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Police Officer John Purcell, second from left, and Lieutenant Julian Antkies, second from right, were named the 100 Precinct’s February “Cops of the Month” for converting a routine traffic stop into a major arrest. More ... Easter Egg Hunt in Broad Channel The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department will be holding its Third Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Satur day, April 10 at the BCAC Field at 12:00 p.m. There will be more than 1,000 eggs, prizes, pictures, and guest appearances by the Easter Chicken, Barney and the Easter Bunny. More ...
City Councilman Joseph Addabbo and his wife, Dawn, have reported the birth of their first child, Alexis Jules was born on April 4 at 9:14 a.m. at New York Hospital Center of Queens. More ... Rockaway Line Advocates Strategy The Rockaway Subcommittee of the Regional Rail Working Group will meet on Monday, April 12 at the Richmond Hill Branch Library at 6 p.m. The meeting is in support of direct rail service from Rock away to Manhattan. More ... Carpenters Recruiting Apprentices The New York City District Coun cil of Carpenters will open apprentice recruitment on April 19 for twenty carpenters; two cabinet makers; two linoleum, resilient tile and carpet layers; and two millwrights. More ...
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, South Shore, celebrated its 400 attending physicians and 140 medical residents during a Doctors’ Day breakfast held in their honor on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, in the Boardroom. More ... Eye On Physical Therapy By Tim Rohrs I often relate the following story to my patients with arthritis of the knees. A few years ago, I would take my 73-year-old mother and my wife shopping at Roosevelt Field Mall on Friday evenings. More ... Julliard Auditions Julliard will be holding their annual auditions for the Music Advancement Program from May 25-29, 2004. The program is open to beginning instrumentalists, aged 8-14, living in the five boroughs of New York City. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor The Coalition for Far Rockaway’s Women’s Economic Empowerment Committee made becoming an entrepreneur not so far out-of-reach as it presented leadership training on "Staring a Successful Microenterprise" last month at the Joseph P. More ...
On April 4, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks welcomed home more than one hundred U.S. Army reservist soldiers from the war in Iraq. More ...
The Park Nursing Home in Rockaway Park recently held a birthday party for three residents who reached or exceeded 100 years of age. At the back (left to right) are staff members Laura Rodier, Giselle Augustin, Daisy Rios and Michelle Belizaire. More ...
Ed Broderick and grandson John Armioia visited the Easter Bunny on Beach 107 Street last Saturday for the Spring Egg Hunt. Councilman Joseph Addabbo and the children of St. Francis de Sales organized the event. More ...
Michael Caprio of Breezy Point celebrated his second birthday on February 27 along with his parents Katie and David & his sister Alyssa. More ...
in Literary Journal Joseph Hallstein, Rockaway resident for the last 35 years, has used some of his retirement time to become an expert in James Joyce. Hallstein has taken post graduate classes at New York University and The Ireland House. More ... Dologuin Named to Dean’s List Marianne Dologuin of Rockaway Park has been named to the Dean’s List at Simon’s Rock College of Bard in Massachusetts for the Fall 2003 semester. More ...
Far Rockaway resident Armando Colon was honored at the Volunteer Achievement Award Ceremony hosted by the United Hospital Fund at the Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom on Monday, March 29, 2004. More ... Walk or Run for Community Unity The Collaboration for Unity in the Rockaway Community (CURC) is holding a Walk/Run for Community Unity and Health Awareness on Saturday, May 15. The Run begins at 10 a.m. More ... Town Hall Meeting State Senator Malcolm Smith is sponsoring a Town Hall meeting on quality of life and education issues on April 15. The meeting, which is cosponsored by Congressman Greg ory Meeks, will be held at the York College Performing Arts Cen ter, located at 94-45 Guy R. More ...
