17-Year-Old Bike Rider Caught With .44 Magnum
      Police from the 69th Precinct last week arrested a 17-year-old boy and charged him with criminal possession of a weapon after stopping him and a friend while they were riding their bicycles on Flatlands Avenue. Two officers who were patrolling the area at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug...
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Fallen Tree Leaves Seaview Ct. Homeowner Out On A Limb
      Persistence pays off - even if you're fighting Mother Nature and city bureaucracy. When lightning, wind and rain wreaked havoc throughout the area a couple of weeks ago, Mrs.
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Students Ponder: Backpacks Or Messenger Bags For Books?
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer
      When it comes time to tote books and homework to and from school, might more children be using urban-style messenger bags than the sturdy stalwart backpack this year? Toward the end of the last school year, 8-year-old Anita Baume, the daughter of magazine fashion market directo...
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Youths Hurt In E. 101st St. Crash
By Charles Rogers
      Four teenagers were injured Tuesday afternoon when the 1990 Honda they were riding in collided with a 2006 Dodge Charger at the intersection of Avenue J and East 101st Street. One 18-year-old with unspecified injuries was taken to Brookdale Hospital by Emergency Medical Service para...
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Mail On Wheels
      Charles Rogers
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Seniors Appreciate Their Center - So Why Not Vice-Versa?
      It was time for turnabout to be fair play last week when the administrative officers and other officials of Abe Stark Senior Center took time out to pay tribute to their members. After all, it was obvious that the members, who come to the center daily to enjoy not only the facility its...
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Comic Jerry Lewis Gears Up For 42nd Labor Day Telethon
      Comic legend Jerry Lewis joins friends and entertainers this Labor Day weekend for his 42nd annual Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Originating from the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, the live show will air for 21 hours, beginning at 9 p.m. ET, S...
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In Case You Didn't Know...
     These huge trucks are getting closer and closer to Canarsie to finish repaving Glenwood Road. Beginning at Kings Highway, the project goes all the way to East 108th Street and beyond, workers said. Above, they're tearing off the top layer in preparation for cleaning and then putting down more layers...
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Red Cross Teaches Emergency Preparedness
      Recent fires, heavy rain, flooding, a tornado and the possibility that a hurricane can run up the coast and hit New York City should alert Brooklyn residents that they need to do all they can to become prepared for all kinds of emergencies.
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Pet Of The Week
     Sheba (A722791) is so friendly that she is used to test the friendliness of other dogs. Most cannot resist her warm, tail-wagging greeting. Trained well, this white Labrador Retriever mix can already "sit," "stay," and "come." To adopt Sheba or any other dog, cat or rabbit, please visit Animal Care...
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Pride In Canarsie - Pride In Our Pier
By State Senator John L. Sampson
      Since the publication of my remarks in the Courier last week regarding Canarsie Pier, my office has been repeatedly contacted by our neighbors and friends echoing those very same thoughts. All too often it is very difficult to rally the troops, so to speak, to ensure that we are actin...
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