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Thursday, January 18, 2007

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Fresh slate for Dyker Heights

New slate…

Area residents and dignitaries helped induct the incoming members during an officer installation of the Dyker Heights Civic Association at St. Philip’s Church in Bay Ridge.

State Supreme Court Judge Vincent Del Giudic
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Undersea life at shellbank

In an effort to beautify the school and prepare for a new Aquatic Studies Program, Shellbank students—in conjunction with local artists—have painted a mural depicting ocean life, in a collaborative effort between the art and science departments.
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Hungry for branches, twigs, logs and leaves

Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined environmentally-friendly Brooklynites as they gave Mother Nature a late holiday gift by bringing their ornament-free Yuletide pines to a recycling site at Prospect Park.

The Parks Department’s 11th annual MulchF
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Fab labs for St. Edmund kids

Students at Saint Edmund Preparatory High School were surprised to see three state-of-the-art science labs when they began the new school year. During the summer, the school had renovated two of its science labs and added a brand new science room.
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Thanks…You’re all lifesavers

Tall task, taller honors…

Fifty local fireghters were lauded for their valor in rescuing a Bensonhurst family from its flame-engulfed apartment last November when Assembly-member William Colton feted the smoke-eaters with awards at their Cone
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Kearney kids capture Gordon scholarships

The Michael Gordon Foundation awarded scholarships to eight Bishop Kearney High School students during a moving ceremony held at the school.

William McSherry, Esq. represented the foundation in personally presenting the awards totaling $37,538, in
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Green thumbs up for youths

Seventeen new members have been welcomed into the Prospect Park Youth Council. Each participant completed a 15-week training course and, at its completion, received a special Youth Council Hoodie.

New York City Council Member Darlene Mealy also pr
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Bishop Ford: Nothin’ but net

The Bishop Ford High School Varsity Girls’ Basketball team won the Gill St. Bernard “2006 Holiday Classic” in Gladstone, NJ during the Christmas holiday break. The girls defeated Roxbury High School 57 to 49 and then went on to defeat the h
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Bayside woman killed in Long Island accident

No charges were filed in the incident, which took place in a parking lot at 560 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck, Nassau County police said.

The woman, Ruth Shainman, had lived in Bayside for more than 30 years, according to her niece, TimesLedger acco
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SFC polo shows depth; 2 named All-Americans

The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches has named two St. Francis Water Polo players to the NCAA Division I All-American Team as Honorable Mentions. This is the second time Junior Botond Szalma has been named All-American and the first time for S

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