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Grant to combat childhood obesity goes to Maimonides

January 9 | Editorial Staff

Childhood obesity has been in the spotlight recently.

In...

  • New state law requires health insurers to cover cost of life-saving EpiPens.
  • Grace Church welcomes acclaimed choral ensemble in presenting ‘Messiah’ Sing-Along
  • Teaching artists sought for SU-CASA older adult programs
  • City doesn’t buy pizzeria’s claims that ‘dining bus’ is not dining shed
  • City Harvest hosts free mobile market for families in need
  • Fire at the Moxy: Williamsburg hotel’s outdoor space goes up in flames
  • Last-mile warehouse on Red Hook waterfront sells for $156M
  • ‘She Did That’ holiday market at Industry City supports Black-owned businesses
  • ABT’s Gillian Murphy to take final bow in ‘Swan Lake’
  • DiNapoli: At least 25% of NYC residents lack broadband access, rate is higher in some Brooklyn neighborhoods
  • Thousands of subway riders in Downtown Brooklyn evacuated from F trains
  • Adams to meet with Trump’s ‘Border Czar’ today
  • Did Downtown Macy’s site sell for bargain-bin price?
  • Ribbon cut on new solar installation atop Brooklyn school
  • New state laws require aim to help families, particularly on dyslexia screening coverage
  • Shell casings match gun that suspect used in insurance CEO’s death
  • Mexican Catholic Apostolate holds Our Lady of Guadalupe fest and processions throughout diocese
  • Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to make health care premium credits permanent
  • Diocese of Brooklyn continues Christmas Tree lighting tradition at Grand Army Plaza
  • ‘Rebbe dollar’ found at Crown Heights cafe
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    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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