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Once-1,000 Lb. Canarsien Is Now "Getting
Slimmer Every Day" In Rehabilitation Center
By Charles Rogers
     Michael Hebranko is a proud man. He greets life every day with a deep sense of purpose and, most of all, a deeper sense of humor.
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Cars Confiscated In Crackdown On Notorious Area Drag Strip
By Charles Rogers
     Twenty years after a horrible crash killed the teenage driver of a car doing 90 miles per hour on a strip of road on Fountain Avenue at Flatlands Avenue, police are still trying to put a stop to illegal drag racing there.
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24-Hour Walgreen’s Store Is Robbed At Gunpoint
     A 24-hour Mill Basin Walgreen’s drugstore was robbed at gunpoint by three thieves early last Monday, police said. No one was injured in the robbery, which occurred at about 3 a.m.
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City EMT Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student At P.S. 279
     Police this week arrested an
off-duty emergency medical technician and charged him with sexually
abusing a 10-year-old girl twice recently — once in March and once in April — in the auditorium at
P.S. 279.
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Answers From The Teacher
Darra Wheeler Happ
     What are learning centers all about? My daughter is always talking about the Science center or the Math center. Her teacher only has centers on Fridays, but my daughter wishes she could have them every day.
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Correction
     In last week’s story on the dedication of the mural at P.S. 279, Dr. Lena Richardson should not have identified as Interim Acting since she was recently appointed to the position.
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Team Revolution Hosts Local Youth Speak Out Event
By Dara Mormile
     Energy soared inside the auditorium of Canarsie High School last Satur-day where hundreds of students gathered for a Youth Speak Out hosted by Team Revolution.
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BP Joins Cherry Blossom Festival
     Borough President Marty Markowitz (right) joined Brooklyn Botanic Garden President Judith Zuk, Ambassador Hiroyasu Ando (left), Japan-ese Ambassador to the United States, and Sachiyo Ito & Company dancers last Saturday at the 23rd Annual Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival.
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New Initiative To Protect Immigrants From Fraud
     At the 17th annual New York State Senate/Assembly Puerto Rican/His-panic Task Force Conference (Somos El Futuro) in Albany, Governor Pataki unveiled a new initiative to help protect immigrants from scam artist posing as immigration consultants.
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Special Luncheon For Moms And
Their Families At Four Seasons
     Mothers and grandmothers who are residents of Four Seasons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center got the full happy treatment last Tuesday as they joined their families for a special Mother’s Day Luncheon.
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Eye On C’Bean Community
Maxine Hamilton
Alexander
Delicious By Design – Caribbean Food & Culture
     I start off almost every meal with a cup of time. Mi doana care if it is morning, noon or night. Wait a minute Maxine you have it backwards…. Says who?
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Mother’s Day Campaign Reminds Women To Get Tested For Breast Cancer
     In its annual statewide Mother’s Day media campaign, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline is reaching out to New Yorkers asking them to urge their loved ones to get mammograms.
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Seddio Proposes Truck Safety Bill To Prevent ‘Blind Spot’ Deaths
     State Assemblyman Frank Seddio recently announced legislation aimed at reducing deadly blind spots on large commercial vehicles by requiring all trucks and tractors registered in New York State to be equipped with critical lifesaving equipment, cleared an im-portant step toward becoming law when it ...
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Chicken Soup For The Soul
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City’s Nicotine Patch Program Showing More Quit Smoking Than Expected
     More than 11,000 smokers who participated in a free nicotine patch distribution program last year quit smoking, making it probably the largest and perhaps most effective program of its kind in the United States and preventing at least 1,700 deaths.
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Telemarketing Appointment Calls No Longer Exempt Under "Do Not Call"
     Telemarketing calls seeking a face- to-face appointment are no longer exempt under the "Do Not Call" program, according to the Consumer Pro-tection Board.
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Social Security
Steve Beck
Current Benefits Secure But Long Term Solvency Needs Attention
By Steve Beck
Social Security
Manager in Canarsie
     The latest financial report about the nation’s Social Security system says that little has changed in the past year, and that, absent changes, Social Secu-rity’s currently scheduled benefits are not sustainable in the long term.
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Make it a "Doggie Date Night"
     (NAPSI)-Does your pup have a case of the missing-you, bow-wow blues? The majority of owners believe their dog would benefit from more attention. But how do you find quality time to spend with your pet?
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Pet Of The Week
     Four eyes are beautiful. We are one pound one month old and like to be together at all times. Find us in Brooklyn to take us home!
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E.N.Y. Woman Fulfilling Her Dream Of Playing Pro Football
By Merle Exit
     Football may be the fastest budding professional sport for female athletes in the United States, growing from a trio of teams five years ago to more than 100 across the country in 2004 with three major leagues.
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State
Of the Game
By Stuart Miller
     The line between stubbornness and stupidity, it turns out, is not so fine. Just take a look at the New York Mets’ handling of Hamstring-gate—the never-ending injuries to the legs of top prospect Jose Reyes—and you’ll understand how a badly run organization can make one frustratingly foolish decision...
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Chiefs Defeated By Tigers After Ending Losing Streak
By Jason Medina
     In the midst of a two game losing streak, the Canarsie High School boys varsity baseball team embarked on a three game home stand against the Brooklyn West A division rivals on April 28.
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Om: Using Yoga To Beat Travel-Related Stress
     (NAPSI)-Rushing through airport security, transferring from plane to plane and changing time zones can take its toll on even the most traveled of wayfarers.
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