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More than 40 teachers from public schools in southern Brooklyn were saluted by state Sen. Marty Golden at the lawmaker’s 13th Annual Teacher of the Year awards ceremony recently held in Bay Ridge. … Full Article

Republican Marty Golden is running for re-election to the state senate, but Democrat James Kemmerer says he’s determined to take on the incumbent and defeat him in November. … Full Article

Brooklyn Eagle readers of a certain age might remember when penmanship classes were standard in schools. Those were the days when students had to practice their handwriting by writing the same sentences over and over again on lined paper using No. 2 pencils. … Full Article

You’ve heard of Shakespeare in the Park. But how about Smokey Joe in Owl’s Head? … Full Article

Xaverian didn’t expect Jeffrey Manzi to have a huge impact on this year’s team. Xaverian wasn’t even expected to have a big season. After it lost 17 seniors from last year’s squad, the word “rebuilding” was thrown around. … Full Article

Does a $10.5 million asking price make sense for a Bay Ridge house, even one with the historic éclat of the Gingerbread House? … Full Article

Brad Pitt has a thing for Arts and Crafts-style architecture. Vicki Negron has a house he's sure to love – in Bay Ridge. … Full Article

Opponents of the city’s plan to build a trash processing plant in Bensonhurst have found new allies from another part of town to work with to try and stop the controversial project from moving forward. … Full Article

A belly dancer, a pizza-eating contest, a wine tasting, live music, children’s rides and games, sausage stands and balloon animals are all things that you won't usually find in the same sentence. But they were all part of the sights and sounds on Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue on Sunday. … Full Article

Regina Opera will present two free-admission concerts at branches of the Brooklyn Public Library. … Full Article