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November 20, 2003  RSS feed
Services Held For Third Brooklyn Soldier Killed In Iraq
Rayshawn Johnson, a 20-year-old soldier from Brooklyn who was killed when his vehicle hit a landmine in Iraq earlier this month, was buried last Fri-day with military honors and remembered as a proud young man who loved his uniform and country. More...
Police Nab Pair
In Machete Spree
By Charles Rogers

Police from the 63rd Precinct last week arrested two suspects who, they said, went on a "wild" robbery spree, pouncing on at least 10 separate victims and threatening them with a bat and a machete. More...

Bergen Beach Community Center Named For Youth Advocate
By Neil S. Friedman

Hundreds of guests, including local elected officials and other guests, attended a ceremony at a Bergen Beach community center last week as it was renamed for a former community resident and activist. More...

 Other News
• article has image Plaque Marks Site Of First Canarsie Post Office
A score of history buffs and just-plain-interested individuals were on hand last week at Price Fashions when a plaque was installed at its 1412 Rockaway Parkway location designating it a local landmark. More...
• article has image Fire Marshals Investigating Blaze On East 98 Street
• article has image Positive Vibes From Civic Group’s 11th Anniversary Meeting
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 Caribbean Corner
• caribbean roundup
Caribbean Leaders To Meet Powell To Discuss Deportees, Blair On Economic Issues; Caribbean
Court Delayed
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) More...
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 Community Guide
• Interfaith Brotherhood Service Monday
The Canarsie Lions Club will sponsor the 22nd annual Brotherhood Service on Monday, November 24 at 8 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 1880 Rockaway Parkway (near Avenue M). More...
• 69th Precinct Community Council Meeting
• Sunday Concert
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 Religion
• Holy Family Church
Novena to the Divine Mercy will be held here at Holy Family Church every 3rd Friday of the month for nine months beginning at 7:30PM in the church. Come and pray to the Divine Mercy for the healing of our priests. Next Novena will be November 21st. More...
• Plymouth Congregational Church
• Canarsie Full
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 Women's
• article has image Chris Evert Encourages Women to Beat Osteoporosis
(NAPSI)-More than 10 million women in the United States are suffering from osteoporosis. Even though it is preventable, 50 percent of American women are at risk of developing the debilitating bone disease in their lifetime. More...
• Timely Tips
• article has image A Tribute To "Rosie The Riveter"
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 View From the Middle
• article has image View From
The MiddleKennedy Was Indeed Taken From Us Too Soon
It More...
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 From The Mayor...
• article has image From The Mayor’s Desk...
Bright Lights, Big City
All over town this fall, it More...
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 Little Old
Canarsie
• article has image Prohibition Made A Lot Of People Here Rich
John Denton
When prohibition law took effect in 1919 until it was abolished in 1933, the bootlegging business across America, including home brewed beer and bathtub gin, boomed. More...
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 Savvy Senior
• YOU ASK THE SENIOR QUESTION
WE FIND THE SAVVY ANSWER
Dear Savvy Senior,
My 84-year-old mother is about to come home from a nursing home where she has been recovering from a broken hip. It happened when she fell in her kitchen last winter. More...
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 Direct Answers
• DIRECT ANSWERS
The Road Not Taken
My husband cheated on me for maybe five years, and yes, I really had no idea. The person he cheated with is a policewoman on his job. She is married and her husband is a cop, too. More...
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