Police from the 100 Precinct are looking for Barry Flagg, 33, of 71-15 Beach Channel Drive, who disappeared from his home at approximately 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan If you are among the 8,000 Rock away residents who recently reported having no healthcare coverage, or if your insurance plan does not cover medications, you might want to shop around before filling your next prescription. More ...
Robert V. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer at Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC), recently announced the election of the new officers of the PHC Medical Board. More ...
Rockaway resident, Joe Mure, Jr., shown above with Peninsula Hospital Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert V. Levine, recently presented PHC with a check in the amount of $20,000 earmarked for the development of a new pediatric diabetes program at the hospital. More ... Pheffer: Punish ‘Do Not Call’ Violators Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that she sponsored new legislation more than doubling fines for violating the "Do Not Call" law from $5,000 to $11,000 (A.10145). The law protects consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls. More ... Extended Hours For April 15 – Tax Day Tax time is coming and the United States Post Office is extending hours at several Queens post offices for Tax night, April 15.The following post offices will be open until late: More ...
The 100th and 101st Precinct are looking for volunteers to join their auxiliary programs. If you are interested in helping your local police, between the ages of 17 and 60, live or work in New York City, in good health, and able to read and write English, this position may be for you. More ...
In the wake of the Rockaway Beach Civic Associations change of heart by deciding to name Beach 91 Street in the name of fallen firefighter Richie Allen, his family and friends have thanked the entire Rockaway community for honoring their son, brother; friend and hero by making their wish become a re... More ...
The Rockaway Graybeards recently sponsored an outing for the registrants of the Adult Day Health Care at Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor The Lighthouse Corporation provided CPR training on April 3 as part of the American Heart Association’s nationwide CPR Day. Pastor Don Ventura and Pastor Leslie Oliver, both licensed EMT’s, were the instructors for the sessions, held both at St. More ...
Last week was say no to violence week at Far Rockaway HS. The school invited Hospital Audiences, inc.(HAI) to perform skits and do some interactive role-playing with our students. More ...
Sister Barbara Buckbee, Assistant Principal at Stella Maris, was recently inducted in the Stella Maris Hall of Fame. Sister Barbara, pictured holding the plaque, has been Assistant Principal at the school since 1981. More ...
Mrs. Andersen, Principal of St. Rose of Lima, proudly accepts the “most spirited award” in memory of James Conway Sullivan at the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade. More ...
The North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health Program at Middle School 53 sponsored the first “Kick Butts Day” on March 31. The event was part of a campaign aimed at promoting a smoke free lifestyle. More ...
No Spring would be complete without the Stella Maris students’ Blue and Gold competition. This year there were many medals to go around with Blue winning the competition with victories in Entrance, Art and Races, Gold, however, won the coveted Cheer and Dance competitions. More ... School Scope By Norman Scott Hot Breaking News From the Department of Education: The Real Reasons Behind Building a Stadium on the West Side A storm of controversy has a arisen over Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to build a new stadium for the N.Y. Jets on Manhattan’s west side as a precursor to bringing the Olympics to N.Y. More ... Smith: Monitor Your Children’s Internet Usage State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has expressed concern over the use and abuse of the Internet as a tool for sexual predators. More ...
Read the Story... The Progressive By John Paul Culotta John Paul Culotta is a New York City native who has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. Active in union activities as a negotiator, he is a graduate of the parochial schools and of the City University. More ... Food Drive at USPS The National Association of Letter Carriers is holding a food drive next month for the less fortunate on Long Island. People wishing to donate food can drop off canned goods to local post offices on May 8. More ...
During the Week of March 24- March 31 the Post Office had Click-N-Ship Demonstrations in all offices in the Rockaway’s. Click-N-Ship is the newest form of one stop shopping right from the luxury of a person’s own home. More ...
Stephen Lynch, May 8 Stephen Lynch looks like the "boy next door," but don’t let his clean-cut innocence fool you. He is really a twisted songwriter who composes and sings dark ballads about temptations of Catholic priests, dead girlfriends and gerbils. More ... |
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