro Center where her predecessor had his office. Senator Biaggi’s new district office is located at […]
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