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On Tuesday, September 16, Beach Channel High School Students turned out in record numbers to meet their new principal, Ms. Barbara Pleener. Pl00eener discussed several important issues on the agenda and vowed to work with the staff and students to renew the commitment to having a successful academic school. More ... Unused value on lost or stolen 30-day MetroCard Passes, purchased at MetroCard Vending Machines or MetroCard Express Machines with either a debit or credit card, will be refunded under a MetroCard balance Protection Program announced by MTA Chairman Peter S. More ... Hundreds of volunteers cleaned and documented marine debris at beaches around Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway peninsula as part of the New York State Beach Cleanup last weekend. More ... The Historical Society of the Broad Channel Civic Association will sponsor the Ninth Annual Historical Day on Sunday, October 5, at the VFW Hall on Shad Creek Road in Broad Channel from noon to 5 p.m. More ... The United Community Organization of Broad Channel (UCO) will begin distributing a Sewer Maintenance refund of $250 to homeowners on the island community. More ... Health and Human Service Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced 45 grants totaling $23 million to help community health facilities, including the Joseph P. More ... A police helicopter was needed to rescue a stabbed stowaway with a self-inflicted wound from a ship off the coast of Rockaway this weekend. In a desperate attempt to reach U.S. More ... The work of eleven artists who are inspired by the Gateway National Recreation Area will be on view in a show at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum from October 11, 2003 to January 11, 2004. More ... Timothy Rohrs, P.T. is a NYS Licensed Physical Therapist, Director of Sands Point Physical Therapy and is currently working towards a clinical doctorate degree at S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook. More ... Police from the 100 Precinct Squad are seeking these four men, all with ties to Rockaway. If you have seen any of these men, or have knowledge of their whereabouts, contact the 100 Precinct Squad at 718-318-4223. More ... Empire State College, of the State University of New York, will hold public information sessions about its undergraduate programs on Thursday, October 9 at 12:15 p.m. More ... The Region Five office can be reached at 718-642-5818. All of the following personnel can be reached through that number. The Instructional Supervisors are directly responsible to Cashin and have responsibility for the schools indicated. More ... Each day at dismissal, the automobiles of parents looking to pick up their elementary school children at PS 114 illegally line both sides of both Beach 134 Street and Beach 135 Street between Newport Avenue and Cronston Avenue, causing some danger for young children seeking to cross the street. More ... Although Hurricane Isabel amounted to just a few hours of bad weather for most of Rockaway and Broad Channel, some were not so lucky. This Toyota Camry, on Dickens Street in Far Rockaway, was damaged when a tree was downed by the high winds caused by the storm. More ... Hurricane Isabel might have passed Rockaway by, but the winds associated with the hurricane kicked up the Rockaway surf for about a week, drawing surfers from all over the area to Rockaway More ... Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Federico E. Santana, son of Milagros A. and Federico A. Santana of Far Rockaway, recently went ashore to Roberts International Airport and the Freeport of Monrovia in Liberia to provide support for West African forces while assigned to the Twenty-Sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), based in Camp Lejeune, N.C. More ... Theresa Rita Kenny of Roxbury celebrated her first birthday on August 21. She was with her family; parents John and Christine, and her big sister Paulina, age 3. More ... Caitlyn Nies celebrated her sweet sixteen birthday on September 14. Her parents, Lisa and John, cooked for thirty-five girls and decorated with balloons and ribbons. More ... James Taylor Mangan, Jr. was born on July 2. He weighed eight pounds even and measured 20 inches long. Now two months old James laughs aloud. His parents are Cindy and Jim Mangan of Broad Channel. More ... Flotilla 11-02 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary has announced the start of a ten-week Boating Safety Course, beginning October 2 at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the Ryan Center at Floyd Bennett Field. More ... The shortcut through Big Egg Marsh, known to many boaters as the Cow Path, has been closed to motorboats and could be permanently off-limits. More ... Governor George E. Pataki today announced that he has signed two bills into law that will increase benefits to firefighters in New York by adding a new incentive for volunteer firefighters to improve their skills and readiness and enhancing accidental disability benefits for New York City firefighters. More ... The work of eleven artists who are inspired by the Gateway National Recreation Area will be on view in a group show at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum from October 11, 2003 to January 11, 2004. More ... The New York City Department of Finance will accept applications for amnesty on New York City business and excise taxes from October 20, 2003 through January 23, 2004. More ... Senior Appreciation Week in South East Queens continued on September 16 when seven senior centers held Consumer Awareness Seminars hosted by Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer. Joining Pheffer was City Councilman James Sanders Jr. More ... The petting zoo was the first stop for many of those who attended the festival and had children in tow. More ... City Councilman James Sanders (right) presents replica of new street sign to Cliff Russell, Jr., the brother of slain firefighter Stephen Russell. The ceremony, held on Saturday at Bayfield Avenue and Beach 69 Street, renamed that portion of the avenue More ... The Department of Health and Human Services and a consortium of national health organizations today urged consumers to be cautious about their use of antibiotics as the cold and flu season approaches. More ... Nearly three months after the State Assembly passed identical legislation, State Senator Malcolm Smith recently said he was extremely pleased that the Senate finally came back to Albany in a Special Legislative Session to pass Brownfields legislation. More ... Unused value on lost or stolen 30-day MetroCard Passes, purchased at MetroCard Vending Machines or MetroCard Express Machines with either a debit or credit card, will be refunded under a MetroCard balance Protection Program announced by MTA Chairman Peter S. More ... The New York City Department of Finance will accept applications for amnesty on New York City business and excise taxes from October 20, 2003 through January 23, 2004. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner will soon introduce legislation to cut all aid to Saudi Arabia. 191 Democratic and Republican Members of Congress supported a similar measure introduced by Weiner in July, but which was ultimately defeated by House GOP leadership. More ... The Department of Health and Human Services and a consortium of national health organizations today urged consumers to be cautious about their use of antibiotics as the cold and flu season approaches. More ... The West Lawrence Civic Association has continued its dedication to improving the quality of life and the suburban look of the easternmost community in the Rockaways. More ... |
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