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Decked Out for Christmas!
     One of the most exquisitely decorated houses in Brooklyn - and perhaps the entire city - during the holiday season is the residence (above as it looked last year) in Bergen Beach at National and Arkansas drives. With several alterations this year, the brightly-lit home attracts a daily stream of vis...
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"Nam Knights" Vets Group Pays Annual Visit To Families With A Heart
     Motorcycling members of the Nam Knights, a Brooklyn-based veterans organization, are shown with Jean and Margaret Paul and Nona and Mel Roberts and their foster and adopted children on Remsen Avenue after presenting them with a sleigh-load of Christmas toys last weekend.
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Courier Open 12/24;
     Closed Christmas Day
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State Gives Suggestions On How
To Return Those Holiday Gifts

     Some holiday presents cannot be returned or repaired if purchased at certain stores and certain times, the New York State Consumer Protection Board ("CPB") warned. While the CPB can help consumers mediate disputes with stores, the agency warns that there is no state law requiring stores to...
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Cop Cars Crash On Parkway
     Police from the 69th Precinct are shown investigating scene of accident on Rockaway Parkway across from Canarsie High School last Thursday. Reports issued at the time indicate two patrol vehicles collided while they were on the way to a crime scene. One of the cars also crashed into a parked car. No...
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Jury Hearing Testimony In Year-Old Youth Murder
By Charles Rogers
     A 17-year-old Canarsie resident is currently on trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court after being arrested a year ago and charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy outside Canarsie High School.
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Boro Residents To Participate In Dec. 23rd Olympic Torch Relay
     The Olympic Torch, which is on a 65-day, 13,500 mile journey from Greece to Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics, will be carried by a succession of residents through Brooklyn as part of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay on Sunday, December 23.
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What NYC Must Do To Get 2012 Olmpic Games
     Before New York can be selected as the Host City for the 2012 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee, it must be selected by the United States Olympic Committee’s Board of Directors as the nation’s Candidate City. The USOC is looking for a city that can exceed all technical requirement...
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Trinidad’s PM Offers To Share Power
By Angela Potter
     PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Prime Minister Basdeo Panday offered to share power with Trinidad’s opposition on Tuesday after an election tie sparked a political crisis in the oil-rich Caribbean country.
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Results Of City’s 2001 Toy Survey
     New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jane Steiner Hoffman last week released the 2001 annual Consumer Affairs popular toy survey of 48 stores and two Internet sites. The rresults shows parents that they can save a bundle — up to 71% - by shopping around when it comes to filling ...
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Gift Suggestions For Kwanzaa
     Kwanzaa means "First Fruits" in Swahili, an African language. It was established in 1966 by Dr. Maulna Karenga, professor and chair of Black Studies at Cal State Long Beach (California) to help black Americans take pride in their African roots.
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St. Nicholas Pays A Visit To Wyckoff House Museum
By Marsha Sereno
     The Christmas season was ushered in with a deliciously Dutch flavor last Saturday afternoon as visitors to the Wyckoff House Museum on Ralph Avenue and Clarendon Road joined in a celebration of St. Nicholas Day.
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CHS Hoop Coaches Optimistic About New Season
By Jack Koeppel
     After appearances in last year’s PSAL varsity basketball competition, Canarsie’s boys and girls basketball head coaches are approaching the current campaign with a measure of optimism.
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