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It was standing room only as Queens Borough President Helen Marshall spoke at the Good Government Regular Democratic Club on December 2. During Marshall More ... Congressman Gregory W. Meeks will deliver over 2,000 toys for children between the ages of birth through 12 years between now and Christmas, according to a statement by spokesperson Candice Sandy. More ... More than 100 residents gathered on Beach 116 Street last Friday evening to drink hot chocolate, sing Christmas carols and meet Santa Claus as the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce held their Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. More ... Seniors at Beach Channel High School enjoyed their three-day week before Thanksgiving by dressing up. Monday was Pajama Day, Tuesday was Retro Day and Wednesday was Drag Day. The seniors are pictured in their finest retro clothes. More ... Last week in Historical Views we saw a picture of the Broad Channel Long Island Rail Road Station in 1895, and the picture was taken from a moving train, which had just passed the old Broad Channel Drawbridge on the way to Hammels Station in Rockaway Beach. More ... Don Riepe, Jamaica Bay Guardian, was stranded in JoCo Marsh last week while repairing an osprey platform. More ... Annual Hanukah and Christmas preparations and festivities are well underway at the Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation. More ... There is a new Christmas window on Beach 129 Street in Rockaway Park that seems to be catching the eye of passers-by. The window at Danielle More ... The Crystal Lee Collins Foundation For Youth Development (CLCFYD), founded in 1999, is geared towards helping youths who are at risk of dropping out of school. The foundation also provides HIV outreach, job readiness programs and a crisis intervention unit, which discourages violence. More ... I received e-mail last week from a fisherman who came across a problem and wondered if I knew the answer. Am I the More ... Michele Murray, a Belle Harbor resident and student at St. Edmund Prep School, will join a select group of students representing their schools, communities, and states as People to People student leaders. Murray has been accepted into the People to People Leadership Summit in our nation More ... Amelia A. Mendizabal, of Rockaway Park has completed an exclusive leadership program for nurses in senior management roles who aspire to become or remain leaders in the long-term care profession. More ... Last month there was a special celebration at the Long Island Living Center in Far Rockaway. Three women celebrated their 100th birthday with their family and friends. Marion Maffuchi, Sally Schwartz and Melitta Lowey. More ... Belle Harbor native Veronica Cassidy Barry was awarded the U.S. Department of State Certificate of Appreciation, by Ambassador Hans H. Hertell at a ceremony held last month in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. More ... Congressman Gregory W. Meeks will deliver over 2,000 toys for children between the ages of birth through 12 years between now and Christmas, according to a statement by spokesperson Candice Sandy. More ... Captain Paul Piekarski, Commanding officer of the 100 Precinct, greets Santa Claus at a recent holiday celebration in Rockaway. More ... Feeling like one entire family, patients of the Peninsula Hospital Center Ambulatory Chemotherapy Dept, gather to commemorate the Holiday Season. Shirley Cooper spoke for the group when she stated, More ... The New York Club of Children Helping Young Kids in Haiti will host its end of the year fundraising concert, More ... M.S. 53 unveiled its brand new science laboratory on December 6. The lab took many months to complete and is capable of accommodating an entire class. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer (top row, left) helped usher in the holiday season last Thursday at the Peninsula Branch of the Queens Public Library, Beach 92 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, by officiating the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Pheffer More ... Police officers from the 100 Precinct including Community Affairs Officers Lou Brust and Kenny Beecher (at right) watch Wednesday night More ... Taylor McMahon was in the eighth grade at PS 47 in Broad Channel last year when she first heard of the new Channel View Academy For Research that was to open at Beach Channel High School the following September. More ... The Rockaway Park Homeowners and Residents Association hosted its annual holiday party at the Knights of Columbus Hall last week, honoring three locals for their work with the community. Pictured, Sandee Doreemus (with flowers) receives an award for her representation of City Councilman Joseph Adda More ... Administration, faculty and staff at St. Edmund Prep High School recently surprised guidance counselor Ann Erhard with a bridal shower. Erhard will wed police officer Michael Coughlin on January 15, 2005 at St. Francis de Sales in Belle Harbor. In attendance were two of her bridemaids, Kathy Carr an More ... |
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