Articles by: Annie Boller

Word of the Day: July 22, 2016

Word of the Day: July 22, 2016

recant Definition: (verb) Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. Synonyms: abjure, forswear, retract, resile Usage: The dissident refused to recant and was imprisoned.

by · July 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 22, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? July 22, 2016

Emma Lazarus (1849) Lazarus was an American Jewish poet. She became an impassioned spokeswoman for Judaism after the Russian pogroms of the 1880s, writing many essays and a book of poems, Songs of a Semite, which contains her best work. […]

by · July 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board

You are Invited to “1st Annual Make A Wish Come True” Wednesday, September 14th

You are Invited To “1st Annual Make A Wish Come True!” The Surf Club On The Sound Wednesday, September 14th, 6:00pm-11:00pm To Benefit the Make a Wish Foundation To Register for this Event, Please Visit: wwwmakeawishcometrue.org     1st Annual  […]

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Senator Klein Hosts Second Annual Throggs Neck Houses Basketball Tournament

Senator Klein Hosts Second Annual Throggs Neck Houses Basketball Tournament

Local basketball tournament works to build police-community relations   BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), joined the New York City Housing Authority, Throggs Neck Residents’ Council, New York City Fire Department, Police Service Area #8, NYPD Housing Bureau, […]

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Some Large Food-Generating Businesses Required to Recycle Food Waste Starting July 19

Some Large Food-Generating Businesses Required to Recycle Food Waste Starting July 19

Beginning tomorrow, July 19, some large-scale commercial food-generating establishments will be required to separate their organic waste (food scraps, food-soiled paper) and arrange for its proper management through methods that include composting or aerobic/anaerobic digestion.   The rules require establishments […]

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Project to Reduce Flooding and Improve Water Reliability in Fresh Meadows Finishes a Year Ahead of Schedule

Project to Reduce Flooding and Improve Water Reliability in Fresh Meadows Finishes a Year Ahead of Schedule

Former DDC Intern Managed Project – Now His First Project as a DDC Resident Engineer     (Queens, NY – July 15, 2016) A $1.8 million project to install new storm sewers and replace existing sewers and water mains in […]

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Morris Park Community Association Meeting 7/27/16

Morris Park Community Association Meeting 7/27/16

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 21, 2016

Quote of the Day: July 21, 2016

If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 21, 2016

Word of the Day: July 21, 2016

dieresis Definition: (noun) A mark ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that they are to be pronounced as separate sounds rather than a diphthong, as in naïve. Synonyms: umlaut Usage: The presence of […]

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 21, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? July 21, 2016

Paul Julius Freiherr von Reuter (1816) Reuter, founder of the Reuters news agency, was a pioneer of telegraphy and news reporting. In 1849, he started a post service to bridge the gap in a telegraph line between Germany and Belgium. […]

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Scheduled Events from Westchester Square BID

Scheduled Events from Westchester Square BID

by · July 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Bronx DA & NYPD Announce Takedown of Gunrunners

Bronx DA: Bronx DA & NYPD Announce Takedown of Gunrunners

BRONX DA AND NYPD ANNOUNCE TAKEDOWN OF GUNRUNNERS WHO SOLD 50 FIREARMS—INCLUDING AN ASSAULT RIFLE—TO UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE “Family Business” Based in Bronx Building Trafficked Weapons from Pennsylvania; Plotted to Bring Big Cache from Texas   Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. […]

by · July 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 20, 2016

Quote of the Day: July 20, 2016

Observation is an old man’s memory. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

by · July 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 20, 2016

Word of the Day: July 20, 2016

telamon Definition: (noun) A figure of a man used as a supporting pillar. Synonyms: atlas Usage: The portico of the Hermitage Museum in Russia features ten enormous telamones carved from granite.

by · July 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 20, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? July 20, 2016

Petrarch (1304) The “Father of Humanism,” Petrarch was the greatest scholar of his age. He traveled widely, visiting fellow scholars and searching out manuscripts, and wrote numerous lyrics, sonnets, and canzoni. His awareness of the classical past as a source […]

by · July 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board