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Dan and Beth Teitelbaum, their daughter Arielle and son Benny, invited neighbors to their Mill Basin home last week for their annual menorah lighting ceremony on the third night of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. For the 13th consecutive year the Teitelbaums set up a modest Chanukah display in the front yard of their home on Avenue T. More ... A mother and her four-year-old child were injured on Christmas Day after a fire erupted in the basement of their Remsen Avenue home, police and Fire Department authorities said this week. Witnesses said Engine Co. 257 and Ladder Co. More ... Commissioner John J. Doherty announced this week that the city's Sanitation Department will begin its annual Christmas tree curbside collection and recycling program next Monday. The program will run through Friday, January 16. Residents should remove tree stands, tinsel, lights, and ornaments before holiday trees are placed at curbside for removal. More ... The year ended on quite a roll for three students at P.S./I.S. 66. The roll, to be precise, was an exclusive one. After the female trio learned they had been named to the Principal Joel Rubenfeld's Honor Roll, they were thrilled to find out they had also been designated as the East 96th Street school's December Students of the Month. More ... Some people only dream about being in the movies, but Canarsien Keith Black is turning his dream into reality. Black sees himself as a Clark Kent of sorts. By day, he's a mild-mannered ninth grade teacher — marking papers and tutoring 150 kids to pass their math regents at Sheepshead Bay High School. More ... Congressman Anthony Weiner (left) greeted Staff Sergeant Tyler of New York, who was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious service in combat at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Weiner recently traveled to the Middle East with New York Governor David Paterson and Long Island Rep. Steve Israel. More ... Every baby needs a crib to sleep safely, but some New York City infants are lacking cribs this holiday season, simply because their families can't afford them. The Health Department's Cribs for Kids program pro-vides cribs at no-cost to families in need. More ... Sweet and sad, gentle Lucy is the best trained pooch in the shelter. This 10-year-old Boxer mix can sit, stay, and come promptly on your command. To adopt Lucy (A793649), please visit NYC Animal Care & Control Center 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. or visit us online at www.nycacc. More ... Out of 43 Brooklyn nursing homes, Ruby Weston Manor was one of only five Brooklyn nursing homes to receive a top rating on December 18 when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled its new Five-Star Rating System on Nursing Home Compare More ... With so many area salons touting themselves as specialists in "Dominican Hair Care" how does a potential customer know how to tell the difference and get what they are looking for? Specialty treatment, style, and the most for your money are what all women want when it comes to taking care of their crowning glory. More ... |
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