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Wave To Host Flight 587 Witness Meeting
NTSB Will Hear Eyewitness Accounts
By Howard Schwach
After more than six months of investigating the cause of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor on November 12, 2001, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has finally addressed the question of the hundreds of eyewitness statements received from residents of Rockaway, B... More...
Busted!
By Gary G. Toms

Uniform and plain clothes officers responded to a Level-1 mobilization at the Beach 41st Housing Development on May 5 after a man lead police on a high speed chase into the area. While area residents reported an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and police, police officials would not confirm t... More...

Bloomberg Speaks To Rockaway Chamber

Mayor Michael Bloomberg came to Rockaway on Tuesday to speak to the "Business After Hours" forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways and by North Fork Bank. Bloomberg, left, poses with chamber president John Lepore and the organization's executive director, Liz Sulik. More...

Sign Of The Times

New signs now adorn the Rockaway beachfront. This sign, on Beach 9 Street nearby where the three young girls drowned last summer, provides virtually the same warning in three languages - English, Spanish and Russian. "Ocean Beaches Are Affected by Strong Currents and Sudden Drop-Offs. Please Use Cau... More...

 Community
•Community and Business Leaders Turn Out For PRYSE Dinner
The Project for Rockaway Youth in Safety and Education (PRYSE) Coalition Dinner, held on May 28, brought out a number of community leaders, activists, politicians and residents. The event featured speakers from various areas; such as health, law and the social services. Residents who have benefited ... More...
•AmeriCorps*NCCC Reaches Out To Ocean Village Community
•Any Given Sunday: Robert Sarnoff Exhibition
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 Columnists
•Beachcomber
On Wednesday evening, July 10, The Wave will host a meeting of all those who saw American Airlines Flight 587 in the air prior to its crash. We are sponsoring the meeting at the Beach Club on Beach 116 Street at 7:30 p.m. as a public service. Many residents have indicated that they saw smoke or flam... More...
•Broad Channel Bits by Liz Guarino
•Chatting With Chapey
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 Sports
•Beautiful Conditions Makes A
Great Start For Rock Volleyball
(Due to a technical error, this article was originally to be printed in the June 1 edition of the Wave newspaper.) More...
•Breezy Point Par-Tee News
•Fun And Sun At The
Sands For The RBVL
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 Editorial/Opinion
•Museum Or Golf Course? The Answer Is Clear
While the western portion of the Arverne Urban Renewal Area is slated for 2,300 homes, the future of the eastern portion of the site, from Beach 35 Street to Beach 62 Street, is literally up in the air. There has been talk of a golf course, a park, and various other amenities. Those ideas sound inte... More...
•Pink Boxing Gloves And Lavender Mitts
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 Letters
•G-man’s Right,But...
I do, on the whole, agree with Gary Toms' column of June 1, 2002. Bill Bradley was and is the better candidate. However, your statement "I know that he was New Jersey's leader when the issue of racial profiling came to light..." is innately incorrect. More...
•G-Man Touches A Nerve
•Popularize Senior Centers
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 Calendar
•Beach Channel High Events –
For up to the minute details visit www.groups.yahoo.com/group/beachchannelhighschool. More...
•Broad Channel Bits
•Gateway Happenings
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 Obits
•Obituaries
Marian E. Connor Diorio
Marian Elizabeth Connor Diorio, born in Queens, was a long time resident of Breezy Point. She passed away on June 1, 2002. More...
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