See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers A St. John’s coaching legend has been enshrined in baseball history. Longtime coach Ed Blankmeyer was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Indian…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers “With comedy, it’s a combination of knowing the comedic beat was good — it made you laugh, it made people on the crew laugh.” —Chris Pratt (film and TV a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers Well, it’s that time of the year again. The Mets and Jenrry Mejia agreed to a one-year contract earlier this week while the disgraced reliever continues to serve his lifetime ban f…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers As two schools in the Far Rockaway area are set to be closed, a native of the neighborhood intends to open a charter high school late next year. Regina Glover Johnson announced her plan…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The murder rate in the borough plunged to the lowest level in years, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced Tuesday, but the deadly drug crisis has worsened. In his year-end mes…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Larry Penner TimesLedger Newspapers There is more to “LIRR expansion project contracts awarded, work to begin Jan. 2018” (Mark Hallum, Dec. 26), concerning the recent approval of $1.8 billion in contracts awar…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers (Editor’s Note: Beware of vulgar language in fourth paragraph.) On the eighth anniversary of the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that destroyed much of Haiti, President Donal…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police were looking for a Sunnyside teen who was reported missing Thursday night. Kenny Palaguachi, 17, was last seen leaving his home on 43rd Street, near Greenpoint Avenue, just after 1…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A Flushing woman has been charged for a fatal hit-and-run that left a grandmother dead. Geum Min, 58, was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure t…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A Middle Village man apparently froze to death in the backseat of his car during the recent frigid weekend. According to police, 55-year-old Donald Swidzinski was found dead in the ear…