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Miguel Jimenez and his staff at the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center have mastered facilitated enrollment for Rockaway residents who need health insurance The center is located at 2050 Nameoke Street (next to the Long Island Railroad and across the street from First Baptist Church). More ... The newspaper "USA Today," after an exhaustive investigation into the causes of the Crash of American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300-600 in November of 2001, has concluded in a copyright story on May 27 by Alan Levin that Airbus knew long before the crash that the 27-foot high tail on one of its planes had almost snapped off in flight. More ... The Tannen Brothers will be the first performance of the "Bands on the Boards" SummerFun 2003 program on Saturday, June 14 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. More ... The new red and white signs on the boardwalk that list the beach and boardwalk rules for the coming summer season have sparked lots of anger and controversy in Rock More ... The Relay For Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, and walk or run around a local track "relay" style to fight cancer. More ... Waldbaums supermarket held a customer appreciation day on May 24, to the delight of its patrons. They would like to thank Joe Addabbo, Captain Whelan and the police from the 100th precinct, and the Transit police, who took time out of their busy schedules to attend. More ... Cut In Parking Time Now At Muni-Meter Those who park at the municipal parking lot on Beach 116 Street should be aware that the meters are now set for 20 minutes per quarter rather that the 30 minutes per quarter allowed during winter months. More ... The Rockaway Music and Arts Council (RMAC) wants to entertain you by taking you back to World War II and the days of the "Big Band Sound" of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. More ... A memorial for teacher Sharon Bien, an employee of the Seaside School, is being held on Friday, June 13, 2003 to honor her memory, and show the respect and love with which she is viewed by her students and colleagues. More ... Recently, Rt. Reverend Thomas Daily, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, reversed his original ruling that had prohibited The Voice of the Faithful from meeting on church property. More ... New York State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has announced that he will be hosting an important town hall meeting in the Rockaways to hear people More ... Many in the Rockaway Community served at one time or another with the armed forces of the United States, be it in the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines or the Coast Guard. More ... Do you remember Rockaway in the "Good Old Days?" Have you been around Rockaway almost forever? Remember Playland, Tuckee-Cups, Fascination, life in the bungalows, Lenny More ... Dr. Phillip Fox, son of local dentist Joseph Fox and Judge Jean Fox, recently testified before Congress to urge funding of $420 million for salivary gland research. More ... Stacy and Sherwin Binburg, children of Doreen and Owen Hoffman from Far Rockaway, have graduated from Howard University and Stony Brook University respectively. More ... Navy Hospitalman Recruit Dustin R. Gonzalez, a 2002 graduate of Beach Channel High School, Far Rockaway, recently graduated from the Basic Hospital Corps School at Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, Illinois. More ... Alexis Harry, daughter of Dennis and Brenda Harry of Far Rockaway, and the sister of John, has graduated from Harvard Law School on Thursday, June 5. Alexis graduated with a Juris Doctor degree, and she has accepted an offer from Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering in New York City as an Associate Attorney. More ... Far Rockaway resident Regina Bullock graduated with honors from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Bullock earned her Bachelor of Science in Education. More ... Jeannine Riekers and Chris Scott were married on May 11, with a reception held at The Coral House. The newlyweds honeymooned in Cancun. They reside in Broad Channel. More ... Japanese Black Pines are dying from Asian Tree Blight on Long Island. The Park Service reportedly is replacing the dead trees in Riis Park with other evergreen varieties. More ... New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Christopher O. Ward has announced that the City More ... A long time Rockaway couple will hold a garage sale at their Belle Harbor home this weekend, a fact that is not unusual in itself because there are many garage sales held in Rockaway each weekend. More ... A town hall meeting will be held June 12, to address many local concerns about transportation. Among the issues that are expected to be addressed are bus stop safety, vending machines for tickets, up-grading service, the fare increases, and the status of the private bus services like the Green Line. More ... The United States Park Police has begun accepting applications for the position of Police Officer through 6/13. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center recently acquired six new ventilation units. These state-of-the-art units represent the most current technology available. Pictured left to right with the new units are Michele Gardner, LRTT; Joelle Joseph, LRT; Francois Colas, LRT; Ed Ozechowski, LRT, Administrative Director of Cardio-Pulmonary Services; Marie Velcime, LRT; and Susan D. More ... Would you like to learn and play sports like soccer, basketball, track and field, softball, and double-dutch this summer and stay healthy? Are you 11 to 14 years old? Do you live in the Rockaways? More ... Fern Zagor of the Project for Rockaway Youth in Safety and Education (PRYSE) spoke to an audience of 600 people from around the United States at the Safe Schools/Healthy Students National Conference in Washington, D.C. More ... Council member James Sanders, Jr. recently congratulated Miguel Jimenez, Director of Facilitated Enrollment at the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center on the new Addabbo satellite site for health insurance facilitated enrollment. More ... The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center welcomes Dr. Stephen Rand to the staff. Dr. Rand will manage the Allergy and Asthma Clinic at 1288 Central Avenue in Far Rockaway. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee Chair, and Speaker Sheldon Silver have announced that the house would take up a six-bill legislative package today aimed at protecting the privacy of New York State residents and limiting the dissemination of consumer information. More ... Councilman James Sanders, Jr. hosted a Town Hall meeting on crime and the budget crisis with the residents of his council district on Thursday, May 29 at Middle School 198. More ... The seniors attending the DSSM-Neponsit Adult Day Health Care Center have explored a multitude of mind, body, and spirit therapeutic recreational activities during Mary More ... The Sunset Picnic Concert series has for years been a popular summer fixture for Rockaway residents. Every year, people from all over Queens and even further afield, flock to Fort Tilden to listen to good music out in the fresh air, with the lovely setting of a national park in the background. More ... A group of Stella Maris Seniors took upon themselves to beautify the quadrangle, leaving a floral memory after their departure. To finance their undertaking, they held bake sales encouraging the other students to support their venture. More ... Funny Cide will win the illusive Triple Crown this weekend if he takes the Stakes at Belmont, but a hall of fame trainer schooled in Rockaway could just prevent a crowning with his horse, Empire Maker. More ... |
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