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Thursday, January 24, 2008

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Family reaches out to community for help

The new year could mark new hope for a brave little Bay Ridge girl, who is depending on the kindness of strangers as she battles a personal Goliath.

Rachel Rodin, 7, who was recently diagnosed with a recurrence of leukemia after a two-year remissi
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Bank showcases student’s artwork

The Kings Plaza branch of North Fork Bank displayed holiday artwork by teens from the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club-Thomas S. Murphy Clubhouse, 2245 Bedford Avenue.

From left are the artists, Jasmine Gibbs, Dunia Hunte, and Shaleca White, h
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Citation for 90-year-old

Holocaust survivor and brave member of the resistance, Tsipa Lupyan, receives a New York Assembly Citation from Assembly Member Willian Colton, on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

The beaming nanogenarian celebrated together with family and frie
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Caring is the right prescription at center

It was not three kings but eight women from the Christopher Blenman Senior Center in Crown Heights who brought holiday gifts for newborns and their mothers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

The mothers smiled gratefully as they were presented with
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British sea power comes to Brooklyn

Borough President Marty Markowitz and wife Jamie help the County of Kings fete three sea monarchs as Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria dock in chorus at New York Harbor for the first time in the company’s 168-year
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23rd annual special camp fair

Parents and caregivers of children and teens with disabilities can plan ahead for summer with the wealth of information offered at the 23rd annual free Special Camp Fair, presented by Resources for Children with Special Needs, January 26 from 11 a.m. to 3
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Homeless help

Knit-Net: Scarves for the Homeless, founded in 1998 by a homebound senior, and now in its 9th year, gives out 150-250 scarves; hats; mittens; lap, crib, and full-sized blankets every year to organizations that assist homeless people and domestic violence
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Support group for alcoholics

The HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence, Moderation, Support) Network offers a free of charge support group for people who wish to reduce the harm in their lives caused by alcohol.

They meet at 7 p.m., every Tuesday, at St John’s Episcopal Churc

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