Anthony Casamento Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Anthony Casamento, having distinguished himself with uncommon valor and gallantry on the field of battle, earned a place among the elite veterans of New York State as a recipient of the […]
Sir Joseph John “J. J.” Thomson (1856) One of the founders of modern physics, Thomson helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure. He is known primarily for his discovery of the electron and his investigation of its charge and mass, […]
Don’t tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
tuneful Definition: (adjective) Having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune. Synonyms: melodious Usage: Melodic and tuneful, his songs made me weep. Discuss.
Bronx, NY – City Councilman Rev. Rubén Díaz, Sr., along with Mr. Edward Cox, President of the New York State Republican Party and The New York Hispanic Clergy Organization will celebrate Christmas in the Bronx by distributing free toys to […]
NEWS FROM FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Fordham to Host the Federation Basketball Tournament of Champions Boys and Girls state titles to be decided in Rose Hill Gym from 2020-2022 After hosting the Catholic High School Catholic High School Athletic Association for decades, […]
By Jason Gonzalez If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch a production of Cirque du Soleil, then you should. Their shows can be described as being part circus, part theatre, part opera and all Summer Olympics. Cirque du Soleil […]
Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (1706) The wife of a French marquis, du Châtelet defied convention in both her personal and professional life. She was a mathematician and physicist and wrote a number of scientific treatises as […]
By Ray Negron This past week the Steinbrenner family and the baseball world lost one of its all time great ladies, Joan Steinbrenner. I have read some of the terrific things written for this great wife, mother and just overall […]
It has been a bitter mortification for me to digest the conclusion that the ‘race is for the strong’ and that I shall probably do little more but be content to admire the strides others made in science. Charles Darwin […]
switchblade Definition: (noun) A pocketknife having a spring-operated blade that opens instantly when a release on the handle is pressed. Synonyms: flick-knife Usage: When I heard his switchblade snap open, I knew that our verbal altercation was about to become […]
NEWS FROM NYCFC New York City FC will travel down south to Music City to take on Nashville Soccer Club in a preseason friendly on February 22, 2019 at First Tennessee Park. Nashville SC played their inaugural USL season in […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Now Canelo Alvarez has to be considered the newest face of boxing. He has the richest contract for an athlete, a word wide streaming service that televises his fights. He sold out Madison Square Garden […]
Matthew 25:44-46 NKJV “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then He will answer them, […]
George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1895) The subject of the Academy Award-winning 2010 film The King’s Speech, George VI became king of the United Kingdom following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. George was an important […]
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