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for larger version       100th Precinct Gives Burglary Prevention Tips 100th Precinct Crime Prevention Officer Brian McCabe has released a list of thing you can to do to prevent your home from being burglarized. More ... Are You An Easy Target? The officers at the 100th Precinct have released a list of things you can do to prevent your car from being broken into or stolen. More ...
A party was held at the Harbor Light on April 2 to celebrate Kathleen Neuer’s 85th birthday. A long time member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion and the Senior Citizens Clubs of St. More ...
Facing the loss of several hundred parking spots on Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway residents found that fifteen parking spots, a number of them designated for Handicapped Parking, were removed from the mix by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in order to facilitate parking for police office... More ... Four Rockaway Residents Charged With Housing Fraud A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Investigation (DOI) has announced that four Rockaway residents were arrested on Wednesday on charges of fraudulently collecting rent subsidies from the City Housing Authority. More ...
Firefighters exit the Hammel House at 84-18 Rockaway Beach Boulevard after an apartment fire caused a temporary evacuation there last Thursday afternoon. More ...
Contributing Editor By Miriam Rosenberg As the season for proms and graduations grows closer, students and parents attended a fashion showcase at the Beach Club on April 15. The show, hosted by Bridal Creations by LaVida, featured prom and graduation fashions as well as wedding and sweet sixteen dresses. More ... FRHS Features by Michelle Beckford, Candie Madera & Emmanuel Jean-Pierre After two dazzling weeks, four senior students from Far Rockaway High School – Mohammed Amin, Elizabeth Jimoh, Shanique Nelson and Tyson Torres – returned from a whirlwind visit to Germany. More ...
With Broad Channel’s Gene Gray Playground now in “ship shape” – its colorful play equipment in the form of a boat – Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe gathered schoolchildren and other officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday morning. More ... Lawn Signs Stir Up Belle Harbor Homeowners By Brian Magoolaghan Two signs posted on the lawn of a Belle Harbor home soliciting investors for a condominium or eldercare facility – to be built on the corner property – may have caused enough community backlash to squash the plan. More ...
Margert Community Corporation, Rockaway’s local, community-based, nonprofit housing counseling agency and provider of weatherization, rehabilitation, development and other housing related services, has announced that, as of Monday, May 3, 2004, it will shift most of its community service and corpora... More ...
Queens County Council Junior Vice Commander, Michael Menschel, received a plaque from Post 258 Jewish War Veterans for his service as Post Commander for the year 2003. More ...
On February 21, after military obligations had delayed three other planned wedding dates, Sgt. Ricci Molina Sr. and Christine Kirby were married at the Main Post Chapel at Fort Irwin, California. More ... Gaafar a Finalist forQuinnipiac Competition The School Business of Quinnipiac University has announced that Robert Gaafar, a junior from Belle Harbor, is one of three finalists for their 2004 Annual Business Plan Competition. The first place winner will receive $6,000. More ... McCabe Named toNational Honor Society Allison McCabe of Rockaway Beach has been named to the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honor society at the SUNY Buffalo. A political science major, McCabe has to maintain a grade point average of at least 3.75 or higher. More ... Harvey and Mueller to Wed Mr. And Mrs. Frank J. Harvey of Belle Harbor have announced the engagement of their daughter, Deborah Elyse, to Erik Mueller, son of Wayne and Suzanne Mueller of Michigan. A summer 2005 wedding is planned. More ... West End Temple Celebrates 65 Years On Saturday, June 12, West End Temple will celebrate its 65th birthday at a gala Journal Dinner Dance at The Sands in Atlantic Beach. More ...
Frankie Beverly and Maze, May 13 For thirty years now Frankie Beverly & Maze have created a unique sound and became one of the most influential groups in modern history. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will appear at Westbury Music Fair on Thursday, May 13 at 8 p.m. More ... Rockaway History Series The National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area is hosting the next installment of its Rockaway History Series on Wednesday, April 28. The program: "The Army in Jamaica Bay: The Guns of Fort Tilden" will take place at 7 p.m. More ... Cedarhurst Spring Festival The Second Annual Cedarhurst Spring Festival will be held Sunday, May 2, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Chestnut Street (Restaurant Row) between Spruce and Cedarhurst. More ...
