Roy Mann 6th Grade Class Is All (Green) Thumbs
      By Neil S. Friedman The scheduled April 27 Arbor Day celebration at Roy Mann Intermediate School 78 in Mill Basin was postponed due to inclement weather, but Mother Nature was more cooperative last Thursday morning as Class 6-2 assembled on the north side of the middle school to plant a...
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Police Release Sketch Of Rape Suspect
      Police released a sketch (right) and are searching for a suspect who posed as a cop early Saturday after he picked up a 20-year-old woman at the corner of East 92nd Street and Flat-lands Avenue and raped her inside his car.
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Police Seek Ex-Girlfriend In Car Keys Theft And Gun Incident
      An off-duty Canarsie school safety agent is being sought by police after she allegedly stole the keys to her ex-boyfriend's car. A male friend of the agent is also being sought on menacing and weapons charges. None of the principle's names were released.
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Kruger Urges Manslaugher For Illegal Apartment Owner
      State Senator Carl Kruger has urged Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes to level manslaughter charges against the owner of the illegal apartment that became a firetrap yesterday morning, killing a year-old boy and his 25-year-old mother and leaving two other family members critically ...
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Canarsie High School Program Nurses Students For Medical Career
By Brittni Kanhai
      Canarsie High School is paving the path for prospective certified nurse assistants through its innovative Nursing Program that enables students to get a head start into the medical field. The program meets the standards set by the New York State Education Department and the New York Sta...
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Teacher Says 'Education Mayor' Is "Barking Up Wrong Tree"
By Dan H. Coughlin Canarsie High School teacher
      Canarsie High School was designated as an Impact School by the Department of Education because it was statistically determined that we have too many behavioral problems. Recently the state designated us as S.U.R.R. (School Under Regents Review) because of academic deficiencies.
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Collision At Intersection
      A 2004 Audi sedan (bottom) heading south on Remsen Avenue collided with a Oldsmobile Alero sedan (top) going north on Remsen Avenue just before 2 p.m. last Thursday at the Flatlands Avenue intersection. Audi driver told police the Oldsmobile made a sudden left turn into his lane, resulting i...
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Gateway Gets Poor Grade From Conservation Group
      The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) yesterday released a report card that reveals Gateway National Recreation Area's natural and cultural resources are in poor condition.
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Firefighters Attend Branch Closing
      Firefighters are called upon to do many things. But landscaping is not one of them. It was a lesson learned Monday morning when they had to clear the large tree branch off this empty car parked at the corner of East 83rd Street and Farragut Road because of the possible danger to residents in ...
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Towns Votes To Override Presidential Veto of Iraq Accountability Act
      I voted last week to override President George W. Bush's veto of the "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act." This veto ignores the wishes of the American people who have called for a new direction in Iraq. The bill would require accountability from both the Bush ...
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Region 6 Schools Show Off Cultural Talents
      In a series of performances geared to let the public know the diversity of the population and talent of local schools, Region 6 officials are sponsoring a number of showcases throughout the community. The first of the events - the 2007 Region 6 Arts Festival - were presented last Mond...
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Still Reigning After All These Years
      Lou Schlamowitz, Canarsie's inveterate autograph and photo collector, reached into his files last week to loan us the above photo of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip on the occasion of her latest visit to the Colonies. The formal photo was taken 35 years ago, Schlamowitz says.
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Lions Prepare Visions Camp For Summer Season
      The Canarsie Lions made its annual visit to the non-profit Visions Camp for the Blind (VCB) in Spring Valley, NY, last Saturday to get a head start in preparing the facility for summer camp. The 69th Precinct Explorers, their parents and Youth Officer Valerie Wilson, who is also a Lion, made ...
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