St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site
897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY
914-667-4116 www.nps.gov/sapa
Special free Programs in August & September 2015
Sat., August 8, open from Noon to 4 PM
Religious Freedom in Colonial America
An informed electorate lies at the heart of our democracy. So why is the Democratic National Committee limiting debates between the 2016 Democratic presidential candidates? What are they trying to hide, or who do they want to protect?
The Democratic party has announced six debates, and has gone even further, introducing an exclusivity clause which disqualifies from the debates any candidate that participates in additional, unsanctioned candidate forums. In 2008, the Democratic candidates debated 26 times during the political primaries.
These letters often stray from the rule to avoid politics and religion but they rarely venture into the
latter realm. However, one of the major stories of the just concluded second quarter was the papal
encyclical admonishing humanity for turning the earth, God’s creation, into “an immense pile of
filth.” In Laudato Si’ – Our Care For Our Common Home, Pope Francis is asking us to see our
world more like his namesake St. Francis of Assisi who viewed all of the earth’s plants, animals
NASA has captured an image of Earth that you must get to know up close and personal. A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.
Resident from the NY Metropolitan area are chasing the third day of 90+ degree days, something the area has not seen in a couple of years. The high temperatures have cause outages and disrupted train service for thousandths.
The northeastern US sweltered with a scorching summer heat wave, complete with humidity. stagnant, sticky air and nearly no winds to speak of for the needed relief. As as you can see, this heat is not exclusive to the NE.
Which media outlet helped develop Donald Trump into a national broadcasting celebrity? Will this famous candidate soon implode and become infamous? The Ugly American is alive and dumping on US.
It is US laws which allowed Donald Trump to file for corporate bankruptcy four times, The first time was in 1991, then in 1992, later in 2004 and finally in 2009.
These bankruptcies were connected to over-leveraged casino and hotel properties, which are now operated under the banner of Trump Entertainment Resorts.
The Cuban embassy re-opens in Washington, D.C. for the first time in 54 years. The Cuban flag will rise in Washington, D.C., for the first time in over five decades on Monday in the latest step toward normalized relations between the two countries.
The flag-raising will be part of a daylong series of events commemorating the opening of a full Cuban embassy in Washington, about two miles north of the White House.
NYPD has announced their Park, Walk and Talk initiative for 2015. The Park, Walk and Talk initiative is designed to allow Officers time to walk designated neighborhoods in the city and make contact with the residents.
The goals are to better acquaint officers with residents, address concerns and answer questions. The neighborhoods the initiative will occur in, will rotate throughout the year.
Does anybody care that I Spy, which featured Bill Cosby and aired on NBC from 1965 to 1968 made Cosby famous? The program teamed Cosby with Robert Culp as international agents for the US Pentagon, which kept them busy chasing villains, spies and beautiful women.
I SPY TV SERIES https://youtu.be/C1lk1VM5bpI via @YouTube
The NWS Storm Prediction Center expects severe weather to be possible on Sunday from the Northeast to the Central U.S. The area of greatest concern extends from western New England to the Midwest. In this area, localized flash flooding, damaging winds and hail are the primary threats.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
343 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015
...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
343 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015