WOULD IT BE BETTER IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW? By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Luke 16:25-26: “Abraham answered, “My friend, remember that while you lived, you had everything good, and Lazarus had everything bad. Now he is […]
BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ANNOUNCES KEY APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING NEW CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS Chiefs of New Rikers Island Prosecution Bureau and New Conviction Integrity Unit Also Appointed Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced a series […]
The American-Italian Cancer Foundation free Mobile Mammography Van was parked all day in front of St. Helena Catholic Church on Sunday, March 13. The van offered free Breast Cancer Screenings to women over age 40. The van will be back […]
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark sidewhich he never shows to anybody. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
celerity Definition: (noun) Swiftness of action or motion; speed. Synonyms: rapidity, quickness Usage: These rapid attentions were bestowed with thecelerity and skill of a practiced surgeon.
Henrik Ibsen (1828) Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, is consideredthe father of modern theater. Emphasizingcharacter over plot, he explored psychologicalconflicts stemming from frustrated love anddestructive family relationships, and headdressed social problems such as political corruption and thechanging role of women. Many […]
History fades into fable; fact becomes cloudedwith doubt and controversy; the inscriptionmolders from the tablet; the statue falls fromthe pedestal. Columns, arches, pyramids,what are they but heaps of sand—and theirepitaphs, but characters written in the dust? Washington Irving (1783-1859)
declination Definition: (noun) A polite refusal of an invitation. Synonyms: regrets Usage: His declination of the dinner invitation was a greatdisappointment to the would-be host.
Wyatt Earp (1848) Earp was an American frontiersman. In the1870s, he worked as a police officer in Wichitaand Dodge City, Kansas, where he befriendedgunmen Doc Holliday and Bat Masterson. Helater worked as a guard for Wells, Fargo &Company. By 1881, […]
Great joy, especially after a sudden change and revolution of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
entrepot Definition: (noun) A place where goods are stored or deposited and from which they are distributed. Synonyms: transshipment center Usage: Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BCE.
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848) In 1840, Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and the two had nine children, whose marriages, and those of their grandchildren, in turn, allied the British royal house with those […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx County, New York You should know than more than eight hundred (800) senior citizen from the Bronx will join other seniors from the State of New York, today […]
Lotus Flame Restaurant is working with sponsors to celebrate Phagwah in the Bronx with fun arts and entertainment! Phagwah, also known as Holi “The Festival of Colors” is the Hindu tradition’s energetic and fun way of celebrating the start of […]
NATIONAL PEANUT MONTH Friday, March 18 — This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods, and absolutely America’s favorite snack nut. They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell, used in salads […]
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