And the winner of #GiveMeSpring is…

Our first-ever #GiveMeSpring photography contest winner has been determined! With a combined total of 610 votes, the winner is: ‘Reflections of Spring’ by Gracie Coston! Our award ceremony will be held once it is safe to do so in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nominees can look out for an email in the (hopefully) near…

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And the winner of our #GiveMeWinter photography contest is…

Our first-ever #GiveMeWinter photography contest winner has been determined, and the winner is: ‘’Merry & Bright ✨’ by Stefanie Dimitriadis! Our award ceremony will be held once it is safe to do so in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nominees can look out for an email in the (hopefully) near future. Congratulations to all of…

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And the winner is…

Our first-ever #GiveMeFall photography contest winner has been determined, and the winner, with a combined total of 1,937 likes and 68 comments is: ‘Born of Leaves’ by Theo Sahos! Congratulations to all of our nominees, and thank you for your awesome Fall photo submissions, Astoria! 

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Final votes for our Give Me Fall photography contest!

The final tally for our first-ever Give Me Fall photography contest will be counted by TOMORROW, December 6th at 3PM. This means if you have not voted by liking your favorite fall photography photo on Facebook and Instagram…it’s time to do so! The winner of our Give Me Fall photography contest will be chosen based…

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Get your votes in!

The final tally for our first-ever Give Me Fall photography contest will be counted by Friday, December 6th at 3PM. This means if you have not voted by liking your favorite fall photography photo on Facebook and Instagram…it’s time to do so! The winner of our Give Me Fall photography contest will be chosen based…

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College-bound Astoria student receives prestigious scholarship

Municipal Credit Union (MCU) awarded Astoria resident Leila Gomez the 2019 Louise DeBow Memorial Scholarship! The Cornell-bound student is one of nine recipients awarded an MCU Scholarship, and is planning to study at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the Ivy League university. Just this year, Municipal Credit Union has awarded approximately $71,000…

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Astoria Photographer Wins iPhone Photography Award

1st Place TheAmericaIKnow Juan Castaneda 1

The competition originally began much smaller. Launching in 2007 by Kenan Aktulun it grew quickly, Kenana saying that he is now “amazed” at how quickly it grew and how international it became with participants ranging in the thousands from countries all over the world. Included in the 19 categories this year was a special category that…

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