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By Joe McGivney The big news in the RBVL has nothing to do with volleyball and everything to do with five gay guys making over John Sica and his Rockaway house. That’s right, the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy met that challenge and the results will be aired on national TV on the Bravo channel Tuesday, 7/6 at 10:00... More ...
Charles Ferguson, a driver for United Parcel Service (UPS), delivered a donation from UPS to Nesly Jean-Baptiste, administrator for the Church of God Christian Academy. More ...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura Carey, formerly of Belle Harbor, will sing both the "Star Spangled Banner" and "America" at Shea Stadium this weekend to open the "Subway Series" between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.Carey, who now lives in Hewlett, is a member of the Navy band stationed a... More ...
The Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways and Peninsula Hospital Center teamed up last Tuesday morning for a Safety Breakfast that was held at the Beach Club. More ... Council To Mayor: Protect Protester’s Rights By Chaunai McKnight The City Council voted overwhelmingly last week in favor of the right to demonstrate at Republican National Convention. The council voted on the issue because they believe the First Amendment should be protected in favor of New Yorkers who may want to demonstrate during the convention. More ... Community Council Dinner Cruise The 100th Precinct Community Council’s Annual Dinner Cruise will be held on Thursday, July 8. More ... Precinct Council Suspended For Summer The Executive Board of the 100th Precinct Community Council unanimously voted to suspend the regular membership meetings of July and August. More ... Dancing Under the Stars Set For Tuesdays By Chaunai McKnight Dancing under the Stars is back in the Rockaway’s. More ... Parks Department Sport Mobile To Visit Rockaway The Sport Mobile, a van containing lots of equipment for use by local youth, will be visiting Rockaway and a number of other local communities in the coming week. More ...
The Far Rockaway High School graduating class of 1954 held its 50th reunion on Friday, June 11 at Terrace On The Park at Flushing Meadow. More ...
Arverne resident Victor Harrison poses with two citations he recently received for his actions as a civilian Department of Defense employee in Iraq. According to military sources, in May of 2003, Harrison assisted the 447 Military Police Company at Camp Bucca in Iraq, but acting as a go-between when... More ... Awning Program ForBusiness Owners The Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways recently received a grant from New York State that allows all Chamber members to purchase new fabric for their awnings at only half the price. More ...
Neponsit resident Daniel Mulvanerty was a winner at the recent New York International Music Festival. At an award ceremony held last week, Mulvanerty was presented with his award and was approached by a number of record companies seeking to represent him. More ... Local Man Gets 18 Years For Sexual Assault A Rockaway man who stabbed, sexually assaulted and permanently blinded a female relative who was visiting him was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the vicious attack. More ... Big Band Tribute The Rockaway Music And Arts Council will be presenting "A Tribute To The Big Bands" on Sunday, July 11 at Fort Tilden. The Danny Vincent Orchestra will recreate the music of Glenn Miller, the Dorsey’s, Harry James and more. More ...
Seafarer Damian Spedale of Belle Harbor is a new member of the United States Merchant Marines after graduating from the Unlicensed Apprentice Program at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland. More ...
Lindsey Elizabeth Hanglow will celebrate her first birthday on June 25 at home with her family and friends in Rockaway Beach. Lindsey’s parents are Kerry Magill and Michael Hanglow; her grandparents are Danny and Helen Magill of Rockaway Beach & Bill and Teresa Connolly of County Roscommon, Ireland. More ...
The United States Achievement Academy has named Sadia Fatima Zahir of Far Rockaway as an All-American Scholar. Zahir, who attends M.S. 53 (The Brian Piccolo School), was nominated for the national award by educator John K. More ...
Courtney Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Michael and Julanne Keller, received her First Holy Communion at St. Camillus Church on May 15. A reception was held at Kennedy’s in Breezy Point after the ceremony. More ... Locals Make Quinnipiac Dean’s List Shaun Din and John McGovern of Rockaway Park have been named to Quinnipiac University’s Dean List for the Spring 2004 semester. To make the Dean’s List, Din and McGovern maintained grade point averages above 3. More ...
