Dear Editor: That three million Polish Catholics were slain together with three million Polish Jews is a neglected fact of history, as noted in your Readers’ Forum (Sept. 3).
Month: November 2016
Farewell to Nursing School
Dear Editor: Thank you for Michael Rizzo’s wonderful article on St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing final breakfast! It was with great joy that I read this.
Congratulations to Bishop
Dear Editor: First of all, my congratulations to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on his 20 years of episcopal service.
Reactions to Elections
Dear Editor: In regards to Patricia Kenney’s letter (Nov. 5), I beg to differ in all aspects.
A Winter’s Tale on a Street In New York City
“Hurt, Hungry, Homeless. Need Food, Money, LOVE” (followed by a large heart drawn in bold marker) read the cardboard sign flat on the sidewalk. A dirty, disheveled man of indeterminate age lay next to the sign as the sun was setting on Mercer St. near Washington Square on a recent cold evening.
Young TMLA Engineers Smash
Young women from the Engineering Program at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, were invited to custom build a trebuchet to take part in the Queens Botanical Garden’s 2016 Pumpkin Smash.
Live Out Works of Mercy in Williamsburg
In the spirit of the Year of Mercy, the Sister Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara led teens in baking for and visiting the homebound.
Hall of Fame Coach Is Honored by Holy Name
In his 30-year tenure as a college basketball coach, Pete Gillen racked up numerous hall of fame honors. He was recently honored here in Brooklyn by the Holy Name Foundation.
First Team Honors for St. Joe’s Tennis Star
Denise Trerotola, a sophomore tennis player at St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, was named to the Skyline Women’s Tennis All-Conference First Team.
McClancy Baseball Stars Sign On for College
Four varsity baseball players at Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, signed national letters of intent during a special ceremony Nov. 10 at the school to announce where they would be continuing their careers in college.