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Soldier gets medal — 51 years later

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Paul Birkelund stood at attention as Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights) pinned a National Defense Service medal on his chest. The brief ceremony, which took place in Grimm’s Brooklyn district office on Sept. 4, was 51 years in the making. … Full Article
 

Couple sought for questioning in merchant murders

Western_Brooklyn
Police investigating the murders of two storeowners in Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge are seeking a man and a woman for questioning in connection with the slayings, NBC News reported. … Full Article
 

Fort Hamilton’s new commander served in Iraq

Western_Brooklyn
The Fort Hamilton Army Base, the city’s only active military post, has a new commanding officer.

A “Change of Command” ceremony was held at the fort Wednesday morning to officially install Col. Eluyn Ginés as the new leader of the historic base. … Full Article
 

School Bus Service Halted, Leaving St. Anselm Kids Stranded

Western_Brooklyn
Kathleen Leone’s daughter came home from Saint Anselm Catholic School on Jan. 6 with a note informing her that the yellow school bus her seventh-grader had been taking back and forth to school since kindergarten would no longer be available as of Jan. 9.
 
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