Kareen Getfield has been named the Valedictorian for the graduating class of the Active Learning Prep School (ALPS), a gifted program at M.S. 180. More ...
Belle Harbor Principal Brian O’Connell (left), with Beach Club co-proprietor Kenny Good, at the conclusion of P.S. 114Q’s annual Flag day ceremonies. Kenny and brother Steve generously donated miniature U.S. More ...
By Howard Schwach With the school year just ended on Monday, Chancellor Joel Klein announced this week that 45 principals had either been fired or demoted, including the principal of Far Rockaway High School, the former principal of Beach Channel High School and at least one other whose career included stints in Rock... More ...
Fourteen students from the St. Francis de Sales class of 2004 received a total of twenty scholarships. Pictured left to right, front row: Laura Gilmartin, Dominican Academy and New York Police Department Emerald Society Scholarship; Kellymarie Johnston, Fontbonne Hall Academy; Patricia Scherpf, Font... More ... Parks: No ‘Critical’ Lifeguard Shortage By Howard Schwach "There is no critical lifeguard shortage in Rockaway," Parks Department spokesperson Margaret Johnson angrily told The Wave on Thursday morning in response to a story the paper did last week citing statistics from City Councilman Joseph Addabbo that only 300 of 1,200 lifeguards were on dut... More ... Pheffer Assaults Shaken Baby Syndrome Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced Assembly passage of legislation that she supported requiring hospitals and birth centers to request that maternity patients and fathers view a video presentation on the dangers of shaking infants (A. More ...
A new cable television show, “Rescue Me,” about a divorced firefighter who moves across the street from his ex-wife, has been shooting in Rockaway for many weeks, angering some who say they have lost the use of their community and delighting others. More ... Republicans To Hold Party For Bush The Rockaway Republicans will be hosting a party for President Bush on Thursday, July 15 at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club. More ...
The Rockaway Music And Arts Council (RMAC) hosted its first “Sunset Picnic Concert” of the season at Fort Tilden on Sunday evening. The Gilbert and Sullivan Players presented “The Mikado” to a large group of concertgoers who enjoyed both the music and the beautiful setting. More ...
The Rockaway Rotary Club held its annual Installation Dinner on Wednesday June 16th at Kennedy’s in Breezy Point. The new Rotarian board poses for the camera. More ...
Xavier High School’s graduation, held on June 3 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral was an evening of "special pride and joy" for many Rockaway residents, according to a spokesperson for the school. More ...
Once again, P.S. 183 is making a mark on music and this time it is within the Rockaway community. P.S. 183 won two 1st place awards at Lincoln Center Music Memory Competitions. More ...
Contributing Editor By Miriam Rosenberg St. John’s Episcopal Hospital cut the ribbon on the facility’s first MRI machine at a morning ceremony on June 25. Luis Hernandez (the Chief Executive Officer) of the hospital singled out Dr. More ...
Three graduating seniors, William Brown, Humanities & Arts H.S., Angelica Whitmore-Wright, Far Rockaway High School and Naomi Anthony, Far Rockaway H.S. More ... Long Beach Hosts Free Summer Concert Series The popular Long Beach Summer Seaside Concert Series will return beginning July 3. The series presents three free concerts at rotating beach locations along the boardwalk each week. More ... No Sanitation Operations, July 5 The New York Department of Sanitation (DOS) has announced that since the Independence Day holiday falls on Sunday, July 4, the Department will observe Independence Day on Monday, July 5. More ... Summer School Sites Set For Rockaway Peninsula A number of Rockaway schools have been designated as summer school sites for local students in grades 4 to 8 who must attend the summer session. All of the schools will run from July 6 through August 11, from 8 a.m. More ...
A Hunter ambulance was spotted on the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach on Tuesday evening, but there was no apparent emergency. The Wave sought to find out why a private ambulance would traipse on the boards, which are already well-traveled by legitimate city vehicles, but management did not return our c... More ... City To Target Illegal Amusement Rides The New York City Departments of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and Buildings (DOB) have announced that inspectors from both agencies will step-up enforcement this summer against unlicensed amusement rides at summer street fairs, block parties, and festivals citywide. More ... |
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