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A New DAy

Wells and Members United Sweep Elections A nthony Wells became the new presi-dent o SSEU Local 371 May 1, a terthe Members United slate sweptthe hotly contested election by a decisivemargin.

The election, which had the largest voterturn out in recent memory, saw some o -fcers keep their positions. Executive VicePresident Yolanda Pumarejo, Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Nazario, Vice Presidento Grievances Lloyd Permaul and VicePresident o Political Action and Legisla-tion Michelle Akyempong were re-electedto new three-year terms.

Volume 41 Number 5

May 2011

O fcial Publication o Social Service Employees Union Local 371-DC 37 AFSCME, AFL-CIO www.sseu371.org

Workers rom Damon Adams and Chereece Bells ACS o fce in Williamsburg, Brooklyn posed outside the courthouseMay 4 a ter one o Bells hearings.

Members Pack Courtroom to Support Adams and BellSoliDArity.

Its the frst word in unionists vocabu-lary, and it was on the minds o SSEULocal 371 members who packed a Brook-lyn courtroom this past month when two

ormer child wel are workers made theirappearances in a shocking case o pros-ecutorial overreach.

On April 20, dozens o members came tothe courthouse to support Damon Adams,a ormer CPS, who along with ormersupervisor Chereece Bell, is charged withcriminally negligent homicide in the tragicdeath o Little Marchella Pierce, who diedat the hands o her mother who starved herto death last September.

Brooklyn District Attorney CharlesHynes alleges that the two workers didnot make the visits they were supposed tomake or Marchellas case. But Local

Joining the o fcer ranks are Vice Presi-dent o Research and Negotiations RoseLovaglio-Miller ( ormerly the AssociateDirector o the section), Vice President o Organization Ingrid Beaumont (a Sup I

rom HRA) and Vice President o Public-ity and Community Relations PatriciaChardavoyne (a Community Associate

rom the Brooklyn District AttorneysO fce).

Wells, who holds both an MSW anda law degree, was previously the VP o Research and Negotiations, where hestarted as the Associate Director in 1995.

He joined the Union sta in 1988 as anOrganizer, a ter working as a Caseworkerat the Spo ord Juvenile Center in theBronx and then in the Queens feld o -fce o the Administration or ChildrensServices, at the time known as the Bureauo Child Wel are.

We look orward to moving this Unionorward, Wells said. Our job is to bring

the Union together.He vowed that the new administration

would increase the presence o Local 371representatives at work locations, so that

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MAy 25 Political Action Committee: 6:30 p.m.

Union O ce, 12th Floor

Civilians in Law Enforcement Chapter: 6:30 p.m. Union O ce, 15th Floor

JuNe1 Executive Committee: 6:30 p.m.

Union O ce, 12th Floor

2 Jewish Heritage Committee Dinner: 5:00 p.m., 125 Barclay Street in Manhattan

7 Shelter ChapterUnion O ce, 12th Floor

8 Womens Committee: 6:30 p.m.Union O ce, 12th Floor

10 Womens Committee Dance and CardParty: 6:30 p.m., 125 Barclay Street inManhattan

14 Fight Back Rally: 4:30 p.m., City Hall

15 Delegates Assembly: 6:30 p.m.Advance Realty Building, 235 West 23rdStreet in Manhattan

17 Caribbean Heritage Celebration:6:30 p.m., 125 Barclay Street in Manhattan

20 General Membership Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Advance Realty Building, 235 West 23rdStreet in Manhattan

22 Political Action Committee/Committee for Concerned Social Workers: 6:30 p.m.Union O ce, 12th Floor

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President Anthony WellsExecutive Vice President

Yolanda PumarejoSecretary-TreasurerJoe NazarioV.P. Negotiations & ResearchRose Lovaglio-MillerV.P. Organization & EducationIngrid BeaumontV.P. Grievances & Legal ServicesLloyd PermaulV.P. Publicity & Community RelationsPatricia ChardavoyneV.P. Legislation & Political ActionMichelle AkyempongTrusteesMichael Ballesteros

Yolanda DeJesusMelva ScarboroughEditor

Ari Paul

Visit us on the web at www.sseu371.org

United, We Will Prevail

A s the new administration takes o fce, I wantto pledge to all Union members that together we will build a stronger, more vigorous union. These are di fcult times. In the coming months we will be grappling with big issues such as budget cuts,collective bargaining, attacks on civil service and worker sa ety. How we respond to these issues andmeet these challenges will have consequences or yearsto come.

