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Johnnie Ponzie, business consultant
Johnnie Ponzie, a retired business consultant and former longtime Ednor Gardens resident, died Dec. 8 of a heart attack at his home in Whitesboro, N.J. He was 66.
The son of a railroader and a homemaker, Johnnie Ponzie was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and...Tags: Conservation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Heart Attack, Employment, New York City
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Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of an unforgettable manhunt in Havre de Grace
Twenty-five years may have passed since a New York City man turned a routine traffic case into a night of mayhem when he killed a police officer and wounded three others in Havre de Grace, but for some of those close to the manhunt and the overnight siege...Tags: Baltimore County, Aberdeen, Theft, New York City, McDonald's
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2,000 unstamped packs of cigarettes seized near Perryville
Comptroller agents recently arrested two men near Perryville suspected of smuggling about 2,000 packs of illegal cigarettes. The arrests are part of several similar busts across the state. On July 30, Maryland State Police Trooper Joseph Twardowski...Tags: Police Arrests, Inwood (Manhattan, New York), Prosecution
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Northland sends relief team to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Northland Church's disaster response team is heading out this afternoon—making the 20-hour drive to Moore, Okla. to serve victims of yesterday's tornado. The team is taking its mobile kitchen trailer, which is capable of serving more than 2,500...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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3 on GOP slate for Long Beach City Council
NewsdayLong Beach Republicans have announced their slate of three challengers for this year's City Council race -- a group that includes only one registered Republican. The GOP candidates are Republican Janna Jachniewicz, Independence Party member Damian...Tags: Roslyn Heights, New York City, Island Park, Justice System, Roslyn
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Defense attorney in Portland murder case says evidence against Pratt questionable
Bangor Daily News, MaineAn attorney defending murder suspect Anthony Pratt on Friday questioned the reliability of prosecutors' evidence tying him to the death of Margarita Fisenko Scott, a 29-year-old Westbrook woman whose body was found abandoned at a Portland Motel 6 in...Tags: Murder, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lawyers, Justice System
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Peter Daly, 74
Peter Daly, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home. Born Jan. 2, 1939, in Far Rockaway, N.Y., he was the son of the late John and Marie (Munzell) Daly. Mr. Daly was a eight-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired...
Tags: Little Neck, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Three months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief
NEW YORK (AP) — Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room. His two-story house in the Far Rockaway section of Queens hasn't...
Tags: New York City, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Rentals, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Food trucks become unexpected saviors after Sandy
pix11.com | @pix11narmeenClean up efforts in Far Rockaway continue and lives are still far from normal. Many are living without heat and hot meals even one month after the storm. However, among the Red Cross and other organizations there is another group who have been present...Tags: New York City, FEMA, American Red Cross
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Free Subway Shuttle To Start Running Tuesday In Rockaways
With the prospect of Rockaway Line service being disabled for the next several months due to the destructive force of Hurricane Sandy, the MTA took the unprecedented action of moving subway cars by flatbed truck onto the Rockaway Peninsula and setting...Tags: Subway Transportation, Rockaway Park, Transportation, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Howard Beach
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FEMA's Answer for NY Storm Victims: Put 'em Back in Their Homes
CNNIn the aftermath of one of the worst weather systems to hit the Northeast, finding adequate shelter is the big concern. What to do with displaced residents, whose homes were rendered dark, cold and powerless by Superstorm Sandy, is now the question...Tags: Rentals, New York City, Long Island Power Authority, CNN (tv network), Condos and Houses
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Death Toll from Sandy Hits 113, Recovery Slow
CNNNEW YORK -- The outward signs of recovery were everywhere Monday across the Northeast nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck: Power restored to tens of thousands, bridges and tunnels reopened, and limited train and ferry service up and running....Tags: Heavy Engineering, Baldwin, Paul Walters, Weather Reports, Manufacturing and Engineering
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