Following a 22 year struggle with cancer and reportedly without complaint, or self pity, Carmen Maria Warren Robinson passed away last week. The 63 year old longtime City Island resident took her walk with the Lord.
Carmen was an accomplished artist in all media. Her pottery displayed her love of nature; and her oils and watercolors, her abstract way of looking at life. She was also an accomplished equestrian.
Three individuals have been executed in the United State of America is the past 24 hours. More today? We've come a long way since the old days, or have we?
There had been no U.S. executions in the seven weeks since an Oklahoma inmate died of a heart attack following a botched lethal injection. That soon changed, with three convicted killers executed in the span of about 24 hours.
The New York Legislature has reached an agreement that will be significant in the fight against heroin.
In Albany today, The Governor and legislative leaders announced an agreement on a series of bills to help address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic, as well as prescription drug abuse, in New York State. Included in the legislation:
New programs and insurance reforms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction;
The following is a reminder that NYC DOT will activate the newly constructed 16-inch temporary water main on City Island Bridge starting TONIGHT Wednesday, June 18, 2014 from 10 PM until tomorrow morning Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 6:00AM.
Activation of the new water line may result in low water pressure to the island during the overnight period.
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NECESSARY: Absolutely needed, definitely required; inescapable, as well as logically unavoidable and should not be denied... Summer has not arrived yet, but the temperature is expected to reach into the 90's.
Therefore, seek lots of shade, or use plenty of sunscreen and make sure you have adequate amounts of water available. Forecasters are predicting that it will be mostly sunny today, with a high near 90's.
It has been about a dozen years since Shock and Awe and that so called military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant control has just about backfired. What a mess was made by political maniacs plotting near the Potomac. Which way does US go now?
What does this stand for? New York Medical Marijuana Compassionate Care Act. What doe is all mean?
Albany's legislative session ends on Thursday and NY lawmakers have have amended a bill that would essentially legalize medical marijuana and setting up a possible vote by the end of the week.
Obvious Child
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Academy Theater, 111 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)
REGISTER: www.cencom.org
A comedian's life spirals out of control when she loses her job and her relationship, and then becomes pregnant after a one-night stand.
"It's hilarious, it's heartbreaking, and it's totally genius." -Moviefone
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge toll relief has now been completed. Commercial and business carriers will begin seeing 20 percent toll rebates tolls posted to their accounts beginning this week. This toll relief package reduces tolls for commercial vehicles that make more than ten trips over the bridge per month using E-ZPass tags from the same New York Customer Service Center (NYCSC) account. All eligible tolls paid on or after April 1 will be rebated.
The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere this year falls on June 21 at 6:51 A.M. EDT.But it's beginning to feel a lot like summer already. Get up and go wade in the water at Orchard Beach.
Did you know that the word solstice comes from from the Latin solstitium? Sol means Sun and stitium is to stop, reflecting that the Sun appears to stop at this time and once again at the winter solstice.