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New Year’s on the Rocks by Emily Kluver On New Year’s Day, people all over the country resolve to be different, better, healthier. Millions promise that the coming twelve months would bring a whole new self. Specifically, a more fit version of themselves. The procrastinators, the couch potatoes, and the busy bees often hang up the towel before the end […]
In a socially and economically globalized world, the need to be culturally aware has increased dramatically. That’s why BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a private school located in Red Hook, has unrolled a new curriculum designed to expand student cultural awareness. “We wanted to build a program around international and cultural awareness,” says BASIS Head of School Hadley Ruggles. “We wanted students […]
The Sol Goldman Red Hook Recreation Center as well as the Miccio Community Center hosted holiday themed events to give back to Red Hook kids on Saturday, December 17. Flyers throughout various neighborhood buildings advertised the events. Approximately one hundred children came to play and receive presents. The beginning of the celebration had games for the kids, which were […]
There has never been more uncertainty about the future of our federal government in my lifetime, than right now. In 1980 Ronald Reagan gave an inaugural address that included the phrase, “government is not the solution, it is the problem.” That same speech also included a very powerful, upbeat message, as follows: “I believe we, the Americans of today, are […]