We have begun to address themany challenges that lie ahead. We have scheduled meetings withthe city council and city agenciesto avert layo s. We are putting

together a media campaign that in-cludes utilizing local and communi-ty publications. We are encouragingmembers to participate in union rallies particularly the June14 DC 37 rally at City Hall. It is time that we stand up and stand together, and join withour brothers and sisters in other municipal unions who are acingthe same kinds o devastating budget cuts our members are acing.

We are now one union united or success and prepared or battle. Thesuccess o our endeavors depends on how we energize and organize themembership. Your involvement and commitment are the oundation.

We will use all the resources available to meet the challenges including

our greatest source o powerthe membership. We encourage and invitemembers to suggest ideas and strategies to wage a success ul campaign. These extraordinary times demand that we do everything possible to pro-tect our jobs, rights and benefts.

We will call on you to get involved, stay in ormed and participate inUnion action. This Union is your unionkeep it strong.

Anthony Wells

We will use all the resourcesavailable to meet thesechallenges including ourgreatest source o power the membership.

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371 workers know the real deal: Admin-istration or Childrens Services workersare so overburdened with caseloads andadministrative busywork that it is o ten

physically impossible to meet theirdirectives. The problem is that ACS is an under-unded agency that is mired in bad man-

agement practices. Adams and Bell aremerely scapegoats.

As Adams attorney, Anthony Grandi-nette, said in a statement: Inherently inconsistent with the suggestion that Mr. Adams bears any criminal culpability is Mr. Hyness statement that he wasconvening a special grand jury to inves-tigate evidence o systemic ailure at the Administration or Childrens Services. I Mr. Hynes truly believes that an agency is su ering rom system-wide ailure, thesolutions lie in administrative reorganiza-tion or legislative actionand not thepersecution o two o its overworked andunderpaid employees.

There are various legal aspects in thede ense o these two ormer ACS work-ers. In the case o Adams, Grandinettehas shed doubt on the prosecutions evi-dence that he was aware that Marchella

was in immediate danger and decided not

to act.In addition to the legions o Local 371

members April 20, Adams riends rom Tu ts University, where he graduated,sat in the courtroom, speaking highly o

their comrade who is now not only acinga prison term but a public battering romthe sensationalist press.

Its ridiculous. This man is dedicatedto helping other people, said college

riend James Lavallee. Hes too good aperson or something like this.

Lawyers hope that upon si tingthrough the prosecuting attorneys evi-dence, both the cases will be dismissed.

Look at ManagementOn May 5, workers again poured into

the courtroom to support Bell, Adamssupervisor. Her attorney, Joshua Horow-itz, made the case that the blame rested with higher level ACS management.

He told reporters outside the court-room, Why is it always workers who getblamed or everything?

Horowitz maintained that Bell was arrom the sloppy worker, as the prosecu-

tion has suggested, noting that shescaring, loving, and pro essional.

He also made the case that it was un-

clear what standards the prosecution was

Members Pack Courtroom toSupport Adams and BellContinued rom page 1

Damon AdamsSpeaks OutDamon Adams got the chance to tellhis side o the story in an interview withSarah Wallace o WABC-TV, assertingthat his whole li e has been dedicatedto helping children.

Adams previously unblemished repu-tation is being smeared in the media. Ashe recalled in the interview, I am very sad about what took place about thedeath o Marchella, but I can sleep atnight knowing that I did all that I couldpossibly do to help the amily.

When asked i he had reason tobelieve that the 4-year-old girl was inimmediate danger, he responded, No,I had no reason to believe this was the

case. She had a lot o ailments, she wasborn prematurely and she spent the frstour years o her li e in the hospital, but

at no point did I think something was wrong in the household.

Adams added that the indictments o both him and his supervisor has had achilling e ect on other dedicated ront-line workers at the Administration orChildrens Services.

