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for larger version       Beachcomber The tragic plane crash in Rockaway on Monday morning drew attention from all over the world. Wave editors and the publisher, Susan Locke, were besieged by requests for radio and televisions interviews via telephone all day long and into the night. One of The Wave editors got a telephone call from Si... More ... Boyle-ing Points by Kevin Boyle The following piece is being reprinted with permission from The Washington Post. E.J. Dionne is my brother-in-law and I’ve never been prouder to say so. (Kevin Boyle) More ... Chatting With Chapey ROCKAWAY REVISITED: TRAGEDY STRIKES AGAIN By Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey It is hard to believe that tragedy could strike our community again. It was my understanding that lightening never strikes twice. However, that is simply not true. More ... Dorothy Dunne Rockaway gets hit again. It was not enough we lost over 90 Firefighters and a number of police officers in the area in the World Trade Center Attack, but now this horrible plane crash. The agony of it all. More ... Dot on Roxbury The John McLaughlin Post 8540 of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars had their Annual Veteran's Day Mass on Saturday November 16th at St. Genevieve's Church at 9 a.m. Instead of their annual dinner dance in light of the World Trade Center Tragedy it was followed by a brunch in Father Hession H... More ... From The Artists Studio Upon this writing, sirens still break the cold, rigid night air. Flashing lights continue to accost the walls of my living room. Less frequently than before, but not allowing any respite, no matter how brief. The triage center lies across the street. It is late, but emergency vehicles still stand ev... More ... From the Editor’s Desk By Howard Schwach The world has discovered Rockaway. It is a shame that the community with the most beautiful beach on the planet has to be known as the "place where the plane came down," or as the community "where 70 residents perished at the World Trade Center," but such is life. More ... From the G-Man "Realizing What’s Important" By Gary G. Toms Hey people! I don’t know where to begin. After the tragic events of the past week, I’m both numb and deeply saddened. The office was bombarded with calls from news agencies from all around the world seeking information on the crash of Flight 587. Howard Schwach, Susan Locke and myself were pulled in... More ... Health and Harmony By Dr. Nancy Gahles It was a beautiful November morning, the 12th of the month. My daughter Jade's 12th birthday. She had just celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday. My husband left to take his parents to Kennedy Airport for their flight back to Florida while I, her Catholic mom, went to St. Francis to attend the 9 a.... More ... LOOKING BACKWARD What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago This Week Local residents and politicians are objecting to a plan that would reduce the number of lanes on the North Channel Bridge, which connects Broad Channel and Howard Beach, with a new bridge that would be four lanes rather than six. More ... On The Beach… With Beverly Baxter "We Are Family...And We Will Get Through Even This" The talk on the street, its sounds so familiar. They say lightening doesn't strike twice in one place. Yet it just did. How do we begin to grapple with and comprehend the incomprehensible? For our community, which is still reeling from the WTC tragedy, the crash is almost a metaphor for... More ... Simon Says…. From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B Monday, November 12 is another day that will live infamy for residents of Rockaway. An American Airlines A300 Airbus crashed killing all of its passengers and crew as well as destroying seven to nine homes and damaging 14 others. Five of our local residents are missing. More ... The RDRC Community Update By Curtis Archer, Executive Director Let me say that I am very excited that the "WAVE" has granted Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) this opportunity to speak to the Rockaway community, both residents and businesses, about issues of importance. This column will appear on a bi-weekly basis and every tw... More ... |
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