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Scholastic and Amateur

Senior netminder Jack Binks made five saves Saturday afternoon in Jersey City as the St. Francis Brooklyn soccer team extended its season-opening unbeaten streak to five games with a 1-1 draw at Saint Peter’s. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

St. Francis Terriers soccer living up to ‘great expectations’

September 16 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Before their season even began, the St. Francis Terriers knew there would...

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Dwayne “Tiny” Morton will return to coach Lincoln High School this season after one year as an assistant coach at Seton Hall University. Morton has won 10 championships as a player and coach at Lincoln where he produced NBA talents Lance Stephenson, Sebastian Telfair and Stephon Marbury. Photo by Rob Abruzzese.

Tiny Morton will return to coach Lincoln basketball

September 16 | By Rob Abruzzese

Lincoln High School’s famed head coach Dwayne “Tiny”...

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Senior Vincent Bezecourt scored in the second overtime at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Wednesday evening as two-time defending champion SFC Brooklyn remained unbeaten with a dramatic 1-0 victory over visiting Lafayette. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

Bezecourt helps St. Francis soccer edge Lafayette

September 10 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

The St. Francis Terriers, two-time defending champions of the Northeast Conference...

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Jordan Hannah (19) hadn’t played quarterback in years, but looked like a veteran in his first varsity game as he threw for 144 yards, including one touchdown pass, and ran for another 92. He and the Lincoln Railsplitters are now 1-0 on the season after they beat Erasmus Hall 24-14 in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese.

Lincoln makes statement with week 1 win over Erasmus Hall

September 8 | By Rob Abruzzese

After winning the city championship in each of the past two seasons...

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Brooklyn Rugby Club women win New Jersey 7s championship

July 22 | Shlomo Sprung

The men and women of Brooklyn Rugby Club completed another successful weekend...

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Brooklyn Rugby: Women win Social Division, men finish second at Hells Gate 7s

July 16 | Shlomo Sprung

The third leg of the Empire Rugby Sevens Series, the Hell Gate...

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Brooklyn Rugby men & women take third at Tri-State tournament

July 1 | Shlomo Sprung

The Brooklyn Rugby men and women competed in the Tri-State Sevens...

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Athletic director Joseph Tiernan is pictured with the Special Award winners Jacqueline Gallagher, Therese Gallagher, Gabrielle Monferrato and Samantha Southard (left to right). Photo courtesy Bishop Kearney High School

Bishop Kearney HS dinner celebrates student athletes

June 25 | By Paula Katinas

Student athletes were the stars of the night at Bishop Kearney High...

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After helping St. Francis Brooklyn to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth in March, Eilidh Simpson will be in Hungary this weekend as a member of Team Great Britain in the EuroBasket 2015 Tournament. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

SFC’s Simpson going international

June 10 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Eilidh Simpson has already helped to make history once this year. The...

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Friday, August 19, 2022

DOT ALERT: CLINTON ST. BLOCK CLOSED OFF THIS WEEKEND: A portion of Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights will be closed to traffic this weekend, including possibly during the time that the Montague Open Street fair takes place on August 20. 

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DOT ALERT: MONTAGUE ST. CLOSED OFF FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STREET FAIR: The DOT today announced also that Montague Street between Clinton and Court streets will be closed Saturday, August 20 at 12:01am to Sunday, August 21 at 3:01 p.m. to facilitate crane operation. 

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LORIMER ST. CLOSED THROUGH 9/17 FOR SUBWAY UPGRADES: More traffic headaches are in store for commuters in Williamsburg, as Lorimer Street between Metropolitan Avenue and Conselyea Street will also be closed around-the-clock through September 17 to facilitate MTA station upgrade operation.

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Brooklyn Bird Watch

The Double Crested Cormorant, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

On Buddy Scotto

If Buddy Scotto had his way, there would be gondolas plying the waters of the Gowanus Canal...

— Helen Klein, opening remarks in a remembrance of Buddy Scotto, at the recent renaming of a Carroll Gardens Street

Ice Ages & Climate Change

Could humans live through another ice age? Probably. But like the frog in the frying pan, they may have more trouble with the man-made,  incremental warming of oceans and the LOSS of ice in glaciers.

— Environmentalist, commenting on a
discussion of ice age cycles.

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