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Well-know Brooklyn community activist Jon Kest, executive director of New York Communities for Change (NYCC) died from cancer Wednesday at the age of 57. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) honored the work of its volunteers at its annual awards ceremony, held at TD Bank on Montague Street.   … Full Article

At first glance, John Manbeck’s new crime novella, “Death on the Rise,” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com, reads like a typical Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett hard-boiled detective novel of the 1930s. … Full Article

With each missed shot, St. Francis Brooklyn men's basketball coach Glenn Braica grew more astounded. … Full Article

Grace Church-Brooklyn Heights celebrated the 164th anniversary of the very first worship service in Grace Church during services on Dec. 2. This past Sunday was also the first Sunday of Advent, which Christians consider the start of a new liturgical year. … Full Article

The office of the Pope in the Vatican launched its Twitter account on Monday with the handle @Pontifex, a Latin word referencing the ancient priests of Rome, according to Ad Age. … Full Article

After years of complaining about being New York's “movie central”, Brooklyn Heights residents have had enough. … Full Article

The service of Lessons and Carols is beloved in the Anglican and Episcopal churches, and is a special tradition with the Parish Choir of Grace Church-Brooklyn Heights. … Full Article

The final concert in the St. Charles Borromeo Church Fall Concert Series presents a holiday feel, with the Grix Brass Quintet playing music of the Christmas season. … Full Article

Manhattan residents celebrated on Monday when R train service was extended beyond 34th Street southward to Whitehall Street, near Battery Park. … Full Article