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St. Albans, NY man pleads guilty in theft of disabled mans house in Queens, NY

In the following press release Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a St.

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Thursday | New York Daily News

A Mega mystery! Winner of $133M pot lies low

Shiv Convenience store manager Bharat Patel enjoy lottery sales at 'lucky' Queens store.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

WINS-AM New York

Winning $133M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Queens

Someone got really lucky in Queens. Mona Rivera reports According to lottery officials, the winning Mega Millions ticket -- worth an estimated $133 million -- was sold at a convenience store in Jamaica.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

New York Daily News

Post-Rockefeller laws-Man finds road to recovery

John Buckmon, a former drug dealer, who was prosecuted under the Rockefeller Drug Laws is now trying to get his life back together with his family.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Buffalo News

The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity news

Gwyneth Paltrow speaks almost perfect Spanish - and she does it with an Iberian accent.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Journal News

Hartsdale cyclist hurt in 2005, succumbs from injuries

Lorraine Valentini, a fierce competitor on top of a bike who helped share her love of cycling with many newcomers to the sport, died Tuesday at her home in Hartsdale.

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New York Times

3 Men Die in Toxic Well in Queens

Three workers at a waste transfer station in Queens were overcome by toxic fumes Monday afternoon and died, apparently falling one after another into the Stygian gloom of a putrid, manhole-size, 18-foot-deep well they were trying to vacuum, fire officials said.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

7Online.com

A fugitive was shot during an attempted apprehension in Queens Wednesday.

A fugitive was shot by a Suffolk County law enforcement officer during an attempted apprehension in the Cambria Heights section of Queens Wednesday.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

New York Post

Father, Son and Another Man Killed at Jamaica Recycling Plant

A father and son were killed Monday afternoon along with another man who was working with them after they all fell into a well containing toxic gas at a Jamaica recycling plant, authorities said.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

New York Times

3 Workers Dead at Waste Plant in Queens

Police officers watched over the Regal Recycling Company plant in Jamaica, Queens, where three workers died after being overcome by toxic fumes.

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wcbstv.com

NYC Firefighters Try To Rescue 3 Trapped Workers

New York City firefighters were attempting to rescue three workers who have been reported trapped in a sewage hole in Queens.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

CrossCut

The skinny house scourge

A huge complaint of Seattleites over the years has been the proliferation of skinny houses, tall thin abodes jammed onto lots and eating up open space.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Syosset Jericho Tribune

Over 60...and Getting Younger: June 26, 2009

How many of my married readers remember the first meal that your spouse cooked and presented before you? I would guess unless the meal was truly memorable most of you have forgotten the details.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

New York Post

Queens Narc's Gun Stolen

A Queens narcotics cop was robbed of his weapon and his car in an undercover gun-buy operation gone bad yesterday, law-enforcement sources said.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

US Pharmacist

Health Status and Health Care of Elderly Americans

Somnath Pal, BS , MBA, PhD Professor of Pharmacy Administration College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions St.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Art Voice

See You There

Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: the Nylon Summer Music Tour, making a stop this Friday the 19th at The Tralf.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

MyFoxNY

Baby Dies After Falling in Bucket

Police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a baby at an informal day care in Queens Monday, authorities said.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

New York City's Hometown Newspaper - ...

Buses slowed by Jam-aica MTA to study gridlock issue

MARY WASHINGTON of St. Albans wore a look of frustration on her face as she waited for the Q9 bus in downtown Jamaica one morning last week.

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New York Post

Ny Workers' Jobless Scam

They claimed they lost their jobs, but 30 current and former state employees were hard at work scamming taxpayers out of tens of thousands of dollars in jobless benefits, officials said yesterday.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

All About Jazz

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Marcus Miller

All About Jazz is celebrating Marcus Miller's birthday today! Marcus Miller Marcus Miller, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2001, was born in Brooklyn in 1959 and raised in Jamaica, New York.

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