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Egg-citing
B’Heights kids on the hunt
By Kevin Duggan
Brooklyn Paper
These kids were on the
hunt!
Young Kings Countians
scoured Pierrepont Playground
for the green space’s
annual Easter egg hunt on
Saturday.
The outing, sponsored by
the Brooklyn Heights Association,
drew families to the Pierrepont
Place park from all over
the Heights, such as local kindergartner
Patrick Gorman,
who teamed up with his friends
to find the hidden treasures,
according to his mom.
“Patrick loved that all
his friends were there,” said
Silvana Gorman.
Gorman and her husband
brought their three kids —
Grace, 2, Patrick, 5, and Sofia,
10 — for a day of hunting
treats, making drawings, and
enjoying the spring warmth,
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before, said Gorman.
“Last year there was snow
on the ground,” she said.
Sofia, the eldest sibling,
helped out some of the younger
egg hunters with their bounty,
according to Gorman.
“She only took a few eggs
and was giving them to other
kids too,” she said. “Now that
she has a phone, she thinks
she’s a grown up.”
The family brought some
Easter-themed cupcakes they
made for the baked goods sale,
which donates its proceeds to
help fund the playground.
“They were vanilla and had
green grass with bunnies on
top,” Gorman said.
Pippa, left, and her sister, Rafaela, inspect their bounty at the annual Easter
egg hunt at Pierrepont Playground on April 6.
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Reporter Julianne Mc-
Shane earned a first place
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Series for her series on
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Southern Brooklyn with the
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“This series did a great job
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