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St. John’s Bread & Life’s Food Pantry Goes High Tech

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

BROOKLYN — St. John’s Bread and Life’s already high-tech Digital Choice Food Pantry, which allows those in need to customize their food needs through a computer terminal, will become even more technologically advanced in the coming months ... Thanks to a $10,000 ...

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EditorialTake DNA Upon Arrest

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Re: “DNA: The 21st Century Fingerprint,” published June 2 in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle ... New York’s civil liberties advocates are manning the barricades in their last-ditch battle against expanding the state’s DNA database. DNA’s opponents are fighting to stop ...

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Residents at Senior Housing Organize Community Chorus

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

GRAND ARMY PLAZA — Residents at the Prospect Park Residence, a full-service independent senior living community located in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, enjoy many cultural and social activities ... “We have something for everyone,” said Director of Activities Theresa Hines. “Our combination of entertainment, recreation and education connects residents with their neighbors.” ... Music plays a ...

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‘Support Our Troops’ Rally

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

This past Sunday at 2 p.m. at John Paul Jones Park in Bay Ridge, State Sen. Marty Golden held his annual Support Our Troops Rally. Here, he is seen with Fort Hamilton Col. Stephen Smith, Command Sgt. Major Sylvia Lauglin and Sgt. First Class Mike Poirier from Ft. Hamilton High School on the dais during the National Anthem ... * * * ... Questions? Comments? Sound off to the Editor———————— ... © Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2010All materials posted on BrooklynEagle.com are protected by

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GREENPOINT: Mercy, mercy them! Blowouts dominate Sunday kickball

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Aaron Short ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Lord, have mercy! ... Under pressure to satisfy the demands of multiple clubs for June games, Brooklyn Kickball Commissioner Kevin Dailey scheduled an unprecedented 25 games on Sunday, which were anointed Mercy Rule Sunday due to the wide disparities between the talents of the clubs that played ... The results were lopsided scores, blowouts, and several short games lasting a mere two innings as offensive

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Marty to Host Meeting Tomorrow Evening on Impact of Transit Cuts on Elderly, Disabled

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Published June 13, 2010 at 8:17 p.m.

This in from the Borough President’s office:On Monday, June 14, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Borough President’s Advisory Committee on Disability Issues will present a town hall meeting at Borough Hall to discuss the impact of MTA transit cuts on the elderly and people with disabilities who live in Brooklyn.Representatives will be in [ ... ] ...

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AWESOME: Here it is, folks — this week’s celebrity shot

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Published June 13, 2010 at 12:59 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Andy Campbell ... The Brooklyn Paper ... TV actor Tim DeKay — best known for his guest appearances on popular shows such as “Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “Scrubs” and “CSI” — was kickin’ it in Cobble Hill on Friday, shooting a scene for his star role in the FBI-thriller “White Collar” on Warren Street between Court and Clinton streets ... The guy loves the borough so much that he told us he’s looking for an apartment in Park Slope

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He fools with mom's gun & blasts pal

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Published June 13, 2010 at 12:29 a.m.

The 15-year-old son of a correction officer is facing charges after he accidently shot his friend in the stomach with his mother's gun in Brooklyn Friday, police said ...

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Daly: BP's Brooklyn mess bodes ill for Gulf

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Published June 12, 2010 at 8:54 p.m.

Let us hope that BP is better and faster at cleaning up the monster spill in the 600,000-square-mile gulf than it has been at the 10,000-square-foot site of this former BP station on Fourth Ave. in Park Slope ...

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