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Sometime in 1908, G. Cornell filed specifications for the construction of a frame dwelling on Montauk Avenue, which is now Beach 124 Street. More ... The first annual Arverne By The Sea Classic Bicycle Race will be held on the peninsula on June 6, according to an announcement by Team Squiggle and the United States Cycling Foundation (USCF). More ... The National Park Service has clarified its policy on pets in Riis Park and Fort Tilden for the coming summer season. More ... Port Authority Police at JFK International Airport are investigating what a spokesman called a "horrible accident" after 20-year-old terminal worker Emond Finn, a Far Rockaway resident, was killed when he was struck by a tug, a motorized vehicle used to move baggage or taxi airplanes, last Thursday afternoon. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center, continuing its programs to increase health and wellness awareness in the community, hosted a Women More ... Community Board 14 will host its regular monthly meeting on June 8 at 7:45 p.m. at the American Legion Hall (301 Beach 92 Street). More ... Dr. Ernest Horowitz received the degree of M.S. in Bioethics on Thursday, May 27 at the graduation exercises of Albany Medical College held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. More ... Nineteen members of Girl Scout Troop 4140 were thrilled to have had the experience of entering their first flower show at the Hofstra University Garden and Flower Show, 2004. More ... The members of Community School Board 27 will be having a farewell dinner at Pier 92 at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 17. More ... With Memorial Day upon us, memories of the harsh winter are fading as maintenance crews work hard to shake off the effects of winter and get the Cross Bay and Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridges ready for increased summer beach traffic. More ... The new Rockaway development, seen here from the Cross Bay Bridge, is a 72-unit middle-income building named More ... A number of Rockaway residents, including local Republican Club President Tom Lynch, Met with officials of the Queens Conservative Party recently to forge an understanding between the two groups. More ... Congressman Gregory W. Meeks of Southeastern Queens brought together seniors in his district for a seminar last week that explained the details of the recently legislated Medicare prescription drug benefit, which was put forth by President Bush and passed by a divided Congress. More ... The Department of Environmental Protection is searching for volunteers for its Floatables Beach Surveillance program. Floatables are waterborne waste materials that float and include Styrofoam, balloons, fishing lines, raw sewage and medical waste. More ... Garry Patrylo Jr. of Rockaway Beach graduated from Queens College on Thursday, June 3, with a Bachelor More ... Ruth Van Leer was honored last week by the Rockaway Park chapter of Hadassah at its annual Heart Luncheon held at the Lawrence Country Club. Pictured, standing from left, Vanessa Van Leer Livingston, Geraldine M. More ... The Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York is seeking a young African-American actress/ singer to play the role of Young Ti Moune in its upcoming production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. More ... Lifeguards and officials gathered on the boardwalk on Beach 73 Street last Friday afternoon to kick off the start of the beach season in Rockaway. City Councilman Joe Addabbo, Department of Parks and Recreation Deputy Commissioner for Operations Liam Kavanaugh, State Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, Community Board 14 President Delores Orr, Gerry Romski, representing the Arverne By the Sea development More ... Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today that a Queens pimp has pled guilty to attempted promoting prostitution involving a 15-year-old girl whom he recruited as a prostitute in the Queens Plaza South, Jamaica and Rockaway neighborhoods. More ... The Floyd Bennett Composite Squadron, a component of the United States Air Force Auxiliary-Civil Air Patrol (New York City Group) (CAP), is searching for new senior and cadet members. More ... Town Hall Meeting A community Town Hall Meeting will be held at M.S. 53 on Tuesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Speaking at the event will be representatives from the Department of Education, Region 5 and Robin Johnson, Principal of P.S. More ... Under a new Nutrition Outreach and Education Program, the Queens Legal Services Corporation will soon begin assisting residents in the Rockaways and Broad Channel to determine their eligibility for the federal food stamp program. More ... A large crowd showed up under threatening skies on Memorial Day to honor those Rockaway residents who died in foreign wars. The marchers held three ceremonies More ... The Rockaway Museum, which has been closed since the beginning of the year, is in the final stages of renovation. When the museum reopens on June 14 visitors will find more than just a fresh coat of paint on the walls. More ... The excited, yet technologically proficient, P.S. 114 students recently arrived at the NYC Apple Store More ... P.S. 106 student Shanice Harris of Class 5-318, was the third place winner in the Jewish Heritage Poetry and Essay Contest. Pictured from left to right: Principal Arthur Straus; teacher Janet Behrens, Shanice Harris, and Mary O. More ... St. Edmund Prep recently held an academic scholarship dinner for incoming freshmen as well as students who currently attend the school. Jessica Grisanzio (Our Lady of Grace) was the recipient of this year More ... State Senator Malcolm Smith will act as the Grand Marshal of the National Cancer Day Parade in Queens on Saturday, June 5. The parade is being presented by the Queens New York Chapter of the Mahogany Sisters Network More ... While the sun shined on Memorial Day weekend, roving photographer Miriam Rosenberg took her camera More ... Union workers from the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local Union 1 and Local 32 B-J (janitors) brought the 10-foot inflatable rat, to protest the use of non-union workers, to 8200 Shore Front Parkway last Thursday afternoon. More ... The Floyd Bennett Composite Squadron, a component of the United States Air Force Auxiliary-Civil Air Patrol (New York City Group) (CAP), is searching for new senior and cadet members. More ... Police found a 21-year-old man shot dead in the lobby of 12-70 Redfern Avenue early last Friday morning, police said. Shaheem Mays, a Brooklyn resident, was identified as the victim in news reports. More ... |
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