Seniors Learn How to Create Fall-Free Tomorrows
Annie McNair scrambled around her Spring Creek Towers apartment getting ready to go see her mother who resides in a nursing home. When done preparing herself in the bathroom,…
Making the Best of A Trip to the Post Office
Texting, tweeting, faxing and emailing have all made a major impact on how we exchange personal and business messages. The ease and convenience of these technologically driven means of…
Rosh Hashanah Ushers in the Year 5775
Yesterday was the first day of the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah. It is considered a high holiday, during which G-d weighs all of your good and bad deeds, and…
Inquiring Photographer: Did you live up to your New Year’s resolution?
Inquiring Photographer: Nine months of the year are almost over, during that time did you live up to your New Year’s resolution? If not, why? Desiree Gonzalez “I always…
Secret Revealed, Family Ties Strengthen
The emotionless therapist stared at me intently. My mother sat next to me, awkwardly staring at a painting hanging on the wall. With a sigh, the disinterested therapist asked me,…
Reports
September 20@4:28 p.m. A pizza delivery person went into the Spring Creek Towers (SCT) Department of Public Safety (DPS) headquarters to report that he had been physically assaulted by his…
Court Permanently Shuts Down Fraudulent FTC Robocalls
A federal district court in New York has barred the operators of an illegal robocall scheme from falsely telling consumers they could obtain refunds from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
End of Summer Marks Perfect Time for Car Care
Preventative maintenance now can help ensure worry-free driving this winter The vacations are over, the kids are back in school and cooler evenings have begun. Take advantage of the…
Tips to Ensure a Smooth Transition to College
(StatePoint) The transition to college is an exciting time, full of anticipation for the next chapter of life. But with new opportunities come uncertainties, from financing an education to picking…
Vintage Neckties
Q: My grandpa was a traveling salesman throughout the 1930s and ’40s. He managed to accumulate more than 200 vintage neckties, and I inherited his collection a number of years…
Sun Spots: What’s Happening in and around our community for September
Tuesday, September 30 Tuesday, September 30 6p.m.: Optional Allusions Part II @ Cheri Restaurant: Art and dining are combined for this two part exhibit, also featuring photographs by John Pinderhughes…
Schools Open!
Dressed in school uniforms and other first day of school new garb, the students of Spring Creek Towers’ P.S. 346, I.S. 364 and Frederick Douglass Academy VIII, arrived on time…
Reading Council Gives Gift of Literacy
“I am elated by the enormous support and opportunities that our youth and their parents, teachers and neighbors are gaining today,” said Yvette Grant, coordinator of the Brooklyn Reading Council’s…
Jobseekers Meet Retailers Hiring For Gateway Mall Stores
The last Thursday in August, a line of more than 400 people, dressed in business attire, wrapped around the Brooklyn Sports Club (BSC). They were there for the Fourth Annual…
