A poco de cumplirse un mes del asesinato de un comerciante judío en Paysandú en manos de un hombre vinculado a la religión islámica, Guillermo Fremd, hijo de la víctima, escribió una columna en la que sostiene que su padre no fue asesinado por „un loco suelto” sino por un „caso típico” del radicalismo islámico. Read more » »

Stratford Capital Group & North Shore Community Development Coalition’s proposed site plan for the shuttered Machon Elementary School in Swampscott. By GAYLA CAWLEY SWAMPSCOTT — Two proposals for affordable senior housing have been submitted for the shuttered Machon Elementary School , but some neighbors are skeptical. Read more » »

Union County Freeholder Chairman Bruce H. Bergen will receive community service awards from Community Access Unlimited on Tuesday, April 5 in Scotch Plains. (courtesy photo) Union County Freeholder Chairman Bruce H. Read more » »

Hospitality Scott Pisula joined Boca Woods Country Club as executive chef.In the past he was executive chef for Avila Golf and Country Club in Tampa; The Greensboro Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.; and sous chef at The Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta. David Sweet joined Boca Woods Country Club as assistant general manager. Read more » »

From Broadway and motion pictures to television, recordings and nightclubs, Lainie Kazan has done it all in the world of show business. But coming home to her native New York City seems to stir up special emotions within her. „New York audiences get me,” she said in a recent telephone interview. „They just know me. They care about me. Read more » »

Dr. Gary K. Michelson during the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience groundbreaking ceremony in 2014. Photo by Steve CohnWhen Dr. Gary K. Michelson was 7, he was sitting at the Formica table in his grandmother’s kitchen in Philadelphia when he smelled the odor of burning flesh. Read more » »

Question: What do George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Tony Abbott, Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Campbell Newman, Taylor Swift, Obamacare, abortion, gun control, stem cell research, animal rights, Australia’s immigration policies and detention camps, have in common?Answer: they have all been compared to Hitler or have been Nazified. Read more » »

The Geelong race attack in which three schoolgirls were injured has sparked off considerable outrage. According to police, the attackers abused the girls and ripped off their headdresses.The Victoria Police said the girls were aged 15, 12 and 11 and the attack took place at a suburb in Norlane around 6 pm in the evening. Read more » »

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received on Wednesday a delegation comprising of the members of Jewish associations in the United States. During the meeting, Erdoğan stressed the need for cooperation against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia rising in the West. Read more » »