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USCG Sets Impact Study For LNG Terminal
Man-Made Island Slated For Off-Shore Rockaway
The United States Coast Guard will deliver its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) concerning the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, that will be built about 15 miles off the shore of Far Rockaway, to interested agencies in the next few weeks, according to a spokesperson. More...
Debris Falls From Freeway Again
By Nickolas Briano

Residents should exercise caution when driving underneath the elevated A-train structure that runs above the Rockaway Freeway. Last Friday morning at approximately 8:30 a.m., near Beach 66 Street, several large chunks of crumbling concrete fell from the structure, crashing onto the road below. This was the fourth such incident involving the el. More...

New High School Will Address ‘Sustainability’
By Howard Schwach

The vote by the city’s Panel for Education Policy to phase out and close 19 schools, including Beach Channel High School has touched off a flurry of activity, both by the Department of Education and opponents of closing the local comprehensive high school. On Monday, the DOE announced that the new school that will replace BCHS will be called “The Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustain ability.” More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Pols Make 'Slush Fund' Out Of Non-Profit
Watchdog: Meeks, Smith Used Public Funds Improperly
A national watchdog group has charged Congressman Gregory Meeks and State Senator Malcolm Smith with setting up a non-profit organization that they used more like a “slush fund” than a charity. More...
• article has image FR Man Charged With DWI, Vehicular Manslaughter
• article has image Meeting Held To Develop Master Plan For Rockaway
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 Community
• article has image Local Artist Takes Inspiration From Everywhere
Listening to Rockaway artist Shirl Holt talk about art and creativity is like listening to the devout describe their deity. “Art is like the spirit of living … It’s life for me,” she says. And like a prophet hearing voices, Holt’s work also speaks to her. “It always says ‘I’m done.’... More...
• article has image Beach Club Property Sold For $2.75 Million
• article has image Gillibrand Speaks At Doo Wop Fundraising Concert
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 Education/Schools
• Free Universal Pre-K Available
The Department of Education has urged parents to sign up their children for free universal pre-Kindergarten (UPK) seats before the Friday, January 29 deadline. More than 4,000 UPK seats remain open at public schools, child care centers contracted by the Administration for Children’s Services, and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. More...
• article has image Grand Opening Of PS/MS 47Q Science Lab
• article has image Kearney Awards Scholarships
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• article has image MovieScope
“Crazy Heart’ – Bad Is Good
Actor Jeff Bridges has played alcoholics (“8 Million Ways to Die”) and broken-down musicians (“The Fabulous Baker Boys”) before. In “Crazy Heart,” he is both, all wrapped up in his portrayal of the fading countrywestern star, Bad Blake. More...
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 Columnists
• article has image Point of View
Happy Birthday Mr. President
February is a month of birthdays. Among the many notables whose births we observe, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are among the most prominent. As Americans we set aside a weekend in observance of these occasions – work stops, schools close, celebration begins and we ask each other where are you going for President’s Weekend – Miami, Puerto Rico, Barbados? More...
• article has image School Scope
• The Rockaway Beat
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 Milestones
• article has image PHC Appoints Orthopaedics Chief
Peninsula Hospital Center announced the appointment of Norman Sveilich, D.O., FAAOS, FAOAO, as Chief, Division of Orthopaedics, this week. More...
• article has image West Lawrence Center Holds Olympics
• Hansens Celebrate 55 Years Of Love
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 Sports
• article has image Determined Far Rock Clinches Playoff Berth
There was a palpable tension brewing inside the Far Rockaway gymnasium on Wednesday. John Adams guard Joshua Nazario hit a 15-foot jumper to tie the game at 44 in the fourth quarter of a PSAL A game that had major importance for the home Seahorses. More...
• article has image Stella Maris Evens Record With Home Victory Over Saviour
• St. Francis Teams Advance To CYO Diocesan Final Four
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 Editorial/Opinion
• It’s Time For An Investigation
There have been many disquieting stories about State Senator Malcolm Smith, who serves as both the Senate’s President and our representative to the legislative body. Any one of the stories, taken alone, should be enough to spark a state ethics investigation. Taken together, they reveal a picture of greed and unethical behavior that surely should trigger an investigation. More...
• article has image EDITORIAL COMMENT
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 Letters
• Appalled
Dear Editor, In reading your front page story this week, I was appalled at your lack of sensitivity to the family. More...
• Shame On You
• What’s Wrong With This Picture?
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 Obits
• Dick McGuire
NBA Basketball Player
Dick McGuire, 84, a former Rockaway resident, died February 3. More...
• Alberto Figueroa
• Rose Hickey
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