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The Rev. Goldy Sherrill, at right, is pictured with parishioners Marilyn Grant and Vernon Vig. Eagle file photo by Francesca Norsen Tate

Rev. F. Goldthwaite Sherrill, 87, was impassioned pastor who worked for Civil Rights, justice

The Rev. Franklin Goldthwaite Sherrill II, rector emeritus of Grace Church-Brooklyn Heights died on Sunday. He was 87 years old and was a resident of Moultonborough, N.H. … Full Article

NYPD Officers Ramon Portillo and Marvin Luis took this Smith & Wesson off the streets of Bushwick Sunday night. Photo courtesy NYPD

After chase, cops nab armed suspect in Brooklyn

Make that one less gun in the wrong hands in Brooklyn. Two 83rd Precinct police officers, Ramon Portillo and Marvin Luis, chased down and arrested a Bushwick man armed with a loaded Smith & Wesson handgun Sunday night. … Full Article

Tony Giordano is collecting recipes from Sunset Park residents for a new cookbook highlighting the cultural traditions of the neighborhood. Photo courtesy Giordano

Too many cooks spoil the broth? Not in Sunset Park

Over the years Sunset Park has been home to waves of immigrants, including Germans, Irish, Norwegians, Latinos, Asians and Eastern Europeans, many of whom brought recipes from their home countries with them when they arrived on U.S. … Full Article

Award-winning Brooklyn writer Helen Phillips will celebrate the launch of her new novel, “The Beautiful Bureaucrat,” on Aug. 13 in Cobble Hill and on Aug. 17 in Fort Greene. Photo by Andy Vernon-Jones

Award-winning Brooklyn writer to launch debut novel in Cobble Hill, Fort Greene

Award-winning Brooklyn writer Helen Phillips will soon release “The Beautiful Bureaucrat” (Henry Holt; on sale Aug. … Full Article

Beatrice (Dee Byrd-Molnar) and Benedick (Bob D'Haene, both at center of the photo) share a moment in South Brooklyn Shakespeare's production of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Photos by Justin Bereman

There's so much to love about 'Much Ado'

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. She's just got an odd way of showing it. Beatrice, one of the Bard's most brilliant It Girls, is a tart-tongued marvel, a wizard with the one-liners. … Full Article

The job fair brought young jobs seekers together with employers in a supportive atmosphere. Photo courtesy Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow

Job fair gives youths a chance to impress employers

It was a match made in heaven. Young people looking for jobs were given the chance to meet with representatives of companies looking to hire employees at a Bushwick job fair sponsored by the non-profit organization Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT). … Full Article