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John Quaglione addresses supporters. Eagle photos by John Alexander

Quaglione holds kickoff fundraiser in bid for council seat

On Monday, Republican John Quaglione, deputy chief of staff to state Sen. Marty Golden, kicked off his run for the City Council seat currently held by Vincent Gentile. … Full Article
 
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (center) says his former aide Liam McCabe (left) will make a great council member. At right is Sept. 11 first responder Shaya Gutleizer. Photo courtesy of McCabe campaign

Donovan endorses McCabe for City Council

Republican Liam McCabe is getting a big boost from his old boss in his race for the City Council. … Full Article
 
State Sen. Marty Golden (at podium) says he will not vote for the state budget if it cuts funding to senior citizen programs. Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis (to his right) is also fighting to save the funding. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge pols urge Cuomo to restore funding for seniors

A budget proposal by Gov. … Full Article
 
Deborah Aquila. Photo courtesy of Deborah Aquila

'La La Land' casting director graduated from Bishop Kearney High

Bishop Kearney, a private, all-girls Roman Catholic high school at 2202 60th St. in Bensonhurst, can proudly boast that one of its alumni has worked on the Academy Award-winning film “La La Land.”  … Full Article
 
2017 Honorees (back row, from left): Brendan Lally, Kevin Anderson, Msgr. Kieran Harrington, Christopher Byrne and Brian Xuereb. Front row from left: Mary Molloy Donnelly, Kristen Hayes, Kelly MacLellan Byrnes and Frances Gillen. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta

Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee hosts 24th annual dinner dance

The 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance took place Saturday night at the Dyker Beach Club Golf Course, 1030 86th Street. The event introduced eight deputy marshals and Msgr. … Full Article
 
Dozens of headstones in Washington Cemetery were discovered dislodged over the weekend. Photos courtesy of Assemblymember Dov Hikind’s office

NYPD rules out vandalism in Washington Cemetery

NYPD has concluded that a mishap in a predominantly Jewish cemetery in Borough Park in which more than three dozen headstones were found toppled over during the weekend was not an act of vandalism but the result of soil erosion and neglect. … Full Article
 
Flowers rest on a headstone at Mount Carmel Cemetery Feb. 28 in Philadelphia. Volunteers helped clean up and restore the Jewish cemetery where vandals damaged hundreds of headstones. Under the IDC’s proposal, a special crime category would be created for desecrating a cemetery. AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma

State Senate Independent Democratic Conference outlines religious freedom package

In the wake of a disturbing series of bomb threats lodged against Jewish community centers in New York that were similar to the threats called into centers at various locations across the U.S., members of the state Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) announced a new effort to c … Full Article
 
Bob Capano (second from left) receives endorsements from Craig Eaton, John Catsimatidis, and Curtis Sliwa (left to right). Photo courtesy of Campano campaign

Curtis Sliwa helps Capano launch council campaign

With a boost from Guardian Angels founder and popular WABC radio personality Curtis Sliwa, Republican Bob Capano officially kicked off his City Council campaign with a fundraiser at the Bean Post, a pub in the heart of the Bay Ridge council district he hopes to represent. … Full Article
 
Antonia Clemente, executive director of The Healing Center, and Rosemary Gabriel, coordinator of the Children’s program speak at Colonial Club meeting. Eagle photos by John Alexander

Brooklyn Colonial Club addresses issue of domestic violence

While you are reading this first paragraph, more than 20 people have been physically abused in a domestic setting in the U.S. In the crowded conditions of New York City — and Brooklyn — this is actually intensified. … Full Article
 
Members of the Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn march into Commodore Barry park to commemorate the naval hero’s birthday last year. Photo courtesy of Brian Kassenbrock

Commodore Barry Club selects essay contest winners

The Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn, a group dedicated to raising public awareness of the heroism of Revolutionary War hero John Barry, has announced the winners of its student essay contest. … Full Article
 

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