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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information 75th Communion Breakfast Set On Sunday, April 27, the Rockaway Council Knights of Columbus and Columbiettes will hold their Seventy-Fifth Annual Corporate Communion Breakfast. More ...
The beautiful weather last weekend drew crowds to Rockaway’s playgrounds. The scene in these pictures were taken at the new playground at Beach 74 Street and Shore Front Parkway, what the kids are calling “The Boat,” for obvious reasons. More ... Police Blotter Read the Story...
Residents in the area of Beach 92 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, especially those who live in the vicinity of the 100 Precinct and the Peninsula Library, have been hit with a blitz of tix due to new signs that have been put up by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in the area. More ...
Students from Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns (HAFTR) Elementary School, located in Lawrence, Long Island brought back traditions on April 10 for the Passover holiday to the DSSM-Neponsit Adult Day Health Care Center seniors located in Far Rockaway. More ... Local Teams To Compete In Music Finals Teams from P.S. 114 and P.S. 183 will compete in the citywide Finals of Riverside Symphony’s "Music Memory" program. Teachers Robin Levy and Martin Penzer will bring the teams to the Finals to be held on Monday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m. More ... Local Volies To Benefit From New State Law Governor George E. Pataki has signed the "Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighters’ Assistance Act" into law, which will provide liability protections to fire departments or districts that donate fire control or rescue equipment to volunteer fire companies across New York State. More ... Assigned To MEU Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Federico E. Santana, son of Milagros A. and Federico A. Santana of Far Rockaway, recently made his way through the Straits of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean Sea while assigned to the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. More ...
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 ... Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Brian J. Boseman has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from Officer Training School (OTS) at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. More ... Assigned To USS Iwo Jima Navy Seaman Michael Blackman, son of Wendy J. and Colin Blackman of Far Rockaway, recently made his way through the Straits of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean Sea while assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. More ... Inducted Into Honor Society Cara Pensabene of Rockaway Point, a member of the Class of 2004 at Loyola College in Maryland, has been elected for membership in Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher learning. More ...
Air Force Airman First Class Matt Steven Michel, son of Wilberte Michel and nephew of Nancy St. Louis, both of Far Rockaway, have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More ... Participates In Operation Iraqi Freedom Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Quan Martinear, a 1999 graduate of Far Rockaway High School, is currently participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. More ... Morris, Vega Honored By RDRC Barbara J. Morris, the owner of West End Realty and East End Realty and the Reverend Jorge Vega are among those who will be honored at the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation’s annual dinner. More ...
The Vietnam Veterans of America will be hosting a Veterans Information Day in Rockaway on June 7. The event, which will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall (333 Beach 90 Street) from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. More ... PBA Hosts ‘10-13 Party’ For Injured Cop By Howard Schwach A Signal 10-13 is a police radio call indicating that a police officer is in trouble. Police from all over the area traditionally quickly respond in force to a 10-13 call. More ...
Robert V. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer at Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC) announced the appointment of Fitzgerald Alcindor, M.D. as the new Director of the Emergency Medicine Department. More ... Health First Makes Donation Health First presented a substantial donation to help build the new Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center to be located at 6200 Beach Channel Drive. This donation will afford Health First the opportunity to name one of the waiting areas in our new state-of-the-art health center. More ... Meeks Hosts Homeland Security Panel Congressman Gregory W. Meeks will be sponsoring a Town Hall Meeting on Homeland Security on Monday, April 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Far Rockaway High School. More ... Video Promotes Knowledge Of Religious Traditions The Rockaway Catholic Jewish Council and the Men’s Club of West End Temple team up again to offer an instructive video, "Jews and Christians – A Journey of Faith," at the Temple on May 6, starting promptly at 7:45 p.m. More ... Speakers’ Bureau At St. John’s St. John’s Episcopal Hospital South Shore has established a Speakers’ Bureau for the Rockaways and the Five Towns. More ... Priest Denies Sexual Assault on Rockaway Trip By Howard Schwach Whether or not a visiting African priest will spend the next two years in prison may well depend on which version of the events of Father’s Day, June 16, 2002 the jury believes – the 12-year-old boy’s version that the priest groped him a number of times on the beach and at least two other Rockaway l... More ...
The Magic Bridge Theatre Company performed at P.S. 225Q on Tuesday, April 8. Their presentation of “A Dolphin Up A Tree!” is a fun, fast-paced, audience-interactive musical. More ... BCHS Honors Library Week The students and staff of Beach Channel High School shared their love of reading at a Read Aloud Pro-gram on Thursday, April 10, 2003 in celebration of National Library Week. More ...
Ms. Carol Robles-Roman, Deputy Mayor of the City Of New York, gave an inspiring and motivational keynote address at the annual Career Day at the high school. More ... P.S. 106 Hosts Principal For A Day Schools throughout the city participated in Principal For A Day on Thursday, April 3. It was a very special day at P.S. 106 because it was celebrated with three very special people. More ... PS 114 Featured On District 27 TV By Jesse Nagel and Matthew Cas-pi, Class 5-501 Business Correspon-dents A District 27 Queens Television crew has recently completed videotaping a two-part series, entitled, The Belle Harbor School - P.S. 114Q’s "Class 5-501 Plays the Internet Version of the Spring 2003 Stock Market Game" ("S.M.G. More ... Made Math Honor Society Christopher Chimera, the son of Carole and Frank Chimera of Belle Harbor, was inducted as a member of the Connecticut Gamma Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon at Fairfield University, Connecticut, the national mathematics honor society. More ...
Crafty Kids Preschoolers learn to bake cookies with Paula, owner of Harbor Bakery. All the kids enjoyed eating them when they were done. More ...
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital South Shore has appointed Mark V. Spadaro, MD, to the position of Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Effective April 1. More ... Author Brunch Held On May 4 On May 4, at 10:30 a.m., Lynne Sharon Schwartz, novelist and essayist, will speak at a Book and Author Brunch tendered by Sisterhood of Temple Beth El of Rockaway Park. More ...
Sorrentino Recreation Center hosted its annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Bayswater Park in Far Rockaway on Saturday, April 19, 2003. This annual event included face painting, games, arts and crafts, an egg hunt, and a visit from the Easter Bunny for children. More ...
Fogelberg, Four Kings, June 10 With an extensive and distinctive recording career including seven platinum albums to his credit, Dan Fogelberg has established himself as one of the most vital, uplifting and honest voices in American popular music today. More ...
Dion and Jerry Lee Lewis, the ultimate legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll, will perform at Westbury Music Fair on June 6 and 7. Both performances are at 8 pm. Tickets are $45 and are available at Westbury Music Fair’s box office, select Ticketmaster locations and online at CC.com and musicfair.com. More ...
Work has finally begun on Rockaway’s "Tribute Park" located at Beach 116 Street and Beach Channel Drive abutting Jamaica Bay. More ...
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A Wave Review By Brian Magoolaghan If you’ve heard that the one-man play "Broad Channel" exploits and insults the island community, you’ve only heard a small part of the story; if you’ve heard that the play provides lots of genuine insight into life in the island community, you heard wrong. More ... |
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