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Members of Boy Scout Troop 396 salute the wreath placed in front of the veterans memorial. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going
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Photo by Diandra SarnoAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. An ode to hummus [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/06/01/
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Who doesn’t love a hammock? (Courtesy Flickr/Missy S. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/listenmissy/467502759/in/photolist-Hj5hp-afz7CQ-a5WjNU-6ixUQx-fme5Ke-2zf6Kc-9L2ttb-fadoLu-6NygiF-vJjDnR-uMsEJa-w5amqS-6Nygca-6NCrPW-6Nyg6F-8mGBV8-wh2mzV-2yT5D6-a3tTzW-8jCeD6-9KYzx6-8mGDwD-wYRZEb-a3cmZD-v1KBRN-hBGiq-9KYwtx-9L2wdu-a3fdMd-hzT5c-a3ckmK-a3qXiP-a3tN43-9L2eqC-a3co2k-9KYB2B-a3tQZQ-8xEETz-w5ajHJ-a3fbWo-oyEpjY-c4pGNQ-hzTy4-hxCL9-9KYsfM-a3qWDk-yC5DtB-8jCf3P-xZk9m2-w5jbGp] )The weather seems to have finally
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Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)The husband of a Brooklyn grandmother who died of meningitis earlier this year at Coney Island Hospital filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging his wife was misdiagnosed as emotionally disturbed or reacting to an illegal drug, the Daily News reports [http://www.
Food & Drink
This week’s recipe is for Shaved Asparagus Salad. While asparagus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus]in Brooklyn is available almost year round, it is in season locally only in Spring and early summer. This very quick and refreshing recipe will to get you through the heat wave we’
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2345 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3136695952-2345-Ocean-Ave-6E-Brooklyn-NY-11229#photo-1] )Stop sitting in a sweltering apartment waiting for your landlord to fix the radiator that’s been pumping out a steady stream of 80 degree air. Check out the rental properties in your area that will be a
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Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)The man who allegedly shot and killed [/murrow-high-student-murdered-babysitting-3-year-old-nephew/] an Edward R. Murrow High School student — while she looked after her 3-year-old cousin — turned himself in to police Thursday, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/police-identify-man-fatally-shot-brooklyn-baby-sitter-article-1.
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Edward R. Murrow High School student Shemel Mercurius. (Photo: Shemel Mercurius [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=109716316117510&set=a.109716439450831.1073741826.100012374257523&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Our hearts go out to Edward R. Murrow High School’s students and staff, who lost one of their
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First Lady Michelle Obama (middle) presents the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Brooklyn Public Library in the East Room of the White House. (Photo Credit: Earl Zubkoff)Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] was honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House yesterday as
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Neighbor Kathy Kalayci said she spotted this man write “Obama Traitor” on the wall outside the Rybak constrcution site. (Photo by Kathy Kalayci )The local kook who’s been scrawling hateful messages [/anti-commie-troll-strikes-again-with-childish-graffiti-on-sheepshead-bay-road/] all over Sheepshead Bay — and is sought by police for harassing local politicians [/internet-troll-lobs-hateful-emails-at-councilman-deutsch/] — was spotted last