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LNG Isle Dead In The Water
The proposal to build a man-made island that would host Liquefied Natural Gas tankers and holding tanks only 15 miles off the Rockaway shoreline is officially dead in the water, at least for the foreseeable future, due largely to the current economic climate and the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More...
Fire Guts Beach 96 Street Home
By Howard Schwach

A fast-moving fire destroyed a deserted house on Beach 96 Street just off Rockaway Beach Boulevard early in the morning of Friday, July 23, fire officials say. According to a fire department spokesperson, the first alarm was called in to the 911 emergency system at 5:46 a.m., reporting a large fire at 192 Beach 96 Street. That report brought a number of local units to the scene. More...

‘Sunset In The Park’ Sunsational

Once again, the annual “Sunset In The Park” fundraiser drew a crowd to Tribute Park on Beach 116 Street and Beach Channel Drive for an evening of good food, good music and the most sensati More...

 Top Stories
• 101 Pct. Makes Arrests In House, Car Burglaries
Residents living in Bayswater and the lower east end can rest a little easier following the announcements by the commander of the 101 Precinct that arrests have been made in house and car burglaries that were plaguing those areas. More...
• article has image Lawsuit Set On Electrocuted Subway Supervisor
• article has image Second Group Calls For Meeks Investigation
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 Community
• article has image Night Out Against Crime This Tuesday
On August 3, Transit District 23, along with the 100 and 101 Precinct Community Councils, will be hosting the 27th annual National Night Out Against Crime. The annual gathering is an internationally celebrated event, carried out by thousands of precinct community councils across both the U.S and Canada. More...
• Adventures Of A Teacher-Ranger
• article has image 101 Precinct CC Prepares For NNOAC
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
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‘Cyrus’ – Momma’s Man-Boy
Hollywood is taking the arrested-development-male comedy down a darker road with “Cyrus.” In fact, it’s veering dangerously close to “Psycho.” More...
• article has image ‘A Funny Thing’ Is Happening In Fort Tilden
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 Columnists
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A LETTER TO MAYOR BLOOMBERG
Dear Mayor Bloomberg, While I applaud many of your decisions regarding our beloved New York City in which I and my wife and our families have lived for over one hundred years, I take exception to your public statements defending the building of an Islamic Mosque and fifteen-story center, steps away from Ground Zero. More...
• From The Artists Studio
• article has image Rock Solid
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 Milestones
• article has image VFW In BC Hosts Annual BBQ
The Prince-Wynn VFW Post #260 “Annual BBQ” was held on July 17 in Broad Channel. District Leader Lew Simon, Post Commander Matt Conklin, Senator Shirley L. Huntley and Councilman Eric A. More...
• article has image Spano Named 101 Officer Of The Month
• Boneparth Family Donates To LWA
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 Sports
• article has image Summer Basketball Classic Swings Into High Gear
The Summer Classic is into the stretch run now. The weather is cooperating and with the Monday-Thursday schedule, everything is on target. More...
• article has image Rockaway Little League Goes To MCU Park
• article has image Rockapulco Run Ends Annual Boardwalk Series
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Scam Uncle Sam And Go Right To Jail
The most recent arrests as a result of a Medicare scam at Solstice Medical on Beach 102 Street once again points to the fact that the extra money one can earn by signing for medical services that were never performed can land a person in jail for a long time. More...
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 Letters
• Arverne Library Renovations
Dear Editor, Thank you and congratulations to Councilman Sanders and Eugene Johnson for spearheading the Arverne Library renovation! More...
• Reinstate The Rebate
• Flood Premiums Skyrocket
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 Obits
• John J. Cashman
Department Administrator
John J. Cashman, a long time Rockaway resident, died July 23. Cashman was a department administrator at Brooklyn College. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and served in the U.S Navy during World War II. He was a resident of Breezy Point for 20 years. More...
• Juana de Jesus
• Hector G. Martell
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