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November 17, 2001
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To Those We Have Lost

This issue of The Wave is dedicated to the five local men and women who were lost when Flight 587 crashed into the streets of Belle Harbor and to the 265 people who lost their lives aboard that flight. Those five local residents, all of Beach 131 Street, are: More...

Pataki Comes To Rockaway
By Gary G. Toms

New York State Governor George Pataki arrived in the Rockaway area to tour the crash site of American Airlines flight 587, a day after the horrific event. More...

Need Crash Assistance?

The Wave has received many telephone calls, letters and E-mails offering help to those who were devastated by the crash of Flight 587 into the Belle Harbor community. Among those who have offered help are the Saks Fifth Avenue department store and many individuals in the tri-state area. Those in ne... More...

 Society
•CB 14 Hosts Meeting On Memorial
The first planning meeting scheduled to develop plans for a World Trade Center Memorial at Beach 116 Street will be held on Monday, November 19, from 5:30 until 6:30 at the Peninsula Branch library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More...
•Fund Raiser Set For St. Paddy’s Parade
•Mayor To Host Dominican Community
At Riis Park Memorial Ceremony Sunday
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 Columnists
•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
•Chatting With Chapey
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 Sports
•An Up And Down Two Weeks For The Shamrocks
The Broad Channel midget football team experienced some thrills and chills over their past two games. On November 4th, the Shamrocks sailed by the Seaford Stallions, 31-6. On November 11th, the undefeated Levittown Red Devils beat the Shamrocks, 13-0. The win and loss leaves the Shamrocks with a 7-2... More...
•Far Rock And B.C. Bow Out In PSAL Playoffs
•Goals, Guts and Glory: An NHL Review
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 Editorial/Opinion
•Closing The Barn Door
Talking about airline safety in the wake of the horrendous jet airliner crash in Rockaway last Monday is a little like closing the barn door after the horse has run. The possibility that a plane could crash onto the peninsula has been in our consciousness for many years. During the Doppler radar fig... More...
•Coming Out Of The Woodwork
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 Calendar
•Broad Channel Bits
A Blood Drive will be held on November 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the American Legion Post 1404, located at 209 Cross Bay Boulevard. Refreshments will be served, and donors are asked to bring photo ID. More...
•Gateway Happenings
•Health Happenings
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