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Beachcomber
     The Wave received a few calls in the past two weeks saying that large chunks of concrete are falling from the bottom of the elevated subway line around Beach 91 Street.
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Broad Channel Bits
By Liz Guarino
     With all the rain we have had so far, a lot of the yards in town are growing lush, green grass and plants. Pretty flowers have turned up their little faces toward the sun.
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Chatting With Chapey
Honored By West End Temple
by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey, Democratic District Leader
     I am pleased that the West End Temple at its annual dinner at the Sands in Atlantic Beach on June 12, 2004 has chosen to honor our family – my mother, Dr.
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Erin on the Rox
By Erin Baumann
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FRHS Features
by Michelle Beckford, Candie Madera & Emmanuel Jean-Pierre
     One of Far Rockaway’s juniors in the Honors Program, NirveetaCharles, has been selected for a special college program at Cornell University, which is located in Ithaca, New York.
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance
by Susan Hartenstein
Rockaway Artists To Hold New Solo Exhibit At RoCA
     "Emerging" is an exhibition of small luminous oil pastels and larger abstract oil paintings by Christina Sarquiz. They explore fictitious landscapes through subtle color harmonies and invite the viewer into their search for balance, depth and emerging forms.
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From the
Editor’s Desk
By Howard Schwach
     Jones Beach is famous for its boardwalk restaurant and its miles of white beaches.
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Historical Views
of the Rockaways

From The Rockaway Museum
by Emil Lucev, Curator
Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
To The Memory Of Those Who Served In The First World War
***The War To End All Wars***So It Was Said, Back Then***
     This Week’s Historical Views pays tribute to all Rockaway and Far Rockaway men and boys who served in the First World conflict. This global was given the misnomer of "The War to End All Wars" – and the League of Nations formed after the Great War ended when Japan walked out of the session ...
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Looking Backward
What The Wave Said
20
     Years Ago...
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MovieScope By Robert Snyder
‘Envy’ –Money Madness
     One of the most famous movies about greed is John Huston’s "Treasure of Sierra Madre." In it, Humphrey Bogart’s character goes absolutely wacky when gold comes into his possession, seething with paranoid jealousy over the fictitious intentions of his prospecting partners.
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Notes On Consumer Affairs
By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer
     The adage, "You get what you pay for," does not always ring true. However, when planning to travel, keep that adage in mind. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommends the following tips so that you can enjoy traveling without being taken for a ride.
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The Rockaway Irregular by Stuart W. Mirsky
Star-Crossed in Brooklyn
     Back on April 1, a contingent from the newly minted Rockaway Republicans joined their Brooklyn counterparts at a borough-wide reception in Mill Basin hosted by Brooklyn State Senator Marty Golden from Bayridge.
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