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Canadian Report Causes AA 587 Stir
Did Shoe Bomber Cause Belle Harbor Crash?
A respected Canadian newspaper, quoting a secret intelligence report, has said that a shoe bomber may have brought down American Airlines Flight 587 in the streets of Belle Harbor in November of 2001. More...
Labor Day Sanitation Changes

The Department of Sanitation has announced that in observance of Labor Day, there will be no garbage or recycling collection, or street cleaning on Monday, September 6. Residents who receive Monday garbage collection should place their trash out at curbside Monday evening after 5 p.m. for pickup. Th More...

Mighty Cops Pull Woman From Burning SUV

Police performed a daring rescue in Rockaway Beach Tuesday night after a woman became trapped in her burning vehicle, which was flipped on its side in a violent accident on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More...

Lifeguards Gone, Beaches Closed At End Of Season

The Beach season closes officially on September 6, but many Rockaway residents, trying to get in some beach time after a rainy summer, found that their local beaches were closed on the last weekend in August. More...

 Community
•Digging Up The Past In A BC Home
When Paul Mott decided to rip out the walls in a home at West 17 Road in Broad Channel, he never thought that he’d be digging into the community’s past. After prying a board off the wall, he found what was once a sign marked “The Raunt, Jamaica Bay.” The sign, still holding some of its original pain More...
•Channel Renews Mardi Gras Festival After Year Off
•Beachcomber
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 Columnists
•Driving Tips For Teens Heading For School
The morning chill is a brisk reminder that the summer is ending and the school year is beginning.  For some high school students, the new school year means the ultimate in teen freedom, abandoning the school bus and driving to school. That freedom, however, comes with weighty responsibility that som More...
•Drawing On Science
•DOH Reminds Parents That Kids Need Immunizations
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 Sports
•Confident Dolphins Want To Win In 2004
Beach Channel football coach Victor Nazario knows what he has to do to make Beach Channel return to the playoffs. The players know the gameplan. The team knows that Nazario will always push discipline as an invaluable tool to win ballgames. More...
•Summer Hoops Program Scores Two Points
•St. Camillus Registration
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 Editorial/Opinion
•Professionals + Community = Valid Decision-Making
The decision-making process is often a contentious one, especially in Rockaway, where each community has its own agenda and where each individual thinks that he or she is the voice of the community. Witness a few recent decisions that impacted on a wide range of residents but were made by a few, sel More...
•Editorial Comment
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 Letters
•All letters submitted to The Wave, including those sent via e-mail, must contain names, addresses and phone numbers. All letters are subject to editing and publication at the discretion of the editors. The Wave will no longer publish letters in which the
MTA Signs Take Beach Dollars
Dear Editor, Given the uproar over the current ticket blitzes for using Rockaway beaches, the recently announced MTA signage for open beaches should be reviewed by the public before installation. More...
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 Calendar
•S eptember
2004 Broad Channel Bits
Mardi Gras 2004, Countdown at the Firehouse (Noel Road), 9/3; Family Day, BCAC Field, 9/4; Make Your Float Day, 9/5; Labor Day Parade (CBB), 9/6, 1 p.m. More...
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 Obits
•Susanne Bailey
Teacher
Susanne Bailey, a resident of Far Rockaway, died on August 31. More...
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