Good morning. Today is the 302nd day of the year. It is the birth anniversary (1859) of Charles Ebbets, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers during the early 20th century. He sold 50 percent of the team to build Ebbets Field, which opened in 1913.

Well-known people who were born today include author Robert Caro (The Power Broker), actor Ed Lauter, actor Kevin Pollak, news correspondent Andrea Mitchell and singer Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane.

BROOKLYN’S STATE SEN. ADAMS To Address Counterterrorism Conference.

Today, state Sen. Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) will join former NYPD Counterterrorism Commanding Officer John Colgan to address an international security conference on matters of homeland security and counterterrorism.

Adams, chair of the Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, will speak at the International Security Conference at the Javits Center.

Sen. Adams supports events designed to increase awareness of, and participation in, Homeland Security by all groups in both sectors of our economy, private and public. He will attend the Public Security and Safety Expo at the Jacob Javits Center to discuss his legislative priorities and provide a statewide overview of counterterrorism initiatives.

“The protection of our state and nation should never be too far from our conscious thoughts,� said Adams. “As we press on with our daily lives and debate other issues, we should in no way stand at ease while groups or individuals seek to do us harm.�

MARKOWITZ TO HOST Polish-American Celebration.

This evening at 6 p.m. at Borough Hall, Borough President Marty Markowitz, Polish Consul General Krzysztof Kasprzyk and Deputy Consul General Marek Skulimowski will host a celebration of Polish-American Heritage Month.

This year, Borough President Markowitz will honor:

• Bogdan Bachorowski, vice president, Pulaski Association of Business and Professional Men;

• Danuta Bronchard, director, Maria Konopnicka Polish Supplementary School in Greenpoint;

• Nadia Bryziec, manager, Krakowianki and Gorale Children’s Dance Group; and

• Rev. Canon Witold Mroziewski, pastor, Our Lady of Czestochowa St. Casmir Roman Catholic Church.

This year’s festivities will also include musical selections and food from Poland.

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