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for larger version       Advisory Issued For Storm Damage Repairs The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has recently issued an advisory to inform property owners of the permits required for storm damage repairs. More ... Meeks: ‘Expand Kennedy Airport’ By Howard Schwach Congressman Gregory Meeks, who represents the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula, as well as the area around John F. Kennedy Airport, has called for the expansion of that facility. More ...
Locals Mike Mallon, left, and Ron Risch, right, show off the two nearly 40-inch Striped Bass they caught on a recent sunny afternoon, on Beach 123 Street. More ... Magazines And Books Needed Daniel M. O’Connell Post, in conjunction with the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 272, has recently announced an ongoing project to collect and distribute current magazines and books to the Veterans Hospital in St. More ... Voice Of The Faithful Conference, October 25 Rockaway Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) invites all to join their major tri-state Fall Conference to be hosted at Fordham University in the Bronx on October 25. More ...
Waldbaum’s supermarket held its “Customer Appreciation Day,” on Saturday, September 27. Pictured: Waldbaum’s staff, NYPD, FDNY, and Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Jr. More ... Sheet Metal Workers Recruit Apprentices The Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 137, will open recruitment on October 6 for twenty sheet metal worker/sign hanger/rigger apprentices. More ...
Representative Anthony Weiner, joined by Monica Gabrielle, Co-Chair of the Skyscraper Safety Campaign, and Professor Glen Corbett, a member of the Federal Advisory Committee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), calls on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to give documents pertainin... More ...
Republican City Council Candidate Mike Mossa, center, who seeks to unseat Joe Addabbo in the 32 Councilmanic District, held another fundraiser this week at the Old Mill Yacht Club, in Howard Beach. More ... BCHS Parents Speak Up At PTA Meet By Brian Magoolaghan About 75 parents came to question Beach Channel High School’s new principal about overcrowding, safety, graduation requirements, and other issues, at the semester’s first Parent Teacher Association meeting, held Monday. More ... Mags And Books Needed Daniel M. O’Connell Post, in conjunction with the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 272, has recently announced an ongoing project to collect and distribute current magazines and books to the Veterans Hospital in St. More ... Thousands Sign Up For World Trade Center Health Registry Those who enroll in the WTC Health Registry are asked to complete a 30-minutes telephone survey of where they were on September 11, 2001, how long they were in areas with smoke and fumes, and whether they have any health problems. More ... Irish Circle Featured In Style Mag GQ Read the Story...
Mary Ellen Carroll (right) of Saint Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, and Elizabeth Guarino of Saint Virgilius, Broad Channel, proudly display certificates designating them as Parish Advocates for Persons with Disabilities. More ...
Honorary awards to two employees at the Far Rockaway Library on Central Avenue by Umoja I Child Care were presented recently. Children’s Librarian Nicole Gordon and Computer Specialist Charles Fleming received awards by the Umoja I Founder Regina Valerie and the children. More ...
Rockaway Park Hadassah’s Co-chairpersons Rita Van Leer and Emily Cennamo have announced the Youth Aliyah Luncheon on Tuesday, October 14 at the Washington Hotel will pay tribute to Selma Frank. More ...
Kristina Ruth Gonzalez was born March 4 at 12:32 p.m. at Franklin Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Her proud family includes parents Laurie and Moe Gonzalez, grandparents Kristina and Frank Pagano, and uncles Frank and Anthony Pagano. More ... Named To Dean’s List Jennifer Anne O’Kane, daughter of Dennis and Janis O’Kane of Rockaway Point, was named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the Spring 2003 semester. She received her bachelor’s degree in Communications/Advertising in May. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan Nature-lovers and others had the chance to see Jamaica Bay from the water, for a change, when the American Littoral Society, Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers, and Gateway National Recreation Area hosted a late-day cruise, last Sunday. More ... Plasterer Apprentices Needed, File by 10/17 The Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association, Local 530, will open recruitment on October 6 for twenty plasterer apprentices. More ... St. Rose Hosts ‘Be Not Afraid Family Hours’ "With burdens and pressures mounting against family life, the Apostolate for Family Consecration (AFC) offers a solution through weekly family prayer in homes and churches," says Rita Sweeney, a spokesperson for St. Rose of Lima Church. More ...
