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Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota is hoping the rising popularity of Democrat Anthony Weiner will galvanize his base, calling on supporters to send cash to help him in an expected November match-up. Titled “Do you think he deserves a second chance?” Lhota’s email seeks to exploit the scandal that led Weiner to drop out of […]

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Two articles in the June 14 issue (“Study: One In Five NY Jews In Or Near Poverty” and the Opinion piece, “Rising Jewish Poverty Redoubles Obligation To Help”) discuss a sharp rise in
poverty in the Jewish community in New York. This is a distressing topic and
certainly comes under the religious principal of all Jews being […]

Sarah Oren might be the only matchmaker who gets a kick out of setting guys up with dogs. But it’s part of her job. Ever since her family adopted a shelter dog when she was five, she’s been interested in dog adoption. Calling herself the dog matchmaker, she’s helped 40 dogs find homes with those […]

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