Clean Up Was A Day At The (Plumb) Beach
      The American Littoral Society organized the third restoration cleanup this year at Plumb Beach, just a few miles west of Canarsie, on Tuesday. A group of 80 volunteers from American Express Company participated, along with staff from city's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Gatewa...
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25-To-50 (Maybe More!) Cats Get Eviction Notice
By Charles Rogers
      Police from the 69th Precinct, along with officers from the NYPD's Emer-gency Services Unit (ESU), ASPCA authorities and Animal Control officials converged on a house on East 99th Street between Glenwood Road and Conklin Avenue Tuesday to rid the house of 25 to 30 cats, although some author...
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Driver Unhurt In Ralph Ave. Crash
      The driver of the above car said he smashed into this tree on Ralph Avenue between avenues K and L when another vehicle forced him off the road last Thursday at about 11 a.m. Police from the 63rd Precinct, Emergency Medical Service and Fire Department units were on the scene within minutes.
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DOE Encourages Parents To Submit School Meal Applications
      Deputy Schools Chancellor Kathleen Grimm joined City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and New York Jets Safety Erik Coleman Tuesday at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan to kickoff the "Feed Your Mind" campaign aimed at encouraging parents to apply for free or reduced-price meals for their ch...
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CB 18 Gets Revised Plans For Construction On Vacant Property
By Dara Mormile
      After three years of controversy over a not-for-profit group's plan to build low-income housing on an empty lot at East 105th Street and Farragut Road, that organization presented a revised proposal at this month's Community Board 18 meeting.
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69th Precinct Officers Get Cop Of The Month Awards
By Dara Mormile
      Brooklyn South NYPD Assistant Chief Joseph Fox attended the September meeting of the 69th Precinct Community Council on Tuesday and helped present Cop of the Month awards to many officers in the command. Individual Cop of the Month Awards went to police officers Forrest Hirsch and Ow...
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69th Pct. Council Holds Luncheon At Midget Squadron
      Dignitaries were rubbing shoulders with rank-and-file police officers recently at the Annual 69th Precinct Community Council Luncheon held at the Midget Squadron Yacht Club. Some of those on hand included (left photo, left to right) Roxanne Persaud, Detective Dady Belfort, Mary Salogub and T...
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Joe & Concetta - A Long-Time Canarsien's Story
By Charles Rogers
      Joe Pernice and his wife Concetta, both 78, emigrated to New York from Palermo, Sicily. Their story is indicative of what hard work and dedication to family and country can mean to immigrants who came to America to make a new life.
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How Sweet It Is! Sugar Factory To Be Landmarked
By LARRY McSHANE Associated Press Writer
      The Domino sugar factory, a towering brick presence along the Brooklyn waterfront since the mid-19th century and a reminder of the city's great manufacturing past, has been granted landmark status.
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Pet Of The Week
      Thumper is a sweet, mellow Dutch rabbit looking for a home that needs a soft little creature. He loves attention and will gladly lay down next to you for some petting. To adopt Thumper (A700000) or any other pet, please visit Animal Care & Control in Brooklyn at 2336 Linden Blvd. We are open...
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