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Digital 911 Technology To Combat Abuse
     Michael R. Bloomberg has announced two initiatives designed to combat domestic violence in New York City. First, using new technology, the NYPD will strengthen the ability of district attorneys to prosecute domestic violence cases by giving them immediate access to high-quality 911 recordings.
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Flight 587 Update: Shame, Shame
By Victor Trombettas
     Shame ... on whatever "investigators" leaked the five-year-old story of Sten Molin. Shame ... on the New York Times for printing something not "fit to print", and for not asking the appropriate follow up questions, and for helping to defame, post mortem, a highly respected, much loved young man.
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‘Masks & More’ Makes Debut
     Watch out for winter wonders in the windows of The Crafts Shop in the Wave Building, 88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. The Studios of Pottery by Susan will feature "Masks & More" in an exhibit and sale starting Friday, November 1 with a reception from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
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National Service Team Makes A Difference
     A national service program has teamed up with Ocean Village Apartments and P.S. 225 to assist in tutoring, as well as aid in the development of an after-school program, and starting an activity program for the elderly in the community.
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‘No Funny Games’ For Huhn
     "The events of September 11, 2001 have affected the lives of thousands of New Yorkers. The sorrow that the families have endured will be with us throughout history," stated Kenneth Huhn, the Independence Party candidate for the twenty-third Assembly District.
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Oktoberfest Breakfast – 10/27
     The 100 Precinct Community Council’s Eleventh Annual Oktoberfest Breakfast will be on Sunday, October 27, 10 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 333 Beach 90 Street.
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OTB Opens At Irish Circle
     New York City Off Track Betting Corporation (OTB) President Raymond Casey has announced the opening of OTB’s fifth restaurant simulcast facility, within The Irish Circle located at 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway, Queens.
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PHC Appoints Grossman To Board
     Narendra K. Hadpawat, M.D., President of the Medical Board and Director or Medicine at Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC), recently announced the appointment of Martin A.
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Reform Called For Draconian Drug Laws
     City Council Member Yvette D. Clark, chair of the Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services has joined with Council Member Hiram Monserrate, chair of the Select Committee on Civil Rights, the Council Black and Hispanic Caucus, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Correctional Association of...
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Rockaway Symphony Orchestra Concert On November 9
     The opening concert of the fifty-third season of the Rockaway Symphony Orchestra will take place on Saturday, November 9 at 8 p.m. It will be held in school no. 6 at 523 Church Avenue in Woodmere.
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Spooky Night Planned At Fort Tilden!
     There’s some frightening special events this year on Halloween at Fort Tilden!
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Sunny Days, Chasing The Clouds Away
     Regardless of howling winds or pelting rains, when you walk through the doors of North Fork Bank you will be greeted by a sunny, happy display of Rockaway beach scenes.
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The Girl Next Door
An Original Halloween Tale
By Gary G. Toms
     One night, David Connely was staring out the front window of his house and noticed a little girl with pigtails, dressed in white, sitting on the front steps of the house next to him.
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The Russians Are Coming To RAA
     The Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA), in partnership with Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), presents "The Russians Are Here" from November 9 – December 8.
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Weiner Sets Breezy Cleanup
     Breezy Point's long suffering bicyclists and pedestrians will finally get some relief this week, when teams of workers begin cleaning up the sidewalks and cutting back the overgrown trees along the Rockaway Point Blvd.
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Who’s Who Of Rockaway Teachers
     The celebrated publication, "Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2002" has selected outstanding teachers for its new edition.
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