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April 13, 2002
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Toddler Dies In Blaze
Fast-Moving Fire Injures Three
By Howard Schwach
A fast-moving fire sparked by a space heater left between the child’s bedroom and the family’s living room raged through a Beach 87 Street home early last Sunday morning, killing two-year old Melissa O’Brien and injuring three other family members. More...
Opposition Grows To Firehouse Move
Protest Scheduled for Saturday
By Howard Schwach

A City plan to tear down the 70-year-old firehouse on Beach 59 Street and replace it with a new facility on Beach 48 Street has generated opposition from a number of firefighter and civic groups on the peninsula. More...

Assembly Candidates Square Off

With the special election for the 31st Assembly District taking place on April 16, The Wave invited Michele Titus, the Democratic candidate, and Michael Duvalle, running on the Independence line, to come in and present their agendas for Rockaway. The Wave’s Associate Editor, Gary G. Toms... More...

Water Restrictions Hit Rockaway

A Stage One Drought Emergency has been declared in New York City and that declaration will affect the everyday life of each Rockaway resident. More...

 Community
•Addabbo Calls For Restoration of Cuts
Calling the public’s enjoyment of the city parks and beaches an important part of life in the city, Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Chairman of the Council’s Parks and Recreation Committee, recommended the full restoration of all Fiscal 2002 Council initiatives, including funding for 51 playground assoc... More...
•Army News Cites Several Locals
•BCHS/MS 180 Host Mock Trial
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 Columnists
•Beachcomber
There have been a number of comments on The Wave’s cover story last week about a priest who will be tried in Massachusetts for child molestation and rape, and who once served the St. Rose of Lima parish. A number of Catholic readers praised The Wave for running the story. "You are doing all Catholic... More...
•Broad Channel Bits by Liz Guarino
•Chatting With Chapey by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey
NEW YORKERS UNITED
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 Sports
•Posey Continues Climb to the Boxing Summit
In interviewing boxing welterweight hopeful Rohnique Posey, the energy permeated when he spoke. As he talked, the flurry of words that came from him was just like a flurry of punches thrown in the ring. More...
•Fade Away Into That Good Night Patrick
•RBVL Counts Down To The 2002 Season
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 Editorial/Opinion
•Leave Well Enough Alone
There is no doubt that the firehouse on Beach 59 Street needs to be replaced or renovated. We say that, despite the fact that it was built originally by a relative of a member of The Wave Staff in 1929. There is a controversy over that firehouse that goes deeper than the building itself. More...
•The Grunt and Jazzy Joe: ‘Show Us The Money!’
•Wave Endorses Titus
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 Letters
•Dangerous Stairway
When you had a reader’s survey a few weeks back, you asked if there was a newsworthy story worth reporting. I wrote about the stairway on Holland – 90th Street being rusted and having cracks in it and being an accident waiting to happen. More...
•Feels Horrible
•Garbage Is A Problem
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 Calendar
•Broad Channel Bits
St. Virgilius is sponsoring their annual Fashion Show on April 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. hosted by D.J. Teddy at Rom View in Howard Beach, with dinner, raffles and dancing. Contact the rectory for further information. More...
•Courses/Workshops
•Gateway Happenings
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 Obits
•Obituaries
Clemence Mary Allen
Clemence Mary Allen, born in Montserrat, West Indies, was a long time resident of Far Rockaway. She died on March 16, 2002 at the age of 70. More...
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