Were talking about people who areout there to help people and now theyrebeing charged as criminals, he said.Theres no way I can control what hap-pened in that household a ter I was gone.

An SSEU Local 371 member com orts Chereece Bell outside the courtroom a ter Union members packed a gallery

in support o her.

P a t A r n o w

employing to determine what reason-able behavior or an ACS supervisor is.

Be ore the hearings, Local 371 orga-nized lunchtime rallies at ACS o fcesaround the city March 25 and a majorrally with more than 500 members April6 outside the Brooklyn DAs o fce.

CPS Bruce Carr was on hand to sup-port Adams in court. He believed thepublic was woe ully unaware o howoverburdened ACS workers are.

In many instances, you have a lot o repeat cases, he said outside the court-room. We all have a very di fcult job.

He added, Hope ully, the charges willbe dropped.

The Union will continue to encouragemembers to attend the court appear-ance or the ormer members. Local 371President Anthony Wells said, We will

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here were two sides to this years labor/managementceremony or Human Re-

sources Administration work-ers with 25 years o service May 6 at District Council 37sheadquarters.

The morning celebration involved labor leaders, managers,honorees and their co-workersreminiscing about the lastquarter century and celebrat-ing the achievements o those who have dedicated theircareers to the public good.

A CrossroadsBut as SSEU Local 371

members know so well,civil service is at a cross-roads. These same veter-ans, while proud o their

accomplishments, see risingcaseloads and an overburdened work orce. And the same time,they are organizing to de endthe civil service system romoutsourcing and downsizing.

This is a day when wepause to recognize our serviceto the City o New York andthe people, regardless o title,regardless o position, but service, Union President Antho-ny Wells said in his remarksto the nearly 500 people in

attendance. This is the battlecry were going to havetofght to protect our pensions,our wages, our health care.

AJOS I Sheila Butler, oneo the honorees and a Local371 member, said problemsstarted to mount a ter theeconomic crisis began in the

all o 2008. More and morepeople were coming intoHRA o fces in need o assis-tance, and the work orce wasstretched too thin.

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SSEU Local 371 members working at HRA were honored this month or their quarter century o service to the people o the New York City.

Celebrating HRA and ACS VetsIts very di fcult to do a great service i you dont havethe people who are committed to do the job well. You

cant do this job astYoure talking about human lives.Cathy Camacho, Union Delegate and honoree

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This posed a security risk,she said. The long lines and thewaits agitated clients, and many

have taken their anger out onthe overburdened workers.Wallace believed that this issomething Mayor Bloomberghas not taken into consider-ation, and that workers wantedmore security measures put inplace at work locations.

I dont think he under-stands the magnitude o theclients and the things they ask, Butler said.

Crystal Wallace, anotherhonoree with the same title,noted that in recent years therehas been a cutback in overtimehours. This hasnt just a ectedworkers paychecks. It has abroad ripple a ect in that work-ers are under pressure to fnishcasework during the day so itdoesnt spill over into overtimehours.

It puts a toll on the peopledoing the work, she said.

Despite these problems,many members spoke highly o HRA, and said that Local371 and management weretrying to avoid more harm ulcuts. In act, HRA Commis-sioner Robert Doar rushedto the ceremony rom MayorBloombergs budget announce-ment that same morning to tellworkers that there would be noayo s in the agency.

This agency and this Unionhave been evolving rapidly,said Union Delegate and hon-oree Cathy Camacho. [Com-missioner Doar] is showing hiscommitment to this agency the best he can, not only tothe people we serve but or themembers.

She added, The Mayor istrying to do a lot more withess. We need more sta . Its

very di fcult to do a great ser-

vice i you dont have the people

who are committed to doingthe job well. You cant do this job ast. Theres no way. Youretalking about human lives.

Milestone Moments At a similar ceremony or ACS workers May 13, Local371 members talked about howmuch has changed in the agency in 25 years. But they all spokeabout what inspired them. ForCaseworker Dorina Webster, it was in her 10th year when shebegan to see amilies she servedbecome sel reliant, seeing thedrug-addicted mother becomesober, and the impoverishedchild now going to college.