By Brendan Brosh Speaking to Belle Harbor resident Palmer Doyle you get the impression that he is a man charged with a mission. As one of thousands of brave firefighters who worked in the pit of the World Trade Center, Doyle feels an indescribable camaraderie with the emergency service people he shared those days wi... More ... Power Outage By Howard Schwach More than 700 homes were without electricity on Monday afternoon, September 29, when a transmission wire on Bay 24 Street in Bayswater split and put the local grid off-line. More ... RDRC Hosts Seminar On How To Run A Business Contributing Editor By Miriam Rosenberg Rockaway’s new entrepreneurs are getting a boost from Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation’s (RDRC) new 12-month program called ‘Three Step Empowerment. More ...
Eight adults and five children met on the boardwalk at 116 St. in Rockaway Park at 9:00 AM, Saturday, September 20 as part of the international American Littoral Society’s Beach Cleanup. More ...
The two young children in this July, 1972 picture are enjoying the kiddie rides at Playland. Tens of thousands of other children and adults did likewise. More ...
P.S./M.S. 43 had a large turnout of volunteers on Saturday, September 20 as part of the Annual Beach Clean-Up effort. They worked in teams and collected 64 bags of garbage, plus some very heavy objects such as an entire car bumper. More ... Safety Campaign Protects Children’s Lives Mayor Bloomberg and AAA are gearing up for another "School’s Open – Drive Carefully" program to help safeguard young children’s lives as they return to school. More ...
Midshipman Brian J. Kelly, the son of Elaine and Brian Kelly, residents of Belle Harbor, participated earlier this month in Acceptance Day ceremonies in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. More ... PS 114 Holds September 11 Book Drive The Children of PS 114 recently participated in the "PS 114 September 11 Children’s Book Drive." The PTA, along with Mr. O’Connell came up with the idea to have the children do a "good deed" to commemorate the second anniversary of September 11th. More ... Tips From Bank Street College On Starting School by Rena Rice, Bank Street College of Education and co-chair, PRYSE Early Childhood Committee PRYSE (Project for Rockaway Youth in Safety and Education) is committed to helping families understand and navigate the public school system, especially in view of all the recent changes. More ... St. Edmund Exchange Begins St. Edmund Preparatory High School students are quite thankful to have friends in England who consoled their broken hearts after 9/11. This has led to the development of an Exchange Program, which will begin in mid-October. More ...
St. Edmund Prep High School in Sheepshead Bay recently celebrated the opening of a new school year. The class of 2007 was welcomed. The students were excited during their orientation day where administration, faculty, staff, and student council members greeted them. More ...
In response to the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Bishop Kearney’s lay faculty and their union established a $1000 scholarship in honor of Captain Walter Hynes, Captain Timothy Stackpole and Firefighter John Henry, relatives of the Kearney community. More ...
Assemblyman Audrey I. Pheffer and Councilman James Sanders were pleased to sponsor Senior Awareness Day in Rockaway as part of Senator Malcolm Smith’s Senior Appreciation Week. More ...
The Shore Garden Club of Neponsit and Belle Harbor wish to thank all who supported their efforts and made their annual fundraiser for Civic beautification of the Rockaways a success. More ... SJEH Offers Depression Screening Have you been feeling consistently moody or sad? Can’t relax or concentrate? Been alternating between highs and lows? Have you been troubled by unexplained aches and pains? If so, you may be suffering from a mental health disorder. More ... Pete Hamill To Speak Pete Hamill, award-winning journalist and best-selling writer, will appear at Lawrence Woodmere Academy on Thursday, October 16, at 8 p.m. The program, "An Evening With Pete Hamill," is being presented by Peninsula Counseling Center. More ...
St. Francis de Sales has honored the parish members who died in 2001 in the attack on the World Trade Center and in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan St. John’s Residence for Boys celebrated its 135-year history with a dinner celebration, last week. More ... The Rockaway Irregular by Stuart W. Mirsky Charter Revision And Upcoming Vote Part II It pays to look at the mayor’s own history here. A lifelong Democrat, Mayor Mike only switched parties when it was clear he’d never have a shot at winning the Democratic party nomination because of the long line of professional Democratic pols ahead of him. More ...
All of these men have been reported as wanted by the NYPD and all have ties to Rockaway. Should you have information on the whereabouts of any of these men, please call the 100 Precinct Squad at 718-318-4223. More ... |
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