Local Hospitals, Organizations Host Breast Cancer Awareness Events
By Dara Mormile
      When it comes to addressing breast cancer, medical experts say knowledge is the best prevention. In light of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local organizations and health facilities are giving women the tools they need to be more conscious of the disease.
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Merchants, Residents Contribute To Haiti Hurricane Relief
      In only a few days after posting a sign on the door of her business last week that served as a collection site, Mercedes Narcisse, president of the Avenue L Merchants Association, accumulated dozens of bags filled with non-perishable foods, clothing and other items that will be shipped to storm-ravaged Haiti as part of Brooklyn's hurricane relief efforts.
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At P.S. 279 Success Means They TRI, TRI And TRI Again
By Skye Holly
      Going to school now is nothing like it used to be. Registration for elementary school was a process that would take minutes, but now it takes years as parents research and inquire about which elementary school is best for their children.
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