Heavy Fines, Impounding Of Vehicles For Illegal Dumpers
By Charles Rogers
     The City Department of Sanita-tion’s Illegal Dumping Task Force last month seized and impounded at least 24 vehicles that were involved in incidents of illegal dumping, three of which took place at Fountain Avenue, a few miles east of Canarsie.
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Law Replacing School Boards Allows More Parental Participation
     Governor George E. Pataki (pictured) last week signed into law legislation that will create a new community governing structure for New York City schools and ensure significant participation for both parents and community residents in the City’s school system.
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Grenada Officials Speak At Brooklyn Public Forum
By Eric Goodman
     Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and Foreign Minister Elvin Nimrod had nothing but good news to report concerning Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique as they spoke to a segment of Brooklyn’s Caribbean-American community in the packed auditorium at Medgar Evers College last Sunday evening.
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