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May 28, 2004
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Bloomberg Cuts Ribbon For Arverne By The Sea
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg celebrated the grand opening of Arverne by the Sea, New York’s newest oceanfront community in Rockaway on Tuesday, under chilly and foggy skies, vindicating those in the community who believed that something would one day be built on the long-vacant urban renewal site. More...
Memorial Day Parades Sunday, Monday

There will be two Memorial Day Parades this year, with the Rockaway parade stepping off on Monday at 11 a.m. and the Broad Channel Parade beginning on Sunday at 1 p.m. More...

Split Decision In Baxter-Sirota Battle
By Howard Schwach

A jury in Queens Supreme Court found local attorney Howard Sirota guilty of harassment on Friday of last week, bringing to an end the criminal phase of the bizarre case that began in September of 2001 with an exchange of letters to the editor in the pages of The Wave. More...

Rockaway enjoyed its first good weekend beach day last weekend, with locals and visitors alike enjoying the beaches throughout the peninsula. Added to the usual beautiful vistas, the Fuji Blimp, in town for Fleet Week and homeported at Floyd Bennett Field, flew slowing and majestically over the west... More...

 Community
•101 Precinct Explorers Clean Graffiti In South Queens
Contributing Editor
Explorers from the 101 Precinct recently joined other Explorer groups from South Queens at a Graffiti Block party that was held at Sutphin Playground. More...
•Mayor Officially Opens Arverne By The Sea
•NY/NJ Baykeeper Launches Free Pumpout Boat
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 Columnists
•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. More...
•Broad Channel Bits
•Chatting With Chapey
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 Sports
•High School Update: Crew Finishes Strong
It’s as if the Beach Channel Crew team is in the movie Groundhog Day. As they arrived in Saratoga to compete in the New York State Championships on May 8, the Dolphins always encounter the same reoccurring instances eveytime they travel to a regatta. More...
•Rockaway Little League Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
•From The Stands
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 Editorial/Opinion
•A Banner Day For Rockaway
There were many in the community that said that nothing would ever be built in the Arverne Urban Renewal Area, which has lain fallow for more than forty years. More...
•Editorial Comment by Robert Sarnoff
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