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Community Roundtable Meeting with State Assemblywoman Joan L. Millman

The Cobble Hill Association would like you to join them for a Community Roundtable Meeting with State Assemblywoman Joan L. Millman tonight, May 20th at 7:30 pm  @ Christ Church 326 Clinton Street (at the corner of Clinton and Kane Streets)
Hosted by the Cobble Hill Association, the community roundtable series is to provide an opportunity for you [...]

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Community Roundtable with Senator Squadron

The Cobble Hill Association will kick off its Community Roundtable series on Monday, November 23, with Senator Daniel Squadron. The roundtable will be an informal meeting where you can feel free to discuss any issues or concerns with Senator Squadron. The event will take place at 7:30 pm on Monday at Christ Church (corner of [...]

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Markowitz endorses Bloomberg for Mayor

After favorable words for New York City Comptroller (and fellow Democrat) Bill Thompson outside of Borough Hall this morning, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz endorsed Thompson’s rival Michael Bloomberg for Mayor. “It would take extraordinary circumstances for me to go in another direction,” Markowitz said, “so I must be true to what I believe in [...]

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Council Candidate Skaller has 3 Friends… on MySpace

Ok, so no one really uses MySpace anymore so the fact that D39 City Council candidate Josh Skaller has three friends (including everyone’s friend Tom) on the social networking site is really not that horrible.
But then again what would you expect from a guy who has his wife fight his man-battles via email ?
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Race for the 39th Gets Ugly

When politics gets ugly, it sure makes the decision process much easier.  The Brooklyn Paper reports today of a tussel between District 39 Democratic City Council candidates Josh Skaller and Brad Lander.
Not for nothin’ but with such a large field aren’t Skaller and Lander making it easier for voters just to move onto the other [...]

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