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The Rotary Club has decided to keep its flags at half-staff in honor of those who fell at the World Trade Center rather than heed the president More ... Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addressed the UN Conference on Eliminating Terrorism. He noted that New York is the most diverse city in the world. He told the UN representatives that each of their countries has people living in our city who have become American citizens. More ... Flags are flying from every terrace and lawn all over Rockaway in evidence, not only of the great losses we had to bare from the terrorist attack on September 11 at the WTC, but to display our love and loyalty to the United Sates of America. We were hit hard, it is true, but knowing the people in Rockaway, we More ... Sarah Mae Livingston celebrated her 2nd birthday on Saturday, September 29th at her home with her family, friends and cousins. Sarah Mae is the daughter of Jeanine and Craig Livingston, Granddaughter of Sandy & Sonny Livingston and Carole & Bob Taphouse and great granddaughter of Doris & the late Walter Christianson and Dotty Taphouse (me). The birthday party was enjoyed by all. More ... In this unprecedented time, which has made us all one community, let us come together to experience the solace and expressiveness of the arts. More ... The events of September 11 made the recent primary election much less compelling than it normally would have been. More ... Hey people! You know, I've been thinking long and hard about the City Council primary election that was held almost two weeks ago. I thought about how James Sanders, Jr. has literally become the "Comeback Kid," after many felt he had no chance of beating Charlotte Jefferson or James Blake. Sanders has one more hurdle to sprint, and situations leading up to the general election in November will truly test his endurance, strength, character and sense of integrity. More ... Four Broad Channel house fires that began at the same general time have fire investigators looking at arson as a cause. The Broad Channel Volunteers, first to respond to the fires, were soon overwhelmed and were assisted by city firefighters in extinguishing the blazes. More ... In the eleventh hour before the 2001 Rockaway Music & Arts Fall Festival, an urgent phone call from the Mayor More ... I'll lend you for a little time, a child of mine, he said for you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead. More ... God bless each and every Democratic voter who came out on this difficult time to cast their vote in the prinmary. It was quite rewarding to have won the Rockaway, Broad Channel and Breezy Point districts. Rest assured that I will always be available for those who need me. More ... |
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