The Memorial Day weekend was days of washout for some and days of pride for others. Despite some small bursts of sun amid the clouds and drizzle, few beachgoers showed up to enjoy Rockaway More...
Can you set this to a rap? "Talent alone does not guarantee earning a living in the real world. It must be accompanied by a basic business, financial and legal knowledge." OK, so maybe you would have to change the words a bit to fit the cadence. But this was the underlying theme of a visionary program in Rockaway More...
Anybody who looks back at past Issues of The Wave as we do will quickly understand that the mosquito problem in Rockaway is not new. Even a quick perusal will show that the problem goes back fifty years or more. While the problem is an old one, however, we do need to mix both new and old solutions to make outdoor life on the peninsula possible for many of those who live nearby Jamaica Bay. That includes the use of the newly-developed "mosquito magnets" that were used for the first time last summer season. They seem, at first glance, to do a good job of reducing the adult mosquito population. Then there are the pellets that kill the larvae. Those pellets have never proven to be very effective in Rockaway, but, as the old joke goes, "they can More...
