ArtFrenzy: A Rockaway Showcase!
By Gary G. Toms
      Are you ready Rockaway? Something big is coming to the area, and it’s called ArtFrenzy. The event, which is slated to take place the weekend of June 8 and 9, will feature food, music, arts and crafts, acting, singing and dance performances, just to name a few. The Queens Council on the Arts develop...
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Bronx D.A. Mulls Assembly Run
By Gary G. Toms
      Charles Pringle, currently serving as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx, is giving serious consideration to running for the Assembly seat that has been left vacant with the death of Assemblywoman Pauline Rhodd-Cummings.
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Bus Strike Update
      At press time, the strike against three Queens private bus lines continued, although indications from union officials were that it would end by the weekend.
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Lifeguard Training For 2002
      The Parks Department kicks off an aggressive lifeguard recruitment program this month, with the goal of hiring over 1,000 lifeguards.
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NTSB Issues Fifth Update On Flight 587
     On February 25, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the following updated information on its investigation of the November 12, 2001, crash of American Airlines flight 587 in Belle Harbor, New York, which resulted in the deaths of all 260 persons aboard and 5 persons on the groun...
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Women’s League Celebrates Black History
      On February 16, 2002 the Women’s Industrial Service League, Inc. hosted its annual Black History Program at its headquarters, located at 1428 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway.
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