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Councilman James Saunders, Local 32BJ members, community supporters and a large blow-up rat gathered at 249 Beach 15 Street Wednesday to demonstrate and demand that Allied Properties LLC rehire 12 building service workers. More ... Aerial Acoustics, the guitar duo featuring Rockaway resident Dorothy Wagner and Dennis Smith, will be performing at the Rockaway Kite Festival/New York Stunt Kite Competition this Saturday, August 21 at Jacob Riis Park. The duo will also be performing later this month for the U.S. Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. For more information, visit the duo More ... More than four years ago, in February of 2000, The Wave ran an article about the problems at Bay Towers on Beach Channel Drive. More ... The annual redecoration of the Beach 117 Street Lifeguard Shack took place on the afternoon before the More ... The 19th Annual New York State Beach Cleanup will take place on Saturday, September 18. Organized by the American Littoral Society, thousands of volunteers will gather at more than 300 beaches statewide. More ... Nearly nine out of ten adults have heard of West Nile virus, but fewer than half of them take precautions against mosquitoes such as using an insect repellent containing DEET, wearing protective clothing, and eliminating standing water from their home, a recent Department of Health and Mental Health More ... In the old days people were not as sensitive as the populace is at present. Postcards by the thousands were mailed from the Rockaways, and on one Fourth of July in the early 1900 More ... The graphic that the Federal Aviation Agency and Congressman Anthony Weiner use to show the departure paths of aircraft taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport looks like a map of Queens colored over by an errant two-year-old with a green magic marker. More ... 20 Years Ago... We may never know why a sudden undertow last week almost claimed the lives of three swimmers and a lifeguard in waters off of Rockaway Beach More ... Cheryl Lynn Mitchell, daughter of Diane Mitchell of Rockaway Beach and Earl Mitchell of Louisville, Kentucky was married on August 7, 2004 to Arthur Anthony Lester, son of Maryann Lester of Rockaway Beach, and Arthur L. Lester of Far Rockaway. More ... Nicole Finn, Kayla McEneaney and Lauren Caiazzo, all Rockaway residents, have been named to the Spring 2004 Dean More ... On Friday, August 13, at 5:36 a.m., Alexander Henry Heymann was born to Gary and Satu Heymann of Rockaway Park. More ... Jerry Ray celebrated his 50th birthday in the Dominican Republic on August 2, 2004. Looks like he had some fun. More ... Dr. and Mrs. Asa Lockhart are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lesley Michelle, to Kristopher Krane, son of Susan Tutundjian and the late Stuart Krane of Rockaway. Lockhart, a graduate of the University of Houston, is legislative assistant for Congressman Max Sandlin in Washing More ... Kenneth J. Hetzel of Belle Harbor graduated from Westfield State College in Massachusetts this past May. Hetzel majored in Movement Science. More ... Tiffany Giovannielli, a 2004 Beach Channel High School graduate, will be leaving on September 15 for naval basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois. Giovannielli was on the crew team at Beach Channel for four years and her love for the ocean and teamwork influenced her decision to join the U.S. Navy. More ... Congressman Gregory W. Meeks who represents the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula calls for other congressional officials to join him in pressuring the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to sustain its Office of Minority Health. More ... The UJA-Federation of New York announced August 13 that the UJA-Federation Resource Line now provides a list of synagogues in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester that welcome non-members to their High Holiday services. More ... Additional signs will be installed along the Far Rockaway A-Line to notify beach-goers and Rockaway community members of access and availability to Rockaway Beach. More ... The National Park Service invites you to take an historic walking tour of Jacob Riis Park with a park ranger. People will learn about who Jacob Riis, the rich history of the park and many historical pictures. Those interested can meet at the Flag Pole at Bay 9 on Sunday, August 22 at 2 p.m. More ... The New York City Police Department showed off its plans for handling demonstrations at the upcoming Republican National Convention with a series of drill scenarios held for the media at Floyd Bennett Field on Thursday morning. The NYPD More ... Children are learning to love books and reading at the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center. This summer the Center launched a new program in its waiting room at 1288 Central Avenue. More ... On Friday night, August 13, the Rockaway Theatre Company opened its latest production, the hilarious farce More ... Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty announced today that enforcement of the new Residential Enforcement Routing Program law will begin on Monday, September 27, 2004. The new law, which took effect this week, requires the Department of Sanitation to establish two, one-hour enforcement routing per More ... The Rockaway Artists Alliance will exhibit a wide cross-section of its work at the Atlantic Beach Village Hall on Sunday, September 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. A number of the works will be available for sale. More ... A brand new sign welcoming people to Arverne was erected on Beach 75 Street and Beach Channel Drive last week. Credit is due to the Arverne Action Association, State Senator Malcolm A. Smith and the Gallub family, owners of T&M Auto Parts. More ... The Beach Boys August 27 For more than three decades, The Beach Boys have been riding the crest of a wave unequaled in America More ... |
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