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Borough President Lights Official Hanukkah Menorah
     Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz lit the Rabbi Jacob J. Hecht Menorah, the largest menorah in Brooklyn at sunset on Monday. The ceremony, which marks the inauguration of the borough’s official menorah, was led by Rabbi Aaron L.
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Mayor Hosts Annual Hanukkah Menorah Lighting In Manhattan
     Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently hosted New York City’s annual lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah in the Surrogate Courthouse Atrium in Lower Manhattan.
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Police Nab Teenage Suspect In Attack On 85-Year-Old Woman
By Charles Rogers
     Sixteen-year-old Dennis Lugo, who lives in the BayView Houses project, didn’t think his neighbors or acquaintances would turn him in for allegedly attacking and robbing an 85-year-old woman in Seaview Village last week.
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"Tax Rich White Men," Councilman And Mayoral Hopeful Tells CB 18 Meeting
By D. Rybstein
     "Tax rich white men," City Councilman and mayoral hopeful Charles Barron said as he put forth a portion of his campaign platform at
a recent meeting of Community Board 18 held at the Kings Plaza Community Room.
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Meager Turnout At Recent School Board 18 Meeting
By Skye Holly
     In a sparsely attended Community School Board 18 Town Hall meeting on December 17 at P.S./I.S. 66, the ongoing question of "What’s happening in our public schools?
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Answers From The Teacher
Darra Wheeler Happ
     My sixth-grade son has been in some trouble in school recently, and a child study team suggested that he be included in the mentor program at school. We’re new to the area and don’t know a lot of people.
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2004 New York City Parking Rules
     The following is the list when the New York City Department of Transportation is scheduled to suspend alternate-side-of-the-street parking regulations in 2004.
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Bikers Do Their Annual Thing At Four Season’s Center
By Yolanda Pittman
     Nor rain, nor sleet or snow could keep the 15th Annual Christmas Celebration given by the American Bikers’ Club from going on at the Four Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1555 Rockaway Parkway on Sunday, December 14, 2003.
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State Task Force Will Monitor Excessive Gasoline Hikes
     New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) Chairperson Teresa A. Santiago, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Department Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Erin Crotty this week announced the creation of a Gasoline Price Stability Task Force to monitor the retail price ...
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Immigrants Reminded Of Visa Lottery Deadline & Scams
     Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Sayu V. Bhojwani and New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra last week reminded immigrants of the fast-approaching December 30 deadline to file applications for the 2005 U.S.
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Toys For Joy
     State Senator Carl Kruger (rear) joined forces this week with members of the U.S. Marine Corps, 6th Communication Battalion to spread holiday cheer to underprivileged Brooklyn children.
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Don’t Ruin Holidays By Driving Drunk, Drowsy or Distracted
By The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
     (NHTSA) predicts this holiday
season will be one of the deadliest periods for impaired driving fatalities. More people are on the road during the holiday season – buying presents, attending holiday parties, and visiting family and friends.
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BP Helps Host Holiday Bash For Kids At Christian Cultural Center
     Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz helped 2400 Brooklyn children who live in
low-income public housing or
shelters, get into the Christmas spirit when he hosted the Best of Brooklyn Holiday Celebration 2003 at the Christian Cultural Center in East New York.
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Santa Makes Annual Stop-Off At Fillmore Ave. L
     A visit from Santa Claus has become a tradition at Fillmore Real Estate, 9317 Avenue L. Such was the case last Saturday when the jolly old gentleman, along with a couple of his elves, pulled up in front of the storefront to bring his good cheer to one and all.
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Paerdegat Library’s Closed, So Kids
Get Special Treat From Legislator
     When the grand reopening of the Paerdegat Avenue Library was cancelled last week because of structural problems with an adjacent building, Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein and the librarians didn’t want to disappoint area school children from P.S.
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NFL FORECAST
WEEK 17-December 27-28
(Saturday) *New England 21 Buffalo 16
     Things sure looked different in the AFC East when the Bills’ Drew Bledsoe led Buffalo to a 31-0 whipping of the Patriots in Week One. This will be close, because the defenses can shut down the offenses.
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Lady Chiefs Extend PSAL Hoops Win Streak To Four
By Eric Goodman
     The Canarsie High School varsity girls basketball team extended their winning streak to four games and improved overall to 5-3 in PSAL Brooklyn Division 1-A.
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