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Local firefighters raised the American Flag to half-staff at the new Tribute Park at sundown on Sunday, September 11, to honor those who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center four years earlier. While the park will not be officially open for another month, approximately 100 local politicians, activists and family members gathered on the looming darkness to raise the flag and honor the dead. Pictured, somebody entered the park prior to the ceremony and left a single rose nearby the carved firefighter More ... Last Wednesday several young Belle Harbor residents raised money for Hurricane Katrina victims on Beach 139 Street and Cronston. Anyone that gave a donation received a hand-painted seashell. All of the money raised will go to the hurricane victims through the American Red Cross. Pictured: (in no particular order) Erin Blum, Courtney Blum, Kerrianne Blum, Catherine Murphy, Meredith Connelly, Megan Rochelle, Shannon Rochelle and Alexandra Breen holding up the shells they made. More ... The Shore Garden Club of Neponsit and Belle Harbor will be hosting a luncheon on Monday, October 17 at the Beach Club. Cathy Miller will be the guest speaker. More ... Wal-Mart had taken lots of hits lately for the way the large corporation treats its workers, but it certainly has generated lots of good will for its policy towards the victims of Hurricane Katrina. First, the major distributor announced that anybody who had been working at a Wal-Mart Store in the a More ... When School opened last Thursday, parents swarmed all over local schools to watch their children go through the first day routines. PS 114 in Belle Harbor was no different as parents watched their young children perform the morning exercises. More ... Community Board 14 approved plans to bring a Dunkin Donuts to this location on Beach 49 Street, just off of Beach Channel Drive. Board members had originally rejected attorney Adam Rothkrug More ... Beach cleanup projects will take place on September 17 throughout the Atlantic Ocean coastline and Jamaica Bay. Those interested in taking part in the cleanup should call 718-471-2166. Pictured, Kate Willsen and a group of American Littoral Society More ... City Councilman Joseph Addabbo Jr. last Friday unveiled his dazzling new office, located at 98-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, to about 25 guests. The councilman, who is cruising unopposed to a third term, will now have his own office and a private conference room behind a spacious front office that has four workstations. More ... Patrick Clark, the artist whose work will be featured in Tribute Park, was at the site this week laying out and cementing the park More ... The Msgr. William F. Burke Rockaway Knights of Columbus Council #2672 held its first annual fishing trip to honor the memory of Michael King, a member and secretary of the Rockaway Council for five years. More ... The Far Rockaway and Five Towns diving community, and local residents, are being called upon to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of International Cleanup Day on Sunday, September 18, at Beach 8 Street, starting at 8 a.m. More ... Three local women recently took part in the Tour De Force fourth annual bike tour from the World Trade Center site in Manhattan to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The ride is a memorial to all those who were lost on September 11, 2001. The funds raised by the ride go to the families of law enforcement officers who were lost in the line of duty. The ride started on September 8 and ended on September 11. Pictured, the local women who took part in the ride. From left, they are Theresa Peterson (Breezy Point), Patty Henderson (Roxbury) and Sue Wekar (Belle Harbor). More ... The Wastewater Treatment Plant on Beach Channel Drive has been so malodorous for the past few weeks that several people at this month More ... A number of local police officers and firefighters are in New Orleans and neighboring parishes fighting crime and putting out fires. One of the locals sent The Wave these photographs. Pictured, a patrol car from the 100 Precinct in Rockaway Beach patrolling Harahan, a town in Jefferson Parish, adjacent to Orleans Parish and New Orleans. More than 200 police officers are in the city and neighboring areas. Harahan has become the command post area for those NYPD officers in Louisiana. More ... In a surprising development relating to the Mott Creek rezoning issue, Councilman Tony Avella (chair of the City Council More ... The reconfiguration of the parking on Beach 116 Street, which includes four tiers of parallel parking and a more traditional center median, is moving into high gear now that Community Board 14 has approved specific plans. More ... James Sanders, Jr. proved once again on Tuesday that the party nod does not guarantee electoral success by beating David Hooks by a wide margin. More ... The Rockaway Music and Arts Council (RMAC) will host its Fall Festival at Riis Park this Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. The annual festival, which features, music, food, fine arts and crafts, will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Parking is free at the Riis Park parking lot and admission is free as well. Pictured, people on the midway at last year More ... The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced Tuesday that it had reached a tentative contract agreement with Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC) preventing a possible strike by 150 registered nurses. The agreement was reached Monday night after a 12-hour negotiating session between the hospit More ... Four people, including two known members of the notorious Bloods street gang, were arrested recently when police served a search warrant at an apartment in the Hammel Houses, police said. More ... Far Rockaway High School is now the Far Rockaway Educational Campus, a reorganized school with five different More ... A presentation concerning sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases will take place on Saturday, September 17 at