This would have been a life-altering week if I were a police officer. I failed to use my handgun in two situations where I could have to protect human life, and I decided to shoot three other times in violation of the police department’s firearms policy. More ... Not How, But When Did the Tail Fail? By Brett Hoffstadt Read the Story...
Peninsula Hospital Center will be holding its Annual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach, honoring two "Nurses of Distinction", Dale Murray, RN, Assistant Head Nurse, Pediatrics, in the hospital center, and Emmanuella Valmera, RN, Assistant Head... More ... Busy Bee Is Moving Busy Bee Learning Store is moving their location to Beach 114 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. To celebrate their new location, Busy Bee is having a grand reopening celebration on Saturday, May 1 with a day of storytelling, face painting, arts and crafts. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC) recently earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) for the second year in a row under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals. More ... Pheffer Aims To Increase HMO Accountability Assemblywoman Pheffer has announced that the Assembly has passed legislation she sponsored that holds health care maintenance organizations and insurance companies accountable for denying or withholding necessary patient care. More ... Pheffer: Check Insurance Costs Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer is urging the State Senate to follow the Assembly lead and pass legislation which will empower the State Insurance Department (SID) to review rate hikes greater than 5% for individuals and small businesses (A. More ... City Council To Hold Hearings on Sexual Assault City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Council member Tracy Boyland, have announced a series of hearings that will examine the effects of sexual assault and violence on a community, the city and nation. More ...
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"Galapagos Face to Face: The Photography of Holly Gordon" is a unique traveling exhibition being presented in New York City for the first time. More ...
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St. Edmund Prep High School celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass with faculty, staff and students. The liturgical choir under the direction of Mr. Malazzo, a Rockaway resident, consisted of students from the high school and elementary school. More ...
The Maura Clarke students organized and conducted the Thanksgiving prayer at Stella Maris. Annelle Fitzpatrick, CSJ, delivered the reflection. Sr. Annelle encouraged the students to continue their generous spirit and be thankful for their many gifts. More ...
Miss Allison Bambury and grade 4 of St. Rose of Lima gave a wonderful Thanksgiving Prayer Service. More ... New Programs at MS 180 The Parents Association of MS 180 is pleased to announce two newly formed programs. The first program will be for the student that shows the most improvement in class work and homework. More ...
Eighth graders Michael Kress and Frances Ruolo were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society from the Maura Clarke program after first quarter grades. More ...
On Friday, April 16, three hundred Beach Channel High School Students joined millions of youth across the country in performing volunteer work on National Youth Service Day. More ...
Pictured above are some of the members of the O’Malley Irish Dance Academy along with their teacher, pictured center, Maureen O’Malley Byrnes, T.C.R.G. More ...
On Tuesday, March 23, Felice Brenner, Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Facilitator, hosted a "Drug Awareness" Parent Workshop at M.S. 180. More ... M.S. 53 Night Meeting Discusses Standard Tests M.S. 53 welcomed parents on March 31 for an informational night seminar regarding Standardized Testing. With so much emphasis on testing, many students and parents were anxious and the evening was planned to relieve fears and pass along useful information. More ... Principal For A Day at M.S. 53 On March 31, M.S. 53 hosted its annual Principal for a Day Program. This year, M.S. 53 had two principals in addition to regular principal Ken Graham. More ... Rockaway History Series The National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area is hosting the next installment of its Rockaway History Series on Wednesday, April 28. The program: "The Army in Jamaica Bay: The Guns of Fort Tilden" will take place at 7 p.m. More ...
From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B The last two weeks during the holiday have been the worst and most difficult in a long time. During the third night of Passover my cell phone rang. It was my brother-in-law Pierce, who called to let me know that my sister Fran, who is only 40, had a heart attack. More ... The Progressive By John Paul Culotta Deconstructing Bush! More ...
Frankie Beverly and Maze, May 13 For thirty years now Frankie Beverly & Maze have created a unique sound and became one of the most influential groups in modern history. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will appear at Westbury Music Fair on Thursday, May 13 at 8 p.m. More ...
The Whispers, The Dramatics, and Ray, Goodman & Brown will appear at Westbury Music Fair on Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m. More ... |
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