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The things you need to know to get up and at 'em this weekend.

The things you need to know to get up and at 'em this weekend.
The things you need to know to get up and at 'em this weekend.
The things you need to know to get up and at 'em this weekend.
The 88th Precinct was up 80 burglaries in 2012 compared to 2011.
Everyone's Irish this Friday through Sunday, at least at the local pub!
Neighbors to hold celebratory benefit for Arthur Wood on what will be his last day in his home of 34 years.
News that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was named the 266th Successor of Saint Peter was met with cautious optimism by locals.
Incident occurred at Barclays Center on March 3.
Fans can vote for Tahrike Carter, a guard at Rhode island College, until Wednesday at noon.
Fans can vote for Tahrike Carter, a guard at Rhode island College, until Wednesday at noon.
Fans can vote for Tahrike Carter, a guard at Rhode island College, until Wednesday at noon.
Local moms Judith Serlin-Munoz and Nancy Rawlinson are spearheading the effort to establish a parent-run play space for local parents and children to call their own.
Fans can vote for Tahrike Carter, a guard at Rhode island College, until Wednesday at noon.
Mohammed Razvi was ousted, while Florence Valentino maintained her seat.
John Philp and fellow members of the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America will participate in "Moms Take the Hill."
Fans can vote for Tahrike Carter, a guard at Rhode island College, until Wednesday at noon.
Curtis Hector was last seen on March 9 leaving his Duryea Place home.
The mayor's proposed ban on extra-large cups of soda has been struck down.
Incident occurred on Feb. 26 at the Brooklyn Hospital Center.