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Governor George E. Pataki has recently announced that more than 1,800 eligible fire and emergency organizations will be receiving their application packages in the mail for the newly created $5 million emergency services grant program. More ... Robert V. Levine, President and C.E.O. of Peninsula Hospital Center and his staff will be hosting this month More ... Sifu (Instructor) Andre Butler (left), formerly of Far Rockaway, poses with some of his champion kung fu fighters. More ... Soundsations Music, operated by DJ Ken "Kojak" Rappaport (an alumnus of Far Rockaway High School), in collaboration with the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce (Rockaway Partnership) announced plans today to host a Gala music and entertainment benefit concert on Saturday, October 5, at 7 p.m. More ... Governor George E. Pataki today announced he has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the registration deadline to Jan. More ... A new monthly publication, World News Forum, is a product of the tumultuous political year that the world has experienced. The military clashes in Kashmir, the imbroglio that has enveloped the Middle East, the global war on terror, and the rise of secessionism in every corner of the world, demanded a different kind of literary response. More ... Incumbent Congressman Gregory Meeks and Assemblywoman Michelle Titus ran away from their challengers in the primary election held last Tuesday. More ... The Social Security Administration is taking new steps to make it more difficult to steal, counterfeit or misuse Social Security numbers. More ... The MTA-NY Transit Authority has announced service changed for both the A and the S (shuttle) lines for the weekend of September 14 to September 16. More ... A "suspicious Package" sitting adjacent to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn caused police officials to close the Gil Hodges-Marine Parkway Bridge for more than an hour early on Wednesday morning. More ... The usual reaction from the Port Authority (the agency that runs JFK Airport) and from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) to reports that a plane has been flying low, slow and loud over Rockaway is that the residents must be seeing things. More ... An exhibit of photographs memorializing the events of September 11 was launched by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 10 on NBC More ... |
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