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A Bay Ridge high school senior is getting some help paying his college costs, thanks to a scholarship from a fraternal organization dedicated to assisting Latino youth. … Full Article

Monday, October 15th Congressman Michael Grimm will be hosting pizza party at L&B Spumoni Gardens located at 2725 86th Street from 2-4 pm. … Full Article

A graffiti vandal who spray-painted a hateful, anti-Arab message in front of Bay Ridge building during the summer still has not been caught, according to police, who are asking the public to help identify him. … Full Article

Geraldo Rivera, the Fox News Channel star, will team up with U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) to host a pizza party for cops and firefighters at the famous L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst. … Full Article

Eleven finalists will be going after the title of Senior Idol for 2012 in a talent contest to take place in Bay Ridge. The 11 contestants, who will be performing in the finals on Oct. 13, all have two things in common – they are all over the age of 50 and they are all talented singers. … Full Article

Anthony Pizzolato said he isn’t going to let “a little thing” like Multiple Sclerosis keep him down. “I’m able to get out of bed everyday because God wants me to. And I’ll keep getting out of bed as long as he wants me to,” Pizzolato, 75, said.
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Kaye Houlihan has wasted no time getting right into the swing of things at Bay Ridge’s Fort Hamilton High School. … Full Article

Brooklyn bus riders are getting a break: As part of $29 million in service investments announced by MTA’s Chairman and CEO Joseph J. … Full Article

P.S. 264, the new elementary school where a ribbon cutting ceremony was held Oct. 3, will be a place where thousands of Bay Ridge children will learn their ABCs now and over the next several decades. … Full Article

In what New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called “a victory for consumers” a judge has ordered the owner of four Bay Ridge car dealerships to pay back a total of $294,500 to customers after it was found that the auto dealer had engaged in deceptive sales tactics. … Full Article