I decided I needed to stay,she said. That makes a bigdi erence.

For Sup I Russell Banks, therevelation came in about fve years into service, when hehelped an illiterate child learnto read. He said he became likea God ather to that child, anexperience that taught him thata li e in child wel are was morethan just a job.

The workers, who were joined by members o otherunions, enjoyed a morningo entertainment, includingsinging per ormances by the

Unions own John Land andDenise Jones.O course, ACS workers

have had to deal with cutbacksand fghts with managementover the years, and this yearhas been particularly stress ul.Some honorees, like Casework-er Michelle Key, complainedthat even in 25 years and withthe agency helping her to gether graduate degree, she has yetto be promoted.

Webster said it was perse- verance, determination andsupport rom her co-workersthat inspired her to keep goingover the years.

Ted Corbett, a Community Coordinator, said the job hasalways posed interesting chal-lenges, and people that enjoy that kind o problem solving will succeed and keep going.

You have to embrace

change, he said.

and Looking Forward

G n aM mb sh p

M ngThe Union will hold a GeneralMembership Meeting June 20 at6:30 p.m. at the Advance RealtyBuilding, 235 West 23rd Street inManhattan. All members are en-couraged to come and participate.

Save the Date:Gay Pride EventIn honor o Gay Pride Month,the Unions Committee oConcerned Social Workers andthe Political Action Commit-tee, SSEU Local 371 is host-ing a joint committee eventJune 22 at the Unions o fce,817 Broadway, 12th Floor, inManhattan, at 6:30 p.m. Theevent will ocus on the struggleto legalize gay marriage.

Administration o Childrens Services workers listened to labor leaders speak about members accomplishments as well as thechallenges ahead.

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there would be more day-to-day inter-actions between the rank-and-fle andUnion sta .

We made a commitment to be out inthe feld, Wells said, noting that Local371 would bee up the Grievances andOrganization sections.

The Union currently aces some toughbattles ahead, with the indictmentsagainst two ormer members on thedubious charge o criminally negligenthomicide in the tragic case o MarchellaPierce, the specter o budget cuts in agen-cies where the ront-line work orce hasalready been stretched too thin, and thecontinuous assault rom the Bloombergadministration against civil service

protections.Delegates Elected

The membership also elected Trusteesand Delegates. The Trustees o the Localare Yolanda DeJesus, Vincent Ciccarelloand Mevla Scarborough. The Wel areFund Trustees are Michelle Gaskin,Rosaura DeJesus and Jagdish Patel.

The DC 37 Delegates are Michelle Akyemong, Ingrid Beaumont, PatriciaChardavoyne, Pascual Gomez Jr.,Doris Hernandez-Murphy, John Land,Rose Lovaglio-Miller, Kirby Lindell,

Margaretta Morman, Joseph Nazario,Lloyd Permaul, James Plaza, YolandaPumarejo, Sylvia Quinones, Derek Saunders, Ana Soto, Yolanda Williams, Je rey Wilson and Michelle Woody.

A New Day: Wells and Members United Sweep Elections

The Delegates to the Central LaborCouncil are Henry Adekoya, Michelle Akyempong, Ronald Cook Jr., Richard de Ariaz, Lucy Lane, Hector Molina, DeniseRel , Jose Santos and Thomas Schechter.

Front, l to r: Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Nazario, President Anthony Wells, and Exec. VP Yolanda Pumarejo.Back, l to r: VP o Research & Negotiations Rose Lovaglio-Miller, VP o Organization Ingrid Beaumont, VP o Publicity &Community Relations Patricia Chardavoyne, VP o Grievances Lloyd Permaul and VP o Legislation Michelle Akyempong.

May DayandBeyond

AFSCME members (right) came out in orce during theMay 1 labor demonstration. Local 371 retiree GeorgiaWever (above, at le t) stood with other labor activistshonoring the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, who ought

against ascism in the Spanish Civil War. P h o t o s : P a t A r n o w

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25 YEARS AGOMay 1986BLACK SOCIAL WORKERS GROUP ANNOUNCESSCHOLARSHIP FUND

The Association o Black Social Workers hascreated a Minnie Dixon Scholarship Fund orBlack students pursuing a degree in the feldo social work. The creation o the Minnie DixonScholarship results rom a desire to perpetuateher memory...Minnie Dixon passed away on May10, 1985. She was a SSEU Local 371 member or19 years.

