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Thanksgiving Closing
      The office of the Canarsie Courier will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 22 & 23, for Thanksgiving. The Nov. 22 issue will be on newsstands on Wednesday, Nov. 21.
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P.S. 135 Protestors Tell City To Park Its Schoolyard Plans
By Neil S. Friedman Courier
      The three Rs have been supplemented at one District 18 public school with an essential, though non-educational, entity. For quite some time Public School 135 has been overcrowded and has needed more Room - thus a fourth R. More room at the East Flatbush elementary school is now almost...
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"All Hands" Called To Fight Smoky Brookdale Hospital Fire
By Charles Rogers
      At least 60 firefighters rushed to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center at Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Parkway Monday morning to fight a smoky second floor fire, according to a Fire Department spokesman.
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NEW ADDITION TO EXTENDED COURIER FAMILY
      IT'S A GRANDSON for Courier Business Manager Catherine Rosa! Michael Robert, son of Toni Rosa and Jason Blynn, and grandson of Michael and Catherine Rosa of Georgetown, made his grand entrance at a Las Vegas hospital Monday morning. What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas when it co...
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JCCC Honors Russian-Jewish And African-American Veterans
      The Jewish Community Council of Canarsie, along with its Starrett City area partners, last Sunday hosted an international Veterans Day reception for veterans from both the Russian and American communities.
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P.S. 272 Marks Its Golden Anniversary
     Scores of students, parents, teachers, staff and a few alumni showed up for last Saturday's 50th anniversary celebration at the Curtis Estabrook School - P.S. 272 - on Seaview Avenue. Activities, including games of chance, were held in the gymnasium and refreshments were served. Money raised dur...
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Civic Association Marks 15 Years
By Dara Mormile
      Celebrating 15 years of calling itself "The Voice For All Canarsie," members of the South Canarsie Civic Association (SCCA) spoke about a variety of local issues at last week's monthly meeting at the Hebrew Educational Society.
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Floyd Bennett Visitor Center Funded For Makeover
      Congressman Anthony Weiner (D- Brooklyn & Queens) announced last week that he has secured $4.8 million in federal funds through the 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill to refurbish and restore the Ryan Center into a world class visitor facility for Gateway National Park's Jamaica Bay unit, which...
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A Mythical Monster - More Or Ness - Comes To Marine Park
      Just in time for Halloween, the legendary Loch Ness monster surfaced right in our own backyard and will remain here until early Decem-ber, according to reliable sources.
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100 Years Young
      Congratulations to Louisa Veronica Milano, who is truly blessed to have attained the golden age of 100 on November 9. She was born on the beautiful island of Trinidad & Tobago in 1907 and was the oldest of six children, of which she is the only survivor. In 1995, Louisa migrated to the United...
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Sanitation Department Curtails Thanksgiving Garbage Collections
      The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that, in observance of Thanksgiving Day, there will be no garbage, recycling collection or street cleaning on Thursday, November 22. In addition, all Sanitation Department administrative offices will be closed on that day.
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Pet Of The Week
     Why anybody would name a Dogue de Bordeaux mix "Peanut" is a mystery. But, this jumbo Peanut sits when told, is easy to walk, and is calm and patient. To adopt Peanut (A737604), please visit Animal Care & Control in Brooklyn at 2336 Linden Blvd, where you can see and adopt other loving pets seven d...
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