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The former South Shore High School student who stabbed another student in the stomach last year in a fight over a girlfriend was sentenced this week to five years More ... A section of Canarsie became the target of the first heat wave of the season last week, as four buildings of the Breukelen Houses complex were black-ed out because of a power problem for about an hour Wednesday night and about four hours Thursday morning, June 25th and 26th. More ... The office of the Canarsie Courier will be closed Friday, July 4, Independence Day. It will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 7. All advertising and editorial copy should be submitted as early as possible for proper insertion in the July 10 issue. More ... The lazy, hazy days of summer are here and they are accompanied by some distinct sounds, some of which happen to be complaints about More ... A resident of Kaufman Place told police he was shot in the arm "for no reason at all" by one of two men who followed him as he walked home last Thursday night, police said. The shooters fled after the incident. More ... Jumping jacks, bottle rockets, pinwheels, roman candles and firecrackers are just a few of the dangerous and illegal fireworks that, though they can create beautiful displays, can pose a serious hazard to users and spectators alike. More ... A new State law that lowers the driving while intoxicated blood alcohol content (BAC) threshold from .10 percent to .08 percent, is now in effect. The law allows for the suspension of a license pending prosecution if the BAC at arrest is . More ... Assemblyman Frank Seddio recently announced that the State Legisla-ture passed the MERIT/Patriot Plan to provide New York More ... The loud bursts and bright explosions of fireworks that signal the Fourth of July may be exciting to us, but are often terrifying to cat and dogs. More ... After breaking both hips, her right leg and both her arms within less than three years, Spring Creek Towers resident Shari Rose (not her real name) was told by doctors that she would be wheelchair bound for the rest of her life. More ... READ Brooklyn! is a great summer reading program organized by Borough President Marty Markowitz and Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn is blessed to have a vast amount of talented and prolific authors. More ... Two years after he denounced the Brooklyn and New York public library systems for refusing to install filters that would prevent children from viewing pornographic sites on the Internet, State Senator Carl Kruger demanded that the libraries purchase the necessary software "immediately" now that the U.S. More ... Seven area playgrounds have been designated by the Police Athletic League as official "Playsites, " as the PAL launches its Summer Playstreet Program in Brooklyn on Monday, July 7. More ... Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Parks & Recrea-tion Commissioner Adrian Benepe recently an-nounced the opening of all New York City More ... Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is once again hosting the greatest musical talents in the world here in Brooklyn. The 21 Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. More ... |
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