Local Schools Scare Up Halloween Parades
Darneil Morfried
      Dressed up as characters from some their favorite books, students and staff at public schools 114 and 115 celebrated their love for reading as they celebrated Halloween last week. Each school had its own procession with a P.S. 114 "Book-O-Ween" march at the Remsen Avenue elementary sch...
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Cops Corral Gunslingers At Neighborhood Saloon
By Charles Rogers
      It could have been a scene from a "B" movie Western last weekend, as two men wrestled on the floor of a neighborhood saloon, trying vainly to get hold of a gun that had fallen there while they fought. The movie would have shown horses hitched outside the saloon in the middle of town...
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Bullet Travels Through Legs Of East 93 St. Shooting Victim
Charles Rogers
      A 24-year-old resident of East 93rd Street was taken to the hospital on Wednesday, October 31 after having been shot in both legs - with a single bullet - by an unknown assailant while walking near East 93rd Street and Avenue N, police said.
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Most Dist. 18 Schools Make The Grade In 1st Progress Reports
Neil S. Friedman
      Twenty nine percent of District 18 schools received a grade of A in the Department of Education's first-ever Progress Reports released this week. Of the seventeen District 18 schools in Canarsie and parts of East Flatbush evaluated, all but three received a grade of C or better, with o...
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Report Shows Decline In Americans' Health
      New York is ranked 26th, behind Connecticut (#5) and New Jersey (#21), according to the 18th annual America's Health Rankings report released Monday by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association, and the Partnership for Prevention, which also noted that the overall h...
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Winter Fire Safety Discussed At 69th Pct. Community Council Meeting
By Dara Mormile
      With winter approaching, residents will warm their homes with various methods and appliances that, if not handled properly, could result in a fire. Those who attended the October 69th Precinct Community Council meeting at St. Alban's Church were informed about the importance of fire sa...
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Here's How Some Canarsie Schools Got Their Names
By Linda Steinmuller
      Did ya ever wonder how public schools get their names? Traditionally, public schools were named after presidents, founding figures and social leaders whose accomplishments served as a role model for young people.
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Pet Of The Week
     Cheerio is a placid short hair rabbit, a little over one year old and neutered already. He loves to be petted. To adopt Cheerio (A735239), please visit Animal Care & Control in Brooklyn at 2336 Linden Blvd, where you can see and adopt other loving pets. We are open seven days a week from Noon-7 p.m...
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Chef Advises On How To Select A Thanksgiving Turkey
      (SPM Wire) The whole family soon will be gathered around your table for a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Don't disappoint with a bird that's too small, too dry, or worse, undercooked.
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