beatitude Definition: (noun) Supreme blessedness or happiness. Synonyms: blessedness, beatification Usage: You have it in your power to raise two human beings from a state of actual suffering to such unspeakable beatitude as only generous, noble, self-forgetting love can give.
Cases of Interest for the Week of January 11, 2016 Monday, January 11th, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Irace, P. Justice Part FB Appearance MIGUEL CABA Charged with Murder and Attempted Murder for the December […]
mickle Definition: (noun) A large number or amount or extent. Synonyms: hatful, lot, mint, muckle, peck, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mass,batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight Usage: It was only when he found a […]
Happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven; and every countenance, bright with smiles, and glowing with innocent enjoyment, is a mirror transmitting to others the ways of a supreme and ever-shining benevolence. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
diluent Definition: (noun) An inert substance used to dilute. Synonyms: dilutant Usage: The artist thinned the paint to a pale yellow using a diluent and a bit of white.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
The Albanian American Open Hand Association and the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association had their annual Holiday food giveaway on December 22, 2015. It would have been impossible to help these families in need without the generous support of the following […]
sawhorse Definition: (noun) A frame with legs, used to support pieces of wood being sawed. Synonyms: buck, horse, sawbuck Usage: While thus engaged they came to the edge of a wood, and the boy sat down to rest upon an […]
Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
The team at LIFT, a provider of high quality service for community members, is looking to recruit more Spanish speaking advocate volunteers to work directly with its Bronx-based community members. VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTION: Mission LIFT’s mission is to help families with […]
Report details extensive costs of abandoned, decaying bank-owned properties dragging down neighborhoods – with $2M stolen directly from New York City taxpayers NEW YORK, NY— Senators Jeff Klein (D-Bronx Westchester) and Diane Savino (D-SI/Brooklyn), stood with victims and housing […]
nosebag Definition: (noun) A canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such asa horse). Synonyms: feedbag Usage: The stableboy replaced the horse’s nosebag, which had tornin two places
In giving rights to others which belong to them, we giverights to ourselves and to our country. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
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