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for larger version       Community Board 14 Meeting There will be a meeting of the Design Sub-Committee of Community Board 14 on July 17 at 7 p.m. It will be held at The Sunset Diner on Beach 116 Street. The topic for discussion will be the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial. More ... Completes Machinist Course Marine Corps Pfc. Ryan J. Manganiello, son of Kathleen L. Fessel of Rockaway Beach, recently graduated from the Machinist Course. More ... Pickett Completes Training Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre D. Pickett, son of Amanda Arrocho of Far Rockaway, recently completed the Close-In Weapons System Operation and Maintenance Course at Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic, Virginia Beach, VA, and was promoted to his present rank. More ... Dean’s List Honors at Syracuse Victoria Jean-Louis and Latoya Lawrence, both from Far Rockaway, were named to the Dean’s List at Syracuse’s University. More ... Drumming Up For Rockaway By Lauren Raphael An enthusiastic group of young musicians called the Loudoun Border Guards Fife & Drum Corps have traveled from Leesburg, Virginia, to Rockaway in order to put on a wonderful outdoor show themed, "America’s Spirit of Freedom." The group will be performing on Monday, July 8 at 7 p.m. in ... More ... Flight 587 Update ‘Witness Reliability’ By Victor Trombettas The New York Times ran a piece on June 23 related to the Flight 587 investigation titled "For Air Crash Detectives, Seeing Isn't Believing" making the case that in addition to offering little if any useful information, eyewitnesses offer such contradictory accounts, as to render them useless. More ... Get On Board for Cruise There are only a few days left to purchase tickets for Rockaway's Annual Community Cruise. Enjoy an evening of dinner and dance aboard the Mystique on Thursday, July 11th. Boarding at 6:30 p.m. Departing promptly at 7 p.m. from Riis Landing (former Coast Guard Station). Tickets are $60 each and can ... More ... Greenpoint Bank Gives Housing Grants State Senator Malcolm A. Smith today announced that Greenpoint Bank is making available fifteen $10,000 grants to aid non-profit organizations that are working to provide affordable homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income families. Grant applications for the funds are due by Septembe... More ... Roxbury Man Named ‘Man Of The Year’ Brother Stephen LaMendola, President of Holy Cross High School, presented the school’s most prestigious award at the 2002 graduation ceremonies with the following introduction: "This year’s winner exhibits many talents in many areas. I believe his extracurricular activities reflect his well-rounded ... More ... Smith Lauds Funding To Stop Marsh Loss State Senator Malcolm A. Smith (D- Queens) has hailed the decision by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to provide a $150,000 grant to help investigate the causes of intertidal marsh loss in Jamaica Bay. More ... Talented Local Continuing At Penn State Danielle D. Bishop, daughter of Jadonnia Bishop, recently graduated from George Washington High School in Brooklyn where she majored in pre-engineering. Her studies will continue at Penn State University. More ... U.S. Park Police Offer Jobs The United States Park Police will begin accepting applications for the position of Police Officer through July 22, 2002. The salary ranges from $37,851 to $71,886. More ... Weiner: ‘Stop Funding Palestinian Terrorism’ Parents, children, and spouses of New Yorkers are among thehundreds of innocents who have fallen victim to Palestinian terrorism in Israel over the last four years. But as the bloodshed has escalated, so too has U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars a y... More ... |
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