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Local Man DOA In OV Shooting
The facts of the shooting are clear. The first call to the 911 emergency system was made at approximately 2:47 p.m. on Wednesday that a man had been shot in the second floor hallway of 132 Beach 59 Street, in the Ocean Village housing complex on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More...
Beaten, Wrapped In Tarp, Set On Fire
By Howard Schwach

Two men were viciously beaten to death, wrapped in a tarp and placed in the trunk of a luxury auto, which was then set on fire in the weeds off Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, law enforcement officials say. More...

Cell Tower Meeting Set For West End Temple

The Trustees of the West End Temple have scheduled a community meeting for 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 24 to address the cell phone tower controversy. More...

Rockaway Population Popping At Record Pace
By Nicholas Briano

Rockaway's population has exploded into the 21st century along with unprecedented growth and development throughout the peninsula. An annual survey conducted by Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) shows that Rockaway's population jumped to 129,531 by the start of 2007, an increase of 9,048 people ... More...

 Community
•Local Spells His Way To National Bee
Eighth-grader Neil Alacha was still in shock when he walked into Bishop MacLean senior home on Beach 20 Street this Sunday for his weekly volunteer work. His picture was hanging on the wall and the congratulations were overwhelming, because just three days before on March 13, three times became a... More...
•Advances In Hemodialysis At SJEH
•Beach Channel HS Hosts Blood Drive
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 Columnists
•Broad Channel Bits
National Parks Week Coming April 19 -- 27
The weather has not been extreme of late. So, without further comment on it, here is what's happening locally: The Broad Channel Pre-K will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, April 1 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for 3- and 4-year-olds at the Christ Presbyterian Church Hall, 102 Noel Road, Broad Cha... More...
•Chatting with Chapey
•Dorothy Dunne
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 Sports
•Golf Instruction
How To Play The Three Hardest Bunker Shots
Downhill Lie Why it's so hard: It reduces the loft on your wedge in the situation that you need it most. If the hole is cut near you, it is unlikely you'll get it close so just get the ball out. If the hole is on the other side of the green, you have a chance to run it close because this shot w... More...
•JMI Security Honors Johnson For Community Service
•Open Auditions Announced for 2008 New York Jets
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 Editorial/Opinion
•Putting Our Lives In Their Incompetent Hands
The fatal collapse of a construction crane in Manhattan that destroyed several buildings once again points to the fact that something is very wrong at the Department of Buildings, the city agency responsible for insuring the safety of construction sites. More...
•EDITORIAL COMMENT
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 Letters
•Response to Editor's Desk
Dear Editor, In his commentary, Howard Schwach asked New York State Education Department for parochial school report cards. When he did not receive them, he blamed the parochial schools. Wonder why? Didn't he say he asked New York State Department of Education? Maybe they don't want to compare p... More...
•RAA Photos
•Mayoral Control and DOE
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 Calendar
•March 2008
Aviator Sports Bits All events at Aviator Sports, Flatbush Ave., Bklyn, just north of Marine Parkway Bridge. Seniors in Shape, Mind and Body Fitness for Those 55+. 1/14 through 4/5. Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday mornings, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Total mind and body... More...
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 Obits
•Joan E.Boden
Waitress
Joan Boden, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died March 20. Boden, a waitress, was born in the Bronx. She was a member of the St. Camillus Rockaway Parade Committee. She was preceded in death by her children, John and Teresa. More...
•Frances Asberry Calloway
•William Francis Flaherty
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