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By Skye Holly Dozens of parents and school staff members, plus a few community leaders, filled the Public School 279 auditorium to capacity last Thursday even-ing for the annual Black History Month Extravaganza. The show also included a preview of the school's up-coming spring performance of "Bye Bye Bir... More ...
NYPD Sergeant Critical A crash that occurred on Thursday morning on Flatlands Avenue between East 83rd and East 84th streets left an NYPD sergeant critically injured when a large carting truck slammed into her Chevrolet Cavalier sedan. Police said the victim, Sgt. More ... Enter Essay Contest For Chance To Go To Summer Camp For Free Are you interested in the outdoors? Have you always dreamed about spending a week backpacking, hiking and canoeing, all while being surrounded by the sites and sounds of beautiful New York State? Well here is a chance for boys and girls ages 12-14. More ... Foundation Offers City Teachers Education Seminar On Holocaust About 50 public high school teachers and local Holocaust center staff are expected to join The Jewish Foun-dation for the Righteous (JFR) for a day-long seminar on how to use primary source documents, written by Nazi hierarchy as well as diaries and other personal documents from Jewish victim... More ...
This weekend is the start of Daylight Saving Time. Two years ago, in an energy-saving effort, Congress changed the time to begin three weeks earlier than previously and end one week later. More ... "Police Officer" Shot In Starrett City Domestic Dispute Media reports indicated a Starrett City resident, believed to be a police officer, was shot in the leg during a dispute with his wife early Friday, According to a spokesperson for NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne, police from the 75th Precinct were called to the Vandalia Avenue hom... More ... Governor Says State Will Not Tax Federal "Stimulus" Rebate Governor Eliot Spitzer announced this week that rebate payments from the upcoming federal economic stimulus package to be given to all citizens will not be subject to New York State income tax. For taxpayers who qualify, the IRS will begin sending taxpayers their rebate payments in earl... More ... Adjusted Schedule, More Sunlight Makes DST Transition Easier By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) - Pushing the clock ahead one hour this Sunday may create problems by tinkering with your own "body clock," experts warn. But there are several ways to make the transition to Daylight Savings Time (DST) a little less tiring, including preparing for the change gradua... More ... FDNY Reminds New Yorkers To Change Smoke Alarm Batteries When Changing Clocks The New York City Fire Department encourages New Yorkers to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks this Sunday for Daylight Saving Time. More ... August Deadline For 9/11 Rescue Workers’ Claims If you aided in the rescue, recovery or cleanup efforts of the World Trade Center ruins, it is important that you register no later than August 13, 2008, with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. By registering, you will preserve your right to file a workers’ compensation claim, in case y... More ... Area Students Named To University Deans' Lists Universities and colleges around the nation send us information on students from the area who have made the dean's list, or honors list, during the previous semester. To show our pride in students from Canarsie and the surrounding areas, we periodically publish the names and colleges - so y... More ... Truth About Cell Phones And 'Do Not Call' Registry (SPM Wire) Don't worry! That's the message from the Federal Trade Commission regarding your cell phone and all those fast-dialing telemarketers out there. Despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers wi... More ...
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