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		<title>Murder suicide in Bayside</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 03:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Altman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bayside woman died after an argument with a man in their shared home on Wednesday, May 23 during what appears to be a murder suicide. Firefighters responded to a call around 7:30 p.m. at 39-20 214th Place after neighbors saw smoke and smelled gasoline. Both victims were found in the basement by responding law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children rally to save Pomonok after-school program from shutting down</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Yu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children, parents and politicians rallied recently against the closing of after-school programs at the Pomonok Center at the Queens Community House. The center offers a free after-school program for children from grades kindergarten to sixth that includes homework help, arts and crafts, fitness, character development and team-building games. “I worry that without such a program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Trattoria has a ‘Neo’ take on Italian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanna M. Adduci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trattoria Neo combines customary Italian dishes with a pleasant, aesthetic atmosphere making for an enjoyable, innovative dining experience. The venue is charming, to say the least, and provides a full bar and a cozy dining room lined in antique Italian pottery, finished with exquisite walls and ceiling. Open for over two years, Trattoria Neo has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queens man hacks wife with meat cleaver</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Altman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Queens woman is fighting for her life after her husband apparently bludgeoned her with a meat cleaver. The 54-year-old wife fought with her spouse in their Flushing home on Parsons Boulevard, near Ash Avenue, before running out into the street at about 5:55 a.m., cops said. Kang Wang, 53, allegedly stabbed her repeatedly on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6th District candidates debate hot-button issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Assemblymember Grace Meng]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Robert Mittman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The six 6th District congressional candidates mildly duked it out for the first time during a forum in Flushing — addressing hot-button city, state and national issues, like plans to fix the flailing economy and stances on immigration reform. The hopefuls — Green Party’s Evergreen Chou, Democratic primary runners Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley, Assemblymember Rory Lancman, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mets reach deal to develop Willets Point, according to reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new deal has been reportedly struck between the city and a real estate firm to redevelop Willets Point into a mixed-use retail and housing hub, according to reports. The city rescinded its bid two weeks ago to acquire and develop Willets Point through Eminent Domain, and instead, according to published reports, has reached an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chancellor Dennis Walcott speaks about Turnaround, special ed reform at forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Altman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerned parents spoke out about special education reform, set to sweep the city this fall, at a recent Community Education Council 27 forum featuring Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor Dennis Walcott. While the hot topic dominated most of the evening’s conversation at M.S. 137 in Ozone Park, parents, teachers and administrators inquired about a gamut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dee Richard, community newspaper icon, dead at 86</title>
		<link>http://queenscourier.com/2012/longtime-timesledger-columnist-dee-richard-dead-at-86/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Queens Courier Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dee Richard, longtime columnist for the TimesLedger Newspapers, died Tuesday afternoon, May 22 in her Beechhurst home. Richard was widely known for her “Dishing with Dee” column. Her last column and photo page were submitted on Monday, the newspaper wrote. “When she wrote something it was the truth,” said her husband, James Darmos. She succumbed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assemblymember Rory Lancman outlines plan to fight overdevelopment</title>
		<link>http://queenscourier.com/2012/assemblymember-rory-lancman-outlines-plan-to-fight-overdevelopment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[6th Congressional District]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assemblymember Rory Lancman outlined a comprehensive plan he designed to combat overdevelopment and said he would push the bill at a federal level if elected to Congress. The four-part Homes and Essential Landmarks Preservation (HELP) Act — introduced by Lancman, who is running for Congress in the 6th District — focuses on extending tax credits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A basketball player kids have to look up to</title>
		<link>http://queenscourier.com/2012/a-basketball-player-kids-have-to-look-up-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam La Guerre</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harlem MagicMasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Storm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. John's University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York College]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s more than one reason for kids to “look up” to 7’3” Curtis Johnson. Johnson, a Queens resident and former Red Storm big man at St. John’s University, will perform in entertainment basketball games at York College on June 4 and 6, to amuse and mentor kids from Pre-K to eight grade. “I just want [...]]]></description>
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