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for larger version       American Legion Needs Gifts and Help The Daniel M. O’Connell Post 272 of The American Legion will be holding "Everybody’s Birthday Party for Disabled Veterans" on Sunday, July 21 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and they are looking for help. More ... Art Show At Wildlife Refuge The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, will host a show of works by wildlife illustrator Michael DiGiorgio. More ... August 24: A Celebration of Unity! In response to the community’s losses incurred on September 11, and from the crash of Flight 587, The Rockaways will stage a celebration of resiliency, persistence and diversity at this year’s Multi-Cultural Family Festival. More ... CSB 27 Selects Officers & Members The Community School Board 27 has announced the Officers and Members chosen to serve for the 2002-2003 term. More ... Design Concepts Wanted The Steering Committee for the Multi-Cultural Family Festival, which will be held on Saturday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is seeking design concepts for the tee shirts that will be worn at this year’s event. More ... Local Library Gets Hollywood Treatment By Gary G. Toms "The Mission Is Possible", a youth awareness documentary will be filmed at the Queens Public Library’s Arverne Branch, located at 312 Beach 54 Street in Far Rockaway, on Monday, July 22, from 8 a.m. More ... Navy Officer Returns Home Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sylbourn E. Shackleford, son of Derrilyn Anderson of Far Rockaway, recently returned from a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. More ... Night Out Against Crime August 6 Tuesday, August 6, has been designated National Night Out Against Crime, 2002. Rockaway's Night Out is turning out to be an entire "day at the beach." Although the main program begins at 6:30 p.m. More ... Pheffer Battles ‘540’ Advertisers By Gary G. Toms Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer announced this week that she will vigorously pursue those responsible for the proliferation of misleading and deceptive advertising signs posted on telephone poles throughout Far Rockaway. More ... Reading Clubs at Peninsula Library Now that children are home from school, it’s a good time for the summer programs at the Peninsula Branch of the Queens Borough Public library. More ... Rockaway Meets Barcelona John J. Howley, the Rockaway Rotary delegate to the Rotary International at the convention in Barcelona, Spain, is presenting 26 Rockaway Ocean Run t-shirts to the President of the Barcelona Rotary Club, Jose Rivera, at the hosting party, held the first night of the convention. More ... Street Fair Returns To Far Rockaway Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) is sponsoring the Second Annual Far Rockaway Street Fair, which will take place on Saturday, August 10, 2002 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Beach 20 Street, between Mott Avenue and Cornaga Avenue. More ... Weiner Meets With Families of Missing Soldiers Rep. Anthony Weiner recently met with the Israeli Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and family members of missing Israeli soldiers as part of his ongoing efforts to secure the release of Israeli MIA’s. More ... Weiner: No More Palestinian Aid In meetings this week with Arab, European, Russian, and U.N. leaders in New York City, Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to seek increased aid for the Palestinian Authority. More ... |
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