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Women’s bowling club to celebrate 50th anniversary with tournament at Jib Lanes in Flushing

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Nov. 29, 2023 By Rachel Butler A New York City-based women’s bowling club is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a tournament that will take place at Jib Lanes Bowling Alley in Flushing next month. The New York State Women’s 600 Bowling Club was founded in 1973 and is open to any female member of the New York State United States Bowling Congress (USBC) who is over 18 years of age and has previously bowled in a sanctioned league or tournament play. A 600 series refers to three consecutive games with a combined score of 600 or better.   Club member and Regional…
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Annual Jazz Masters concert returning to Flushing Town Hall in December

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Nov. 27, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing Town Hall will be hosting its 17th annual NEA Jazz Masters concert next month. The venue, which is located on Northern Boulevard in Flushing, has become known as a hub for great jazz music and performances. The Dec. 15 concert will feature renowned trumpet player and Jazz master Jimmy Owens, who will lead a group of six talented musicians. Joining Owens on stage will be Gary Bartz on saxophone, Ron Carter on bass, pianist Joanne Bracken, Louis Hayes on drums and Wycliffe Gordan on trombone.  Ellen Kodadek, the executive and artistic director at Flushing…
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Flushing’s Tempco Glass celebrates 10 years of business with launch of new production line

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Nov. 22, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, state Sen. Toby Stavisky and Assemblymember Ron Kim joined workers at the Tempco Glass Fabrication facility in Flushing on Nov. 21 to celebrate the company’s 10-year anniversary and the opening of a new glass lamination line. Tempco Glass, located on Maple Avenue in Flushing, specializes in refining glass they receive from their manufacturers to create various forms of glass which are then made available for purchase and can be used for personal or commercial use. The recent $1 million investment in the company will create the funds needed for…
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Willets Point development proposal draws concerns from community board about traffic congestion, possible homeless shelter

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Nov. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler A group of approximately 70 people including residents, labor union workers and New York City Football Club fans attended a Community Board 7 meeting in Whitestone on Nov. 15 to learn about the massive Willets Point Phase 2 proposal that would bring 1,400 residential units, a soccer stadium and a two-star hotel if approved. The meeting, which took place at the St. Luke’s Pastoral Center, was held by the board’s Land Use Committee and was the first of several board meetings in which the public will be able to learn and provide feedback on…
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Korean restaurant opens in Forest Hills, third in a growing chain

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Rachel Butler A Korean restaurant opened its doors in Forest Hills at 107-12 70th Rd., which formerly housed the burger joint Roam.  This is the third restaurant for Kuku Korean Cuisine, which opened its first location in Long Island City in 2020. The business also has a location in Williamsburg and…
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Three found dead across Queens in addition to triple homicide in St. Albans: NYPD

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A 54-year-old St. Albans landlord was arrested and booked on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the 113th Precinct on murder and weapons charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend and two tenants to death at his home on Millburn Street. David Daniels allegedly admitted to fatally stabbing two women and a…
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Flushing veteran inducted into New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame

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Nov. 13, 2023 By Rachel Butler State Sen. John Liu announced the induction of a Flushing resident into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame on Sunday Nov. 12, at the Mary’s Nativity in St. Ann’s Parish in Flushing.  Michael Louis Vulcano, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday and is the son of Italian immigrant parents from Calabria, Italy, served in the United States Marines and is a World War II veteran. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Vulcano, at the age of 19, was in Camp Lejeune in North Carolina as a member of the 2nd Marine Battalion…
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