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The 101 Precinct named Maria Larson their police officer of the year, and honored several others at their annual "Medal Day" ceremony. More ... Many Rockaway residents have been contemplating suing the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) for not keeping its promise to reroute flights away from the Belle Harbor area. More ... The MTA was told their "A" Train is filthy, and that its service is inconsistent and inadequate, at a recent meeting with the Arverne Civic Association (ACA). More ... City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. has announced that he is sponsoring a Spring Egg Hunt for his constituents on Saturday, April 19, at the park located on Shore Front Parkway and Beach 107 Street. More ... The men and women of our local fire and police departments were honored by the Chamber of Commerce, on April 10. The event, sponsored by Allstate In More ... The Rockaway Catholic-Jewish Council will hold its Nineteenth Annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood Awards Breakfast on Sunday, May 18. The event will take place at 10 a.m. More ... Pearl Harwood, is willing to sit (see beach-chair) in the way of construction workers, to prevent them from cementing the entire area in front of her home at 123-10 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More ... In spite of the downpour on Friday morning, April 11, a number of schools got together to hold a mini-rally to protest Governor Pataki More ... Winter is finally loosening its grasp upon us and the warmer weather will soon be here. The golfers are itching for a nice weekend to break the snow enforced vacation from their favorite past time. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer met with officers and members of the Queens County American Legion when they visited the State Capitol in Albany to lobby for their legislative agenda. More ... The Little Globe Theater in Rockaway is offering an acting workshop to residents. The workshops will run from May 1 to July 3. More ... A Homeownership Fair will be held on April 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at JHS 198 in Far Rockaway. This is a Congressional Black Caucus Founda-tion with Ownership, Wealth (WOW) Initiative. More ... State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has announced that he is co-sponsoring, along with Queens Neighborhood Ad-visory Board #12 (NAB), a public hearing for constituents to present their concerns, ideas, and suggestions on community programming and funding to the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. More ... Michael Murphy, son of Daphne Murphy of Arverne, celebrated his fourteenth birthday on April 1. This is his graduation picture from M.S. 180. More ... Lori Anna Dalessandro celebrated her seventh birthday with her mom and Mema. Pictured is Lori Anna from Christmas 2002. More ... Benjamin Williams, Jr., better known as "Teddy Bear," celebrated his thirteenth birthday with his mother Shanterri Hood of Rockaway and his grandmother Irene Westmoreland. More ... Betty and James Hayden, of Rockaway, recently celebrated 58 years of marriage. They dined with their son Jimmy, at the Irish Circle, on their special day. More ... Roseanne and Joseph Mortellaro are the proud parents of Joseph Christopher Mortellaro. He was born March 26, weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 21 More ... Shaquan "Sugarboo" Johnson will be two years old on April 21. This special day will be celebrated with his parents Shaquana and Akuan family members and school mates. Sugarboo is a very loving little fellow. He lives in Rockaway Beach. More ... Dominique Beniquez is celebrating her fourth birthday with her family and friends on Saturday, April 19. Dominique More ... Mileena Castra is pictured with Sensei Jaime in the AAU Metropolitan Karate Championship held at the Louis Armstrong Center on April 6. Mileena garnered a gold medal in Kata (forms) and a gold medal in Kumite (fighting). More ... The Wave has documented the birth and growth of the local Knights of Columbus Council right from the beginning. More ... Often seen only as subjects in photojournalism, Afghani and Vietnamese street kids from Ho Chi Minh City and Kabul and young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal used the medium of photography to "speak" about their lives. More ... On April 5 a large rally was held at the George Seuffert Bandshell in Forest Park by the people of Queens County to show their support for the brave men and women fighting in Iraq. The rally went largely unreported by the news media. More ... Pictured is Nikki James, Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, George and Bobbie Hart, JoAnn Shapiro, Captain Talamo on Beach 95 Street. More ... Several prominent individuals will receive the "Rockaway Means Business Award" at the Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation More ... St. Francis de Sales students received their awards from the Queens County L.A.O.H. for their Irish history contest. The students are pictured with Principal Sister Patricia Chelius and teacher Ms. More ... Lee Tenebruso from Court Television spent the entire day on April 3 at M.S. 180Q. Tenebruso spoke to students in classrooms and joined the school More ... P.S. 114Q PTA Co-First Vice President Ellen McNulty, Co-President Gerry Ma-gee, and Fundraising Committee Mem-ber Cora Nelson welcome Earl Reiss, More ... On April 10, P.S. 105 celebrated their annual Read Aloud. Guest readers were invited to visit the library and then were escorted to classrooms throughout the school to read their favorite books and talk about their reading lives. More ... Kerry Maguire, a resident of Breezy Point, and a 1999 Bishop Kearney High School graduate, will graduate with honors in May from Hofstra University with a degree in Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences. More ... Under the massive school reorganization plan backed by both the mayor and the school chancellor, community school districts would become a legal fiction in June of this year, existing on paper but with no staff, no facilities and no resources. More ... The residents and staff of Ocean Promenade Nursing Center on Wednesday, April 2 joined together to show their support for our Armed Forces. They tied yellow ribbons to the trees on the facility proper, and said a prayer for their safe return. More ... State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has announced that he is co-sponsoring legislation that would establish a scholarship fund to assist sponsors, children and dependents of victims killed in the November 12, 2001 crash of American Airlines flight 587 in Rockaway. More ... Preseason work is off and running by the Rockaway Theatre Group. They are currently in rehearsals for their upcoming show, "Send Me No Flowers," opening Thursday, June 5 at the theatre at Fort Tilden. More ... Citing "unacceptable" cuts that will threaten public safety, seniors, and schools City Council Member James Sanders, Jr. has vowed to vote against Mayor Bloomberg More ... |
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