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Chancellor Klein Addresses Meeting On Local School Changes
By Dan Miller
      New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein was the special guest speaker at Monday evening's monthly CEC District 18 meeting held in the auditorium at PS 268 located on East 53rd Street in East Flatbush. The chancellor began with a quick explanation of the recent changes taking pl...
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Region 6 Official Discusses Changes For South Shore & Tilden High Schools
By Dara Mormile
      Regional Instructional Deputy Superintendent from Region Six Rosemary Stuart spoke to residents about the new small schools set to open when Tilden and South Shore high schools are phased out in 2009 at last week's 69 Precinct Community Council meeting.
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Suspect Caught After BB-Gun Car Rampage
By Charles Rogers
      Officials from the 69th Precinct Detective Squad arrested a 40-year-old Ralph Avenue resident last week after he allegedly went on a rampage and shot out the windshields of at least nine vehicles with a BB-gun on January 20 - between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Crime Takes A Dip In 69th Precinct In 2006
By Neil S. Friedman
      Brooklyn's 1.3 million inhabitants can feel a little safer now that the New York City Police Departmentgot a little safer from 2005 to 2006 - and so should Canarsie residents. The number of felony crimes reported in the borough's Brooklyn South command showed a seven percent drop in that p...
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Rally Backs Chinese Restaurant Over Mouse-In-Food TV Report
      A crowd of more than 100 rallied in Manhattan in front of the offices of WPIX-TV-CW11 Sunday protesting two reports given within the past two weeks regarding a woman who allegedly found a dead mouse - breaded - in her Chinese food takeout dinner ordered from a Canarsie restaurant.
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COUNSELING CORNER
How To Survive A Broken Heart
      Tis the season for hearts, flowers and warm, fuzzy sentiments about love. But despite all the ads and articles about making Valentine's Day special, it's also a time of the year when many relationships end. The increased focus on romance can lead some to look closely at a current rom...
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Anxious Starrett City Tenants Fear Ouster After Sale
By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press Writer
      Anxious tenants of the nation's biggest government-subsidized rental complex voiced fear on Saturday that they might be priced out of the nearly 6,000 apartments that are up for sale to the highest bidder.
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I.S. 285 Wired For Visit From Successful Former Student
      Meyer Levin I.S. 285 alumnus Jamie Hector, who portrays a cunning gang leader on the critically-acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning HBO police drama series, "The Wire," visited his former school last month to speak with 6th, 7th and 8th grade drama students about performing in theater, televisio...
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Applications For 2007 CEC Membership Being Accepted
      Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced this week that the Department of Education (DOE) has begun the nomination process for the 2007 Community and Citywide Education Councils (CECs) elections.
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Temporary Warming Center Opens At Breukelen Houses
      Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week that due to the extended extreme temperatures and the number of homes that have been without heat, the City has opened nine temporary warming centers in partnership with the American Red Cross.
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Toys For Tots: A Work In Progress
      Two U.S. Marines stationed at Floyd Bennett Field - Bronx native Elias Delgado and Canarsie native Roosevelt Francis of Canarsie Road - last Thursday picked up a cache of "Toys for Tots" collected by the children of St. Jude School.
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Officers Commended At 69th Pct. Council Meeting
      Police officers and sergeants with the 69th Precinct's Patrol, Anti-Crime and Truancy units were recognized and commended by Commanding Officer Captain Ralph Monteforte during last week's 69th Precinct Community Council meeting for several arrests they made over the last two months.
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Changes To Federal Tax Laws In 2006
      Taxpayers should be aware of important changes to the tax law before they complete their 2006 federal income tax forms. Here are some changes that may affect your return. + New energy-saving tax credits. A ten percent credit can now be claimed for various energy-saving improvements ma...
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Pet Of The Week
      Princess (A694903) looks like a timid lamb - - but she's a young Standard Poodle, found abandoned in Brooklyn. She is a very sweet girl, she loves to give kisses and is looking for a quiet home to give her the love, care, and grooming a princess deserves! Please come to The Animal Care & Con...
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This Week In Canarsie...1994
      ...If you were a Canarsie resident living in the Paerdegats thirteen years ago, you were probably saying, "Aw, rats!" because of the on-going rodent problem. Homeowners living along Paerdegat Avenue North complained to city officials such as the Health Department, Community Board 18 and the D...
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