P.S. 279 Teacher Honored By Junior Tennis League
      By Dan Miller Veteran Public School 279 educator Cheryl Glick was recently honored by the New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL) as Teacher of the Year for conducting their program of free tennis instruction to local children. During her 18 years at P.S. 279, at 1070 East 104th Str...
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Schools Chancellor Announces New Science Curricula
      Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced Tuesday the details of the city's new science core curricula for grades K-8. Starting now, principals can choose among three instructional approaches and programs, all of which meet State standards and align with the city's K-8 Science Scope and Sequ...
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State Treasury Holds Billions In Unclaimed Funds: Weiner
      The New York State treasury is sitting on $7.5 billion dollars in unclaimed funds, and most residents don't even know it. Democratic Con-gressman Anthony Weiner, whose Brooklyn/Queens district includes parts of Canarsie, encourages his constituents to contact the state to see if they're entit...
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Summer Youth Job Program Applications Now Available
      The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) has released applications for the 2007 New York City Summer Youth Employ-ment Program (SYEP). The applications can be found on the DYCD Web Site at nyc.gov/dycd. This marks the first year that young people can apply online. Hard copies...
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COUNSELING CORNER
Letting Kids Just Be Kids
      Baseball practice...soccer games...gymnastic classes...orthodontist appointments...scout meetings...church groups. Then there's homework and finding time to eat dinner. Kids today lead busy lives, and sometimes those lives are just too busy.
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Sanit Dept.'s Spring Cleaning Effort
      Sanitation Commissioner J ohn J. Doherty announced this week that the Department of Sanitation will sponsor a series of "Spring Cleaning" events where residents can get free, high-quality compost; recycle unwanted electronics items and donate gently used clothing and linens to local charitabl...
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