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Intel chief: NSA foiled dozens of terrorist plots
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday lawmakers “know there are dozens” of terrorist plots that have been disrupted by a sweeping government surveillance program, saying he’s worried that more
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Police seek man for questioning in Staten Island grand larceny
View full sizeThe NYPD released this surveillance still of a man sought for questioning in connection with a grand larceny in the borough’s Mid-Island section.NYPD photo STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police seek the public’s
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Staten Island obituaries–Tuesday June 18, 2013
The following obituaries will be published in the Advance on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. *Frank P. Giordano, 69, of Huguenot, died Monday. Arrangements are being handled by the John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals,
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Public school leaders’ union backs Bill Thompson for NYC mayor
NEW YORK — The union representing New York City school principals is backing former city comptroller William Thompson Jr. for mayor. President Ernest Logan of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators said Tuesday
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New York Lottery midday drawings — Tuesday June 18, 2013
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Here are the winning numbers in the New York Lottery midday drawings: Numbers 0-3-1; Lucky Sum: 4 Win4 2-6-4-3 Lucky Sum: 15 Source: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/new_york_lottery_midday_drawin_515.html
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Historic pages from the archives of the Staten Island Advance: May 20, 1943
MAY 20, 1943 “Comfortable shoes become more and more important as more and more women take up active tasks in industry or Civilian Service work,” read an advertisement for Enna Jetticks shoe store in
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Texas mocks New York’s business climate: ‘Get out before you go broke.’ Do you agree? (poll)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a bold move to grab business for his state, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is mocking New York’s business climate: “Get out before you go broke,” he says in radio
Read More »Brooklyn, NY – Internal Yeshiva Memo: No Anti-Semitism in Graduation Trip Airline Fiasco
Brooklyn, NY – After conducting an investigation of its own, the Yeshivah of Flatbush has determined that despite student allegations to the contrary, the decision to eject the group of 108 students and chaperones
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Staten Island’s persistent pothole a ‘hazardous condition’ on service road
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Anyone who’s driven along Narrows Road South heading toward the Clove Road overpass knows it well. Watch the merging traffic and do all you can to get out of the
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Advance Digital, SILive.com’s parent company, wins Microsoft Digital Marketing Partner of the Year Award
Advance Digital Inc. has its headquarters in Jersey City, N.J. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Advance Digital, the parent company of SILive.com, the online home of the Staten Island Advance, has won the 2013 Microsoft
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Photos: 30th anniversary of Sally Ride’s historic trip to space
If Neil Armstrong famously took “one giant leap for mankind” when he walked on the moon, then Sally Ride showed women across the U.S. that even the sky wasn’t the limit. One June 18,
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Check your zone, Staten Island: New NYC hurricane evacuation maps announced
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New hurricane evacuation maps mean an additional 600,000 New Yorkers could be subject to leaving home the next time a massive storm barrels down on the city. City leaders released
Read More »Albany, NY – Bill To Ensure Town Hearings Are Not Held On Rosh Hashanah Passes Assembly
Albany, NY – Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Nassau County) announced Assembly passage of legislation he authored that would let towns move the mandated date of their annual hearings for special improvement districts to ensure they
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Manhattan, NY – New Video, $65K Reward In ’08 Times Square Bombing
Manhattan, NY – Authorities are trying to generate leads in the 2008 bombing at a Times Square military recruitment station with new video footage and a higher reward. On Tuesday, authorities released videos of
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New York – NYC School Leaders’ Union Backs Thompson For Mayor
New York – The union representing New York City school principals is backing former city comptroller William Thompson Jr. for mayor. President Ernest Logan of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators said Tuesday
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Five more Staten Island schools get salad bars; Chancellor Walcott celebrates healthy eating at PS 50
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President James P. Molinaro had a “tremendous salad” Monday night, after returning home from work at about 11 p.m. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott also had a salad with homemade
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Weather alert: Strong thunderstorms heading toward Staten Island Tuesday afternoon
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — AccuWeather is tracking a strong storm that will hit the Staten Island area Tuesday afternoon. The storm system — which stretches all the way back into North Carolina — has
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New York – NYC To Offer Free Phone-Charging Stations In Parks
New York – It’s a sight that can trigger dread. The low-battery message appears on your cell phone when there’s no charger around. Now New York City has teamed up with AT&T to install
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New York – New NYC Evacuation Zones Include Almost 3M People
New York – Nearly 3 million New Yorkers’ homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city’s population, under new maps released Tuesday. In the wake of Superstorm
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‘Oh, My Age Is Just A Number’
She was born the year Congress approved voting machines for use in federal elections, when Scott Joplin’s jazzy “Maple Leaf Rag” was all the rage, and when, in France, an army captain named Alfred
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