Local 3 and Charter Communications remain at an impasse after an almost six- month battle over how to update the union contract. Negotiations at an August meeting showed no progress at all. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers started the …
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Fatal case of Legionnaires’ disease at Parker Towers
Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Parker Towers complex in Forest Hills were reported by the city Health Department within two months’ time. One was fatal. Both cases occurred at 104-60 Queens Blvd., where “One person recovered, and one …
Street co-named for 9/11 responder
http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/street-co-named-for-responder/article_d3daf897-51e6-52aa-8d7d-5831dc0ef111.html By: Anthony Medina It wasn’t an easy task to keep up with James Lanza when he was on the job with the FDNY’s Ladder 43/Engine 53 in Spanish Harlem, known as “El Barrio’s Bravest.” According to his close friend …