20 YEARS AGOMay 1991UNION FORCES CITY TO REDEPLOY WORKERS AFTER FIREClose to 100 Union members were redeployedat the Unions request rom a hazardous work

location at 103 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, a ter a

fre broke out in a lobby garbage bin and workersre used to return to the building until the unsa econditions were corrected...The sa ety report

ound that smoke detectors ailed to activatea fre alarm. Workers le t the building onlya ter they smelled smoke and hear warningsscreamed by others.

15 YEARS AGOMay 1996CHILD WELFARE WORKERS SPEAK OUTTwo thousand fred up child wel are workers andtheir supporters marched on City Hall May 14to protest the suspension and threatened fringo two co-workers assigned to the case o ElizaIzquierdo, the child who died last November22, reportedly at the hands o her mother andstep ather...The workers marched around the

south end o the City Hall Park chanting No

scapegoats, and Hey Scoppetta, youve got dobetter...

10 YEARS AGOMAY 2001CONEY ISLAND HOSPITAL BUILDING ISDANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTHIt is ironic that an institution like Coney IslandHospital that was created to save lives isdestroying the lives o over 30 o its workers ina Brooklyn health acility. Most o the workersin the Coney Island Community Health Centerat 2201 Neptune Avenue, a satellite mentalhealth and drug treatment acility, havebeen complaining about headaches, nausea,dizziness, asthma attacks, and more since theymoved into the building last January. Some o them have been admitted to this hospital or

their symptoms, which they blame on toxic air.

Passing the Assault BillSSeu locAl 371 is revving up its e -

orts to pass the Assault Bill, a ter twomembers were attacked last month.

On April 12, a woman beat an HRA Fraud Investigator with her cane a ter her

application or benefts was denied. Justtwo days later a ter a Family Court hear-ing, a client assaulted an Administrative

or Childrens Services worker rom theQueens o fce.

Union members know that these arentisolated incidents. Social service workersencounter all kinds o violence on the job,but they need extra protection.

Right now, explained Union VicePresident o Legislation Michelle Akyempong, there are two compet-ing bills in the State Legislature. One(A-4525A), sponsored by Assembly Member Nelson Castro, would makeassaulting a social service worker a

elonious o ense. A competing bill(A-4672/S-00641), sponsored by Senator

Marty Golden and Assembly MemberPeter Rivera, would enhance the criminalpenalties or assaulting a social service worker to a second degree-Class D

elony.

The Union is in the process o try-ing to consolidate both bills into one, Akyempong said, noting that the fnallaw should mirror existing codes or sani-tation workers and tra fc en orcementagents. We want this bill to pass prior tothe session ending.

She also urged members to contact Assembly Member Joseph Lentol, Chairo the Codes Committee, and stress theimportance o this legislation. The moremembers participate in demanding thislegislation, the more likely it will pass, Akyempong said.

Local 371 members participated in DC37s lobby day and had the opportunity topush or a consolidated assault bill at theState Legislature.

Have Questions? Get in Touch!Do you have a question or the Unions o cers? Our ears are open, and wewant to hear rom you, whether its about issues in the eld, on location, orat the Union o ce.

Please direct questions to the Vice President o Publicity and CommunityRelations Patricia Chardavoyne at [email protected] or call theUnions main switchboard.

Save the DatesThe Jewish Heritage Dinner will be June2, starting at 5:30 p.m. at District Council37, 125 Barclay Street in Manhattan.

The Womens Committee Dance andCard Party will be June 10 starting at6:00 p.m. at District Council 37. Ticketsare $10 in advance and $15 at the door.Call Helen Wilson at 212-777-9000 ext.3053 to purchase tickets.

The Caribbean Heritage Celebration willtake place on Friday evening, June 17,beginning at 5:00 p.m. at District Council37. Local 371 members and their amiliesare welcome to this event that eaturesgood ood, music, speakers and more.

