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By Neil S. Friedman A Bergen Beach man, who had hoped to pursue a career in radio, was killed last week after he was struck by a car as he crossed a busy street just a few blocks from his home. More ...
By Neil S. Friedman A former, popular Canarsie High School principal abruptly retired last week from his schools superintendent position, according to Department of Education officials, after it was discovered he allegedly had an affair with a subordinate. More ... COUNSELING CORNER Don't Let Your Temper Get The Best Of You We don't plan to be angry, it just happens. For most of us, fortunately, anger isn't a major problem. However, if your anger, even if only occasionally, is something that makes you strike out and react violently, it's an unhealthy and dangerous behavior that needs attention. More ...
By Brittni Kanhai Due to the special concern of ten compassionate Canarsie High School students, a pet adoption event, sponsored by Animal Care and Control of New York City (AC&C) was held at the secondary school last Saturday. The unexpectedly large, animal-loving crowd that packed the ground-floor lobby fr... More ...
By Dara Mormile At last week's United Canarsie South Civic Association meeting, City Councilman Lew Fidler and Assemblyman Alan Maisel discussed how the closing of South Shore and Tilden high schools will affect the future of the community. "The truth of the matter is, these schools aren't really... More ... Parents Need To Monitor What Kids Do After School (NAPSA)-The right after-school activities may help your child do better during the school day. Yet research shows most teens go straight from the classroom to the TV room. The average teen in the United States is home alone after school at least two days per week. More ...
Scores of children and their parents enjoyed a special day last Sunday at the Hebrew Educational Society's annual Children's Winter Festival. The spectacular event at 9502 Seaview Avenue included a petting zoo, where kids of all ages could learn about a variety of animals, and a Mad Sc... More ...
Public School 115's Penny Patrol was justly rewarded for it's hard work during last month's Penny Harvest collection, under the capable and enthusiastic guidance of teacher Abby Fuchs, in which they collected about $2,000 worth of pennies that weighed over one ton. More ...
Former Israeli prisoner of war Amnon Sharon recalls how his Syrian captors put a gun to his head on several occasions during his eight-months of imprisonment and torture before he was liberated in 1974. Sharon was a recent guest speaker at the HES to promote his book, "Sane in Damascus," his ... More ... Donors Needed As Local Supplies Are Dangerously Low Brooklyn, Staten Island Blood Ser-vices (BSI), a division of the New York Blood Center (NYBC), recently announced that the supply of blood has reached an emergency level following the holiday period. As 2007 moves into its third week, New York Blood Center has less than a two-day suppl... More ...
Snow Season - This Winter's Guessing Game John J. Doherty, Sanitation Commissioner While meteorological satellites have made short-term weather forecasting an extremely reliable science, meteorology still has a long way to go to accurately predict seasons. Case in point: we still don't know how much snow New York City will see this winter. More ...
Eight cyclists from Chicago, Brooklyn and Queens, were honored at a Kingsborough Community College ceremony on Tuesday for their contributions to a hospital for Palestinian and Israeli children in Jerusalem. The cyclists participated in a five-day bike ride in one of Israel's largest annual ... More ...
Meow! Meet dear little Willow (A691242). She's a petite grey tabby cat in need of a new home after her owner's landlord said "NO pets!" Willow is a gentle girl and loves to be petted. Her stunning green eyes say, "take me home!" Come give Willow a scratch behind the ears at the Animal Care & ... More ...
Two crime stories were featured about New York City Housing complexes in Canarsie - BayView and Breukelen. In our January 18 issue seventeen years ago, we reported that a Breukelen Houses man, charged of assault after he allegedly pistol-whipped his girlriend and held her in his apartment, d... More ... |
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