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November 14, 2003 / Community

CB 14 Approves New Firehouse For BC Volies

By Howard Schwach

By a unanimous vote, Community Board 14 voted on Wednesday night to approve a critical zone change that would allow the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department to build a new facility on Cross Bay Boulevard. More...

Arverne Lotto ‘Winners’ Called For Appointments

By Brian M agoolaghan

The fir st round of appointments, to determine if an applicant chosen in the lottery meets the requirements for purchasing an Arverne by the Sea home, has begun. More...

Eye On Physical Therapy

Another dietary myth may be ready to die. Faulty dietary advice has a way of staying with us for years and years despite scientific evidence to the contrary. More...

St. Francis Support Group

Monsignor Martin Geraghty and the members of the St. Francis de Sales Support Group invite anyone who has recently lost a loved one to join them for a Memorial Prayer Service on Saturday, November 15 at 11a.m. More...

‘Sensational’ Foot Treatment For Diabetics

A treatment for the feet of diabetics, which uses infrared light to increase blood flow, is now available in Rockaway. More...

Halloween Fun at the Hammels Senior Center

Joe Scherker takes a picture with the Scarecrow, Pat Bishop, program assistant for the center. More...

Track Work To Derail ‘A Train’ On Weekends

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has told The Wave that, due to track work at the Mott Avenue station, the A Train will not run to Far Rockaway on weekends beginning on November 21 and ending on December 19. More...

Intrepid Ornament to Support Families

The Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum presents the USS Intrepid ornament, a unique and patriotic holiday gift supporting families of U.S. military and allied personnel lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. More...

Plastic Recycling Enforcement

Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty announced today that the Sanitation Department will resume issuing notices of violations for failure to recycle plastics, on Wednesday, November 12. More...

SJEH Names Duchatellier

St. John More...

Rockaway Teen Competing in Pageant

Keisha Christine Frazier of Rockaway Beach was recently selected to participate in National More...

Sanitation Begins

Snow Plow
Schedule

Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty announced that starting Monday, November 10, the Department of Sanitation will begin its annual night plow operations that enable the Department to respond promptly and effectively to snow and ice conditions aroun More...

Lew Simon Sets AC Trip, Dinner

Democratic District Leader Lew Simon has announced that The Good Government Regular Democratic Club More...

Rockaway Chamber 2003 Honorees Named

On Thursday, November 20, at Russo More...

Pheffer Sponsors Identity Theft Bill

Assemblywoman Audrey I. More...

Rickels, Danza At Westbury, 11/15 and 11/16

Don Rickles and Tony Danza will appear at Westbury Music Fair on Saturday, November 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 16 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $45 and are available at Westbury Music Fair More...

Children Celebrate St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day

John Whelan, Kevin McDonagh, Michael Tammaro and Anthony Scotto model their animal hats More...

Halloween Fun at Stella Maris

Decked out in their Halloween best, juniors Lauren Hutter as Kitty Monk, Chris More...

Halloween Fun at Stella Maris

Decked out in their Halloween best, juniors Lauren Hutter as Kitty Monk, Christy Murray as a Japanese schoolgirl and Caroline Bucca as Trinity from the Matrix share a photo with sophomore Susan O More...

Maura Clarke - Saintly Sixth Graders

Following the long established custom, Ms. Irene Hunter More...

Diabetes Workshop at MS 53

M.S. 53 welcomes you to their Diabetes workshop/luncheon to be held on Wednesday December 3 at 11a.m. There will be a special guest speaker from North Shore University Hospital and Tara Kohut of Healthguard. More...

Bishop Visits Nursing Home

On October 20, 2003 Bishop Mac More...

Hadassah Hosts Snowbird Luncheon

Chairpersons Marilynn Blicksilver and Cathy Goldsmith have announced Hadassah More...

Local Lady Competing in Pageant

Cheryl Nicole Bartow of Far Rockaway was recently selected to participate in Nationals More...

Arverne Pastor to head Southeast Queens Clergy

Reverend Dr. Henrietta Scott Fullard was recently elected as the first female president for the Southeast Queens Clergy for Community Empowerment. More...

PS 114 Book Fair

The PS 114 Parent Teacher Association will host the Scholastic Book Fair on Saturday, November 22 between 9:30a.m and 3p.m. The event will be held in the gym and will be open to the community. More...

Mickey Cohen Shows Locals ‘The Living Beach’

During a hike along the ocean beaches, sand trails and the sunken forest participants collected various specimens and rocks while Mickey Cohen, leader shared its geological and environmental significance. More...

AA587 Discovery On Hold

As Judge Asks For Settlements

By Howard Schwach

The discovery process in the case of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which could point to a cause of the crash, has been put on hold at least until early next year, as Federal Judge Robert W. More...

Construction Disaster Kills One, Injures Two More

One construction worker was killed and two others injured, last Friday afternoon, when a cable they were moving by crane came in contact with a live power line, police said. More...

Evac Signs Point The Way Out OF Rockaway

Exactly where in Rockaway you are determines what evacuation route you should use in the event of an emergency. To find out where you should go, dial 311 or visit the Office of Emergency Management More...

Memorial To Flight 587 Dead Draws Hundreds

Hundreds, including Mayor Michael Bloom More...

Halloween Festivities at Neponsit Adult Day Center

Dressing in costume is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially at DSSM-Neponsit Adult Day Health Care Center on Beach 9 Street in Far Rockaway. More...

Hammels Man

Convicted Of Murder

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a 31-year-old man has been convicted following a jury trial of a 1992 homicide in Jamaica, Queens. More...

War Veterans to be

Honored at Beth-El

The Lt. Bernard H. Weiner Post 258 of the Jewish War Veterans will be honored by the Israel Bonds Committee of Temple Beth-El at its annual State of Israel Bonds Breakfast on Sunday, November 23 at 9:30 a.m. More...

What Are Those White Mountains?

Join the National Park Service, New York State DEC and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, as they team up to give you the latest information about the Fountain Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue Landfill. More...

Meeks Honors Vets With Awards

Congressman Gregory Meeks distributed several awards of recognition to veterans last weekend in commemoration of Veterans More...

Locals Form PS 114 Alumni Association

The parents of PS 114 are in the process of organizing an Alumni Association. The parents are looking for alumni to come back to the school and get involved. More...

Shackelford Makes CPO

Navy Chief Petty Officer Sylbourn E. Shackleford, son of Derrilin Anderson of Far Rockaway, was recently selected for promotion to chief petty officer in the U.S. More...

Mingo At Mount Holyoke

Yvette Sharon Mingo of Arverne is attending Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Mount Holyoke is the oldest institution for women More...

Bayswater Players Begin Run With ‘Broadway Bound’

The Bayswater Players production of Neil Simon More...

NTSB Issues Flight 587 Update, Sets Final Report For Spring

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the following update on its investigation of the November 12, 2001, crash of American Airlines flight 587, an Airbus A300-600, in Belle Harbor, New York, which resulted in the deaths of all More...