Please join us on the ollowing dates onthe 12th foor o 817 Broadway at 6:30

p.m. or planning the SeptemberLatinoHeritage event. Light re reshments willbe served: June 13, June 27, July 11 andJuly 25.

FIGHT BACK RALLYSSEU Local 371 members will join DC 37 ina Fight back Rally on Tuesday, June 14 atCity Hall (Broadway and Barclay Streets),starting at 4:30 p.m. Workers will rally tosave jobs and civil service, and to stopservice cuts, contracting out and privatizing.


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A ter telling reporters that the richest

City residents couldnt be burdened with paying more taxes and admitting

that the budget was not in crisis, Mayor Bloomberg went ahead May 6 and unveiled anExecutive Budget thatincludes cuts to socialservices, education andother essential City services.

While most o thepain would all on Teachers, the budget

does call or the layo o 54 SSEU Local 371 mem-bers at the Administration

or Childrens Services, as wellas clerical workers at the agency. AsUnion Executive Vice President YolandaPumarejo said, This cut will only over-burden the already overworked ront-line workers, and cause more pain or the Citys working amilies.

Make the Rich PayLast all, the Bloomberg administration at-

tempted to make administrative cuts to ACS,but a ter intense lobbying by the Unionand its allies in the community, the City Council was able to restore the unding. In

act, Local 371 members have ralliedand will continue to rallywith other unionmembers and community activists calling

or higher taxes on the Citys super rich andor City Hall to get rid o its expensive and

unnecessary private contractors. And Municipal Labor Committee Chair-

man Harry Nespoli said, The proposed

budget ollows the current thinking that

the only solutions are to reduce services oremployee benefts. Ignoring the revenueside o the budget is politically popular, but

we have learned that the City losesin the long term.

He continued, With animproving economy, it would be prudent to

use some o the $1.5billion in reservesto prevent servicedeclines.

Target: ACS

Andrew White, thedirector o the Centeror New York City A airs

at the New School, noted in aphone interview that ACS has been

a particular target or Bloomberg over the years, as it has taken a $288 million hitsince 2009.

I you look at data over several yearsits clear that ACS has been hit very hardin the gap closing initiatives, White said.Why ACS has been hit harder than many other agencies? I think it speaks to thereality that poverty programs get cut moredeeply than everything else.

The Union will work with its City Coun-cil allies to restore unding to essentialCity services.

Brooklyn City Council Member Letitia James, who has long been an outspokensupporter o labor and child wel are, saidthat she and her colleagues were commit-ted to fghting to restore this unding inthe upcoming budget negotiations.

Its not a done deal, she told the Union-ist

. Weve got our work cut out or us.

You Call This a Budget? We Think Not

SWAP- Chie Broker at the DHS Facility at 501 NewLots Avenue in Brooklyn seeks a 4 p.m. to midnight shi tat the Greenpoint acility. Call (646) 732-0210.

SWAP- FSU/CPS worker at 1200 Waters Place wantingto switch, even i its not or a CPS position. Please callme at: (917) 349-2474.

SWAP- AJOS1 at East River Job Center in Long IslandCity would like to swap with AJOS1 in Far Rockaway. Iinterested, please call (917) 776-1223.

SWAP- CPS/FSU at 2501 Grand Course, Bronxlooking to swap with CPS at 974 Morris Park Avenue,or CPS at 1200 Waters Place. I interested pleasecontact (718) 679-7561.

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responsible or these o erings.

BULLETIN BOARDMEMBERS

CongratulationsCongratulations to Rihanah Kashi , FraudInvestigator at the IREA BEV in Brooklyn onher marriage to Donald B. Burnette Jr. onMay 21.

Condolences are extended to Odessa Boyd,Sup I at Linden Job Center in Brooklyn, andher amily on the death o her aunt, LaineAncrum-Pitts, who died April 28. Condo-lences may be sent to Odessa Boyd at 1048La ayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221.

Condolences are extended to Kyiem Longand amily on the death o his mother, MurielLong Newsome, ormerly o DJJ, who diedon May 4. She retired in June 2000. Condo-lences may be sent to her son Kyiem Long at2807 Leeds Court, Chesapeak, VA 23321.

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