[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 2 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
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                   TRIBUTE TO THE GREENPOINT GAZETTE

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 9, 1997

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in tribute to the 
Greenpoint Gazette, a local newspaper which celebrates its 25th 
anniversary on Saturday, January 11, 1997. This newspaper has made a 
major contribution to the Williamsburg-Greenpoint community of 
Brooklyn, NY, and deserves honor for its many years of dedicated 
service.
  The Greenpoint Gazette started publication in 1971. At that time, 
local residents had experienced frustration with the existing newspaper 
for its uneven reporting on local candidates. A few of these residents, 
Ralph Carrano and Adelle Haines, among them, launched the Greenpoint 
Gazette. It began out of Adelle Haines' house. Revenue for the paper 
came from advertisements, paid notices, and the newsstand price of 10 
cents a copy.
  The Greenpoint Gazette has always been responsive to and involved in 
the community it serves. Residents of Greenpoint use the paper to 
celebrate birthdays, births, and anniversaries; to announce weddings, 
engagements, graduations, job promotions, and deaths; and to voice 
opinions about issues of the day. Each year, the Gazette sponsors the 
Miss Polonia event, a beauty contest to select the young woman who will 
be chosen to represent the community in Manhattan's Pulaski Day Parade. 
The Gazette regularly publishes press releases submitted by elected 
officials to keep voters informed of Federal, State, and local issues. 
Finally, in keeping with its 25-year tradition as the voice of all of 
Greenpoint, the paper welcomes submissions with opinions that differ 
from those of the editors.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to pay tribute to the Greenpoint Gazette, a 
paper which takes pride in its service to the Williamsburg-Greenpoint 
community. I ask that my colleagues join with me in honoring the 
Gazette for 25 years of dedicated and reliable service.

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