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Contributing Editor By Miriam Rosenberg Explorers from the 101 Precinct recently joined other Explorer groups from South Queens at a Graffiti Block party that was held at Sutphin Playground. More ...
Those who said that nothing good would ever come of the Arverne Urban Renewal Area and that even if something were built, nobody would live there were proven wrong last Tuesday, when the first 27 new homes in the Arverne By The Sea project officially opened for business. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan Doing the right thing by the environment just got easier for many recreational boaters on Jamaica Bay as a brand new sewage pumpout boat, which provides the service free of charge, was launched last week. More ... Bicycle Classic At Rockaway On June 6 The first annual Rockaway Beach Classic Bicycle Race, sponsored by Arverne by the Sea, will be held on the peninsula on June 6, according to an announcement by Team Squiggle and the United States Cycling Foundation (USCF). More ... Bloomberg Cuts Ribbon For Arverne By The Sea Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg celebrated the grand opening of Arverne by the Sea, New York’s newest oceanfront community in Rockaway on Tuesday, under chilly and foggy skies, vindicating those in the community who believed that something would be built on the long-vacant urban renewal site. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan The Broad Channel Volies were the first to trailer down the refurbished Beach Channel High School boat ramp last Friday afternoon – marking an earlier-than-expected re-opening of the only public launch in Rockaway and Broad Channel. More ...
Three Far Rockaway young women have been chosen as State Finalists in the Miss New York American Teen and Coed Pageant. Victoria Harding, Chigozie Anyanwu and Trisha Williams will compete in the pageant on August 20 and 21 in the Rye Town Hilton. More ...
P.S. 106 student Charliesa Bradley is currently acting in the film “Romance and Cigarettes.” The movie, directed by John Turturro stars James Gandolfini of “The Sopranos” and Kate Winslet of “Titanic” fame. More ...
More than 700 runners participated on a bright Sunday afternoon on May 23 to participate in the 24th Annual Buckley’s to Kennedy’s 6-Mile Charity Run. More ... Cedarhurst Spring Festival Postponed Due to inclement weather and conflicting community events, the Second Annual Cedarhurst Spring Festival is now scheduled for Sunday, June 13, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Chestnut Street (Restaurant Row) between Spruce and Cedarhurst. More ...
I get all kinds of science questions from my grandkids, nephews, and nieces and the other day one of my nephews asked, "Are there any animals that don’t have bones? More ... Entertainment Set For Rockaway Museum Fundraiser Two of the most popular entertainers in Rockaway will perform at the gala fundraiser for the Rockaway Museum, which will be held at Pier 92 Restaurant at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 13. More ... Riis Park Opening Celebration Jacob Riis Park officially opens for the summer 2004 season on Saturday, May 29. To mark the opening, the National Park Service will be hosting a day of "fun in the sun" from noon to 4 p.m. More ... Play And Sports Mobile Comes To Rockaway City Councilman Joe Addabbo has announced that the New York City Parks and Recreation’s Play and Sport Van will be visiting the Rockaways on Sunday, May 30. More ...
By Brendan Brosh A former Far Rockaway woman has married her life partner under a new Massachusetts law that permits same-sex marriages. Robyn Ochs, an adjunct professor at Tufts University and administrator at Harvard University, married her partner Peg Preble at Brookline Town Hall on Monday, May 17. More ...
Pictured, left to right: Marilyn Blicksilver, Fay Cohen, Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey, City Councilman Joseph Addabbo and Renee Freeman. More ...
Far Rockaway resident Renee Jeffrey is receiving her B.A. in Psychology from York College. The daughter of Oslin and LaVerne Jeffrey, and sister of Janessa Jeffrey, Renee plans to pursue her Masters in Social Work. More ...
On Friday night, March 5th, Saint Saviour High School inducted 31 of its 86 seniors into their Mother Mary Myles Chapter of the National Honor Society. More ...
Representative Anthony Weiner talks to Queens residents at his Homeland Security Job Fair. The FBI, CIA, and Department of Homeland Security, among others, came to the Forest Hills High School on Sunday to talk about job opportunities and how to apply. More ... Lone Rockaway Representative on New CEC By Howard Schwach The results of the recently-held election process for nine parent members of the District 27 Community Education Councils (CEC) are in and only one Rockaway resident has made the cut. More ... Bicycle Classic At Rockaway On June 6 The first annual Rockaway Beach Classic Bicycle Race, sponsored by Arverne by the Sea, will be held on the peninsula on June 6, according to an announcement by Team Squiggle and the United States Cycling Foundation (USCF). More ... Three Get Maced At Beach Channel High School By Brian Magoolaghan A school safety officer and two female students were sprayed with Mace in an altercation between seven girls at Beach Channel High School last Friday afternoon. More ...
Far Rockaway resident Renee Jeffrey is receiving her B.A. in Psychology from York College. The daughter of Oslin and LaVerne Jeffrey, and sister of Janessa Jeffrey, Renee plans to pursue her Masters in Social Work. More ...
Alexis Harry, a June 2003 graduate of Harvard Law School, has passed the New York State Bar Exam. The daughter of Dennis and Brenda Harry of Far Rockaway, Alexis is now an attorney working in New York City. More ...
Katelyn Raphael of Belle Harbor received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Manhattanville College on Saturday, May 15, 2004. Raphael graduated with a 3.85 cumulative grade point average. More ...
Air Force Airman Dimetrious A. Greer has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More ... McCabe Makes News At Buffalo SUNY student and Rockaway resident Alison T. McCabe has been nominated for an award in her American Foreign Policy class. The award is only given to students who demonstrate a superior academic performance in the discipline. More ...
The Jewish Association For Services For The Aged (JASA) Roy Reuther Senior Center celebrated the installation of its new executive board on Wednesday, May 19 with a party. More ... DeCecco Accepted to CSU Frank DeCecco has been accepted into the professional veterinary medical program at Colorado State University for the Fall 2004 semester. DeCecco, a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School and San Francisco State University is one of 134 students selected from more than 1,300 applicants. More ... Pheffer Holds "CashPoint" Hearing Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, along with the Assembly Committee on Banks is holding a public hearing to discuss issues regarding the suspension of CashPoint’s license to operate in New York State. More ... Church Event Angers Community Residents By Brendan Brosh A religious event held last Saturday on Beach 90 and Beach 92 Street has attracted a lot of criticism from local residents and business owners. More ...
Congratulations to 101 Precinct Community Affairs Unit Police Officer Michael Valentino who worked his final tour for the NYPD this week. Valentino, the son of a police officer, has 20 years of service to his credit with 16 of those years served in Rockaway. More ...
What gets a cop fired? Drug use, stupidity, laziness and greed – those are the words of Charles V. Campisi, the chief of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau, who spoke to the Citizen’s Police Academy class this week. More ... Personal Watercraft Ban Continues By Brian Magoolaghan The National Park Service has a familiar message for Jet Ski and Sea-Doo owners this year – Nyet Ski and Sea-Don’t. The ban on personal watercraft throughout nearly all of Jamaica Bay will continue this boating season, the park’s top official announced. More ... Rockaholics At The Irish Circle The Rockaholics will be appearing at the Irish Circle on Saturday, May 29 at 11 p.m. The band will be performing music from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Pearl Jam to classic rock. More ...
Contributing Editor By Miriam Rosenberg Every 45 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke. Every three minutes a stroke victim dies. Strokes are the third largest cause of death and are a leading cause of disability in this country. More ... Addabbo To Protest Rockaway Library Cuts Proposed cuts in library service in his district prompts Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. to schedule rallies at 32nd Council District libraries. Rallies will take place at the following branch library sites in Rockaway: May 28 – Broad Channel; June 2 – Peninsula; June 3 – Seaside. More ...
The Rockaway Postmaster recently honored Julie Fazio of the Fazio Dance Studio with the second day unveiling of the Famous Choreographers stamp. Fazio Dance studio in Howard Beach has been in business for the last 34 years, and has been bringing the June Dance Recital to the Rockaways for the Past 2... More ... Pheffer: Prohibit ‘Universal Default’ Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee has passed legislation that she sponsored that will prohibit universal default, a commonly used practice by credit card companies that increases interest rates based on a credit card holder’s un... More ...
0 Belinda Rosen, a fourth grader at P.S. 114Q, has been chosen the first place winner in the Elementary School Level of the 2004 Jewish Heritage Writing Contest, Celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in America: A Shared Heritage of Freedom and Opportunity. More ...
The children at St. Francis de Sales recently reenacted the Passion of Our Lord. The cast consisted of approximately 35 sixth, seventh and eighth graders. More ...
A group of P.S. 183 students have won the Music Memory Champions competition at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Five member panels of second, third, fourth and fifth grade students from around the five boroughs competed in the event. More ...
Students throughout the city were encouraged to carry their favorite poem in their pocket last week. Among the enthusiastic participants at Beach Channel High School were, left to right: Ms. More ...
A School Bus with special education students, owned by the Jo-Lo Bus Company, stalled in the middle of the Beach 116 Street shopping area on Monday afternoon, effective blocking the street for some time. More ...
A Wave Review By Howard Schwach Look at Mike Steinberg’s entry in the 1958 Dolphin, the Far Rockaway High School yearbook, and you will see a typical overachiever of that era. More ... |
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