Local Kids Eggscited For 69th Precinct’s Annual Easter Event
     Hundreds of youngsters were on hand at P.S. 66 last Friday to be among the first in the community to usher in the upcoming Easter season with the 69th Precinct’s Fourth Annual Easter Egg Hunt.
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Informed Voices Civic Assn. Creates Health and Safety Program
By D. Rybstein
     At the recent monthly meeting of Canarsie’s Informed Voices Civic Association (IVCA), held at the St. Jude Church auditorium, executives of the umbrella Association of Informed Voices (AIV), a non-profit unit that runs various neighborhood social service programs, announced that it was forming the I...
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Peeved Politician Goes Public Over School Lunch Pizza Pill
By Neil S. Friedman
     City Councilman Lew Fidler held a press conference on the steps of the entrance to Marine Park Junior High School last Thursday to update the media eight days after a student at the school discovered an unidentified pill in her school lunch pizza.
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Cops Quell Fight In
Front Of Canarsie H.S.
     School safety officers assist police from the 69th Precinct as they lead youth involved in a fight in front of Canarsie High School into police van Tuesday.
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Cops Frustrated As Night Clubs Here Close, Then Quickly Re-Open
By Charles Rogers
     "It’s frustrating," said Lieutenant Michael Renna, who heads the 69th Precinct’s Special Operations Unit, as he spoke about the recent closing — and then immediate re-opening of a notorious local night club.
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Mayor, Chancellor Announce Smaller Schools To Open
     Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein recently announced that 60 new, small and academically rigorous secondary schools will open this September.
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Answers From The Teacher
Darra Wheeler Happ
     Kindergarten screening takes place next month. What should we expect? Is there anything that I should be doing to prepare my daughter for the screening?
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200 Lbs Of Marijuana
     Police from the 69th Precinct this week said a drug seizure that took place last week here made a total of four separate arrests on the charge of illegal possession of marijuana in the first degree within the last two months.
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Brooklyn Historical Soc. Exhibit Shows How "Brooklyn Works"
By Casey Agyeman
     It’s hard to imagine a farm in the middle of Flatbush Avenue nowadays. In the middle of the 19th century, however, farms flourished there and in many other sections of the borough.
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Eye On C’Bean Community
Maxine Hamilton
Alexander
Watch Out For Those "Self-Defeating Schemes"
     I sometimes feel like I am a rock-climber looking down from the top of a cliff. And I’m dreadfully saddened by the realities of self-defeating schemes, which dominate our lives.
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Brooklyn Realtors Attend Info Session
     The Brooklyn Board of Realtors sponsored an all-day information session last week at the El Caribe to inform its new members of the many benefits of becoming a realtor.
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Affinity Launches Free Lead Screening Initiative
     Affinity Health is asking Brooklyn parents with children between the ages of nine months and six years. Affinity is not just asking the question, it is inviting Brooklyn parents to come and find out as it kicks off a month-long free lead screening covering five sections of Brooklyn.
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Weinstein Announces Legislation To Help Curb School Harassment
     "Learning begins with a safe and positive environment," Brooklyn As-semblywoman Helene Weinstein stated in announcing the Assembly passed legislation she sponsored to help give students a safe and welcoming learning environment free from harassment and discrimination.
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Social Security
Steve Beck
High Blood Pressure Coverage Questioned
     Question:I have a severe case of high blood pressure. It keeps me from working. I want to apply for disability benefits, but a friend told me that high blood pressure alone may not qualify me. Is this true?
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Local Activist Appointed To
Health & Hospitals Post
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Senator Clinton Hails Health
     Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton last week welcomed the announcement of $81 million in federal funding for a five-year health screening program for New York City Firefighters and other workers and volunteers who went to offer assistance at Ground Zero following the September 11th attacks.
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Chicken Soup For The Soul
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Pets Can Be A Benefit To Elderly
     (NAPSI) - The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is joining forces with the U.S. Administration on Aging to celebrate the senior generation. The HSUS is drawing on the theme of "Aging Well, Living Well" to highlight the health benefits of pet companionship for the elderly.
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Tax Tips - Deductible Taxes
     Did you know that you may be able to deduct certain taxes on your federal income tax return? The IRS says you can if you file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A.
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Educational Credits Can Help At Tax Time
     Are you footing the costs of higher education for yourself or your family?
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Canarsie Coed Is PSAL Girls B Division Leading Scorer
By Eric Goodman
     Canarsien Lori Pettaway knows the importance of keeping her game sharp, which is why she plays for her father’s AAU Brooklyn Rim Rockers and plans to attend basketball camp in Pennsylvania this summer, in addition to just completing her junior season as the leading scorer in the PSAL B girls divisio...
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NY Women’s Football Team To Defend Conference Title In Upcoming Season
     Did you know football is the fastest growing new sports venue for women athletes in the United States? It has grown from three teams in 1999 to more than 100 nationwide for the upcoming season.
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