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By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor The 101 Precinct Community Coun-cil held its monthly meeting on Wed-nesday, March 19. Near the end of the meeting, and just a little over an hour before the first bombs fell on Iraq, the topic turned to how the police would handle the increased threat of terrorism if a war begins. More ... Addabbo: Adopt A Park Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Chairman of the City Coun-cil’s Parks and Recreation Committee, has sponsored a bill in the Council that would create an adopt-a-park program in which individual residents as well as businesses would sponsor a neighborhood park, open space or urban forest with the goal of ... More ... Police Blotter Read the Story... ‘Caroline Rose’ A First Novel To Remember By Liz Guarino It is said that the Irish can do two things: sing a song and tell a tale.Mary (nee Treacy) Triola can do both, and more. When she raises her rich soprano voice in the Gaelic tongue of her ancestral homeland in "Eamon an Chnoic", she glides her fingertips over her harp strings; the result is haunting... More ... RAA: How To Tell Your Kids About The War By Chris Jorge R.N. M.A. Read the Story...
Queens District Attor-ney Richard Brown presented some Police Off-icer of the Month aw-ards to local cops at the regular meeting of the 100 Precinct Comm-unity Council last week. More ...
After being plagued by fires big and small since 1994, Congregation Derech Emunoh’s landmark synagogue at Beach 67 Street, Arverne, was finally demolished in April 2002. More ... CB 14 Meets April 8 Community Board 14 will be holding their regular monthly meeting on April 8, at 7:45 p.m. More ...
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Kareem Edwards, resident of Far Rockaway, and a senior computer programming major at Thomas A. Edison Vocational & Technical High School, has been awarded a Posse Scholarship to DePauw University in Indiana. More ...
Christopher J. DeMarco celebrated his third birthday on March 21. Christopher is the son of Grace-Ann and Dominick DeMarco of Rockaway. His brothers are Dominick and Michael. More ...
Air Force Airman Shackilca S. Beaumont, daughter of Ivy Ramzey of Far Rockaway, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More ... A New Arrival! Kalen James Fraser was born three weeks early on March 9 in Atlanta, Georgia. He weighed 7 lbs 8 oz., and measured 21 inches long. His proud parents are Kevin (from Rockaway Beach) and Amanda (from Decatur, Georgia) Fraser. More ... Dean’s List At Marist Kristine Halligan, daughter of Thomas and Irene Halligan of Rockaway Beach, was awarded honors on the Marist College Dean’s List for the Fall 2002 semester. More ... Assigned to USS Harry S. Truman Navy Petty Officer Third Class Quan Martinear, a 1999 graduate of Far Rockaway High School, is halfway through a scheduled six-month deployment while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. More ... Improvement Projects Slated To Start Community Board 14 has announced that a significant number of community requested infrastructure improvement projects are slated to start in the District this year. More ... More Money For ‘Ferryless’ Ferry Landing Representative Anthony Weiner has announced $400,000 in federal funds for the construction of a permanent ferry landing and sea wall at the former Coast Guard station at Riis landing. More ... Ideas Sought On Jamaica Bay’s Future The National Park Service (NPS), and several of its partners, recently hosted an open house for area organizations and the general public to explore the many issues that surround the major changes taking place in the Jamaica Bay ecosystem. More ... Safety Tips Offered The 100th precinct would like to remind you of some important safety tips to help you from becoming a victim of a crime. More ... New Visitor’s Center Slated for Sanctuary Congressman Anthony Weiner has announced that he has secured $3.3 million to build a new visitor center and maintenance facility at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in Gateway National Park. More ... Gospel Tribute Celebrates Black History A celebration of Black History Month, "A Tribute To Gospel," was held on February 7. New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Council Member James Sanders, Jr. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan His appearance doesn’t tell his story, but Jim Kelly’s fragility and torment is clear when he recalls part of his childhood. More ... Pheffer Appointed To Insurance Reform Committee Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has been appointed to the Assembly conference committee established to negotiate with the state Senate on new legislation that would help protect consumers from run-away auto insurance rates. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan What do you get when you bring the latest in sportswear, accessories, and collectibles to the heart of the west end’s shopping center—Mocean! More ...
By Chris Jorge R.N. M.A. More ...
Auxiliary Services For High Schools has announced that it has recently acquired the services of Assistant Principals, Sandra Tullick and Gordon Duncan. More ... Public School 215 Select Students Of Month P.S. 215 continues the year on a positive note by selecting the following students as ‘Student of the Month’ for January 2003: Roxana Ventura (K-2), Jaime Castenada (K-3), Keino Brown (K-4), Cristian Ruiz (K-5), Gizzel George (K-6), Kristin Pereira (1-2), Treasure Hopkins (1-3), Brandon Santiago (1-... More ...
Seventh graders perched on a spiral sculpture, eating their lunch on Wednesday, March 26. They had a gorgeous day for their trip. The next day they created artwork in the style of Matisse in art class. More ... Soundproofing Set For Three Rockaway Schools Three local schools will soon get new windows and soundproofing provided by the Port Authority. More ...
At St. John’s Episcopal Hospital South Shore, members of legislature and their representatives met with administrators and others to discuss the needs of the hospital and community over breakfast on Friday, March 21. More ... ‘Support Our Troops’ Rally Set For Today By Howard Schwach The rally to show support for American troops fighting in the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan will take place today, Saturday, April 5 at 2 p.m., with the supporters gathering nearby the boardwalk on Beach 116 Street in Rockaway Park. More ...
Members and officials from the Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways showed support for American men and women who are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan by tying yellow ribbons around many of the trees and poles along the Beach 116 Street shopping area. More ... ‘Tribute Park’ Brick Sales Extended The Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways/Rockaway Partnership announces that the time to purchase bricks and benches to be installed in the new "Tribute Park" has been ex-tended until May 31, 2003. More ... |
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