From left, Brooklyn Nets’ head coach Jason Kidd; Rick Jones, captain, FishBait Marketing; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; and Donald Distasio, retired executive vice president, American Cancer Society, spoke at a special breakfast Sept. 12 at Junior’s Restaurant, Downtown Brooklyn, to promote excitement for the late-November Coaches vs. Cancer Basketball Classic at Barclays Center.
Author: Jim Mancari
Loughlin’s Carrington Commits to Seton Hall
The other half of the dynamic Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, basketball duo has committed to a college. Just about two months after senior guard Michael Williams committed to play at Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J., senior guard Khadeen Carrington announced via Twitter that he will be playing at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., this […]
The 32nd Annual Great Irish Fair: The Tablet Supplement
Follow the links to visit the individual story pages from the 32nd annual Great Irish Fair Tablet Supplement, which appeared in the Septemeber 14, 2013 issue of The Tablet. A Guide to the 32nd Annual Great Irish Fair Service Shapes Life of Colleen Queen Great Irish Fair 2013 Honorees Scenes from the 2012 Great Irish […]
Photos: Scenes from the 2012 Great Irish Fair
Great Irish Fair Honorees 2013
The 32nd annual Great Irish Fair of New York, presented by The Irish American Building Society Charities, Inc., will honor the following individuals. Human and political rights advocate James P. Cullen is serving as the Chief Brehon. Born in New York City, Cullen was taken to Ireland when he was four and raised in […]
A Guide to the 32nd Great Irish Fair
Irish Catholic faith, culture and heritage will be on display at the 32nd annual Great Irish Fair of New York this weekend, Saturday, Sept. 14 and Sunday, September 15. The fairgrounds are located at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, adjacent to MCU Park. The fair runs 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, rain […]
Tablet Forum Hears A Call for Peace: Dorothy Day’s Granddaughter Speaks at St. Sebastian’s Church, Woodside (with slideshow)
Dorothy Day captivated the nation with her social activist work and strong Catholic faith, and now, her seventh granddaughter Martha Hennessy is continuing the family tradition. Hennessy was the special guest Sept. 6 at a Tablet Forum held at St. Sebastian’s Church, Woodside. The first-ever Tablet Forum in 2008 focused on Dorothy Day, so this […]
Columbine on NET-TV
The 1999 massacre of school children in Columbine H.S., Colo., will be the topic of a feature documentary and panel discussion on NET-TV this Sunday, Sept. 15, beginning at 8 p.m. The film, “13 Families,” will examine the shooting at the school, which killed 12 students and one teacher. Following will be an in-studio discussion […]
Good News About St. Francis College
Students were met with some good news as they returned to St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, for their first full week of classes. U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked St. Francis as a Top Regional College in the North. “These rankings have become an annual confirmation of the success of our educational […]
St. Joseph’s College Rated Among Best
St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill, was once again recognized by two prestigious publications as an outstanding college in the region under the category of America’s Best Colleges. For more than a decade, St. Joseph’s has been consistently named as one of the nation’s top colleges by U.S. News & World Report – this year placing […]