Archive for May, 2020

Remember The Meaning Of Memorial Day And The Pandemic

Remember The Meaning Of Memorial Day And The Pandemic

This Memorial Day is different as we honor those who served this country and became our fallen heroes. The Coronavirus pandemic has caused the difference.   This columnist roamed around the Pelham Bay community this holiday weekend. There were hardly any […]

by · May 25, 2020 · Holidays
Whose Birthday Is It? May 25, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 25, 2020

Beverly Sills (1929) Sills was an American operatic soprano. She sang on the radio as a child and made her operatic debut in 1946. Her 1966 performance in Julius Caesar made her an opera star, not just for her voice, but also for her acting. After 25 years of singing with the New York City Opera, she became its director, and she also served as chairman of the board of New York’s Lincoln Center and of the Metropolitan Opera. In 2006, she claimed to have stopped singing, even in the shower, for what reason? More…

by · May 25, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 25, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 25, 2020

Compromise, n.: Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · May 25, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 25, 2020

Word of the Day: May 25, 2020

ebullience  Definition: (noun) Zestful enthusiasm. Synonyms: exuberance Usage: Once Sam’s fever broke, his natural ebullience began to return, and he was soon begging to be allowed outside to play. Discuss.

by · May 25, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? May 24, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 24, 2020

Joseph Brodsky (1940) Soon after Brodsky began writing poetry in the USSR in the 1950s, he was accused by the government of “social parasitism” and sentenced to hard labor. Exiled in 1972, he settled in New York and began writing in English. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1987 and was poet laureate of the US for a time. His poetry, with its themes of loss and exile, is highly regarded for its intensity, depth, and wit. What was his retort when a Soviet judge once asked him, “Who enrolled you in the ranks of poets?” More…

by · May 24, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 24, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 24, 2020

I always advise people never to give advice. P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)

by · May 24, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 24, 2020

Word of the Day: May 24, 2020

orison  Definition: (noun) Reverent petition to a deity. Synonyms: petition, prayer Usage: Jehan go every evening to chapel, and sing there an anthem with verse and orison to Madame the glorious Virgin Mary. Discuss.

by · May 24, 2020 · Bulletin Board

Faith That Goes Above and Beyond

By: Rev. J. Loren Russell 1 John 5:4-5 KJV “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that […]

by · May 23, 2020 · Matters of Faith, Religion

Churches Re-Opening

I feel the need to speak up and to speak out about Donald Trump’s executive Order that reopens churches. I urge all pastors and leaders to think long and hard about re-opening the sanctuary for worship. The death rate has […]

Mayor de Blasio leads the Jacobi Hospital workers in a big Thumbs Up to all the Front Line workers.

Mayor de Blasio comes to Jacobi Hospital to lead the 7 PM Clap

Friday evening Mayor Bill de Blasio stopped by Jacobi Hospital to congratulate the health care workers at Jacobi saying “You were saving lives before this crisis, we wish we never had”. In looking at the over one hundred hospital workers […]

by · May 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? May 23, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 23, 2020

Rosemary Clooney (1928) Clooney was an American singer popular in the 1950s with hits such as “Come On-a My House.” She also appeared in several movies, including White Christmas (1954), which co-starred Bing Crosby. In the 1960s, mental illness and drug addiction took a toll on her career, but she made a comeback in the mid-1970s and performed until her death in 2002. Her 1968 mental breakdown was precipitated by the assassination—as she stood nearby—of what personal friend? More…

by · May 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 23, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 23, 2020

It was the policy of the good old gentleman to make his children feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home-feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. Washington Irving (1783-1859)

by · May 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 23, 2020

Word of the Day: May 23, 2020

chipper  Definition: (adjective) Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. Synonyms: debonair, jaunty Usage: If I seem chipper today, it is because I found a $50 bill on my walk to work this morning. Discuss.

by · May 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Boxing In Danger Zone With Tyson-Holyfield Talk

Boxing In Danger Zone With Tyson-Holyfield Talk

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Stop the madness about Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield returning for another fight that is all good for the nostalgia. It’s not good for boxing and for the safety of these former heavyweight champions of […]

by · May 22, 2020 · Sports
(L-R) State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, Community Board 7 member Morjur Choudhury, and Councilman Andrew Cohen.

Bailey, Cohen, and Fernandez Give out Masks, Gloves and Hand Sanitizer

Wednesday afternoon on a busy East 204th Street State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Councilman Andrew Cohen, and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez joined forces to hand out face masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer to the many people who lined up, and continued to […]

by · May 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board