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  • First Presbyterian Church Hosts 20th Annual Prostate Cancer Screening

    The First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica hosted its 20th Annual Prostate Cancer Screening and Health Fair on Saturday, May 3rd.

  • Greater Allen Cathedral Hosts 5K

    The Greater Allen Cathedral recently hosted a 5K Run in Roy Wilkins Park. The event cost $35 to participate and

  • Intermediate School 59 Hosts Annual Community Health Fair

    IS 59Q hosted its Annual Community Health, Education, and Employment Resources Fair on May 17th. The event, held in the

  • Lena’s Library

    Are you interested in reading African American-focused children’s and adult books for free? Then you need to know about Lena’s

Education

District 28 CEC Hosts Monthly Meeting

June 9, 2025 Jabari Bruce

The District 28 Community Education Council held its April Hybrid Calendar and Business Meeting on

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District 28 CEC Hosts January Meeting

March 20, 2025

The Life and Death of Jamaica High School

January 24, 2025

District 28 Hosts Annual Virtual High School Admissions Fair

November 23, 2024

Sports

Greater Allen Cathedral Hosts 5K

June 9, 2025 Jabari Bruce

The Greater Allen Cathedral recently hosted a 5K Run in Roy Wilkins Park. The event

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Bangladesh Cricket League Hosts T30 Match in Baisley Pond Park

September 10, 2024

Rosedale Jets Hosts Fish Fry Jamboree

August 30, 2024

Life Camp Hosts Gaming 4 Peace

April 16, 2024

Arts & Culture

Hillcrest High School Senior Theatre Presents: Alice in Wonderland

April 11, 2025 Aaquib Abdullah

The senior-year theater students of Hillcrest High School finished their five-show run of Alice in

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Senator Leroy Comrie Hosts MLK Jr. Day Event

March 22, 2025

JCAL hosts ‘Meet the Playwright’:  Amalia Olivia Rojas

March 22, 2025

JCAL Hosts Open House

March 22, 2025

Health

First Presbyterian Church Hosts 20th Annual Prostate Cancer Screening

June 9, 2025 Jabari Bruce

The First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica hosted its 20th Annual Prostate Cancer Screening and Health

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Public Health Solutions Jamaica Hosts Baby Cafe

June 9, 2025

National Council of Negro Women Host Black Maternal Health Week

June 9, 2025

York Symposium Confronts Women’s Health Gaps, Hypertension, and Beyond

April 12, 2025

Commuting/Transportation

Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary

January 30, 2022

Bus Lanes Added to Jamaica & Archer Avenues

January 30, 2022

Business/Technology

The New York City Department of Small Business Hosts Informational Walk

September 25, 2024

York College Hosts YOUTHpreneur Summit

September 25, 2024

Local Expert Dale Davis Discusses Going Solar

February 28, 2024

Funk Lists

Reading Score Results in Jamaica

September 25, 2020 jamaicafunk

The results are in — the reading results that is — and the Success Academy

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Opinion

The Bus Lanes on Merrick are a Dumb Idea

January 30, 2022 jamaicafunk

Just whose idea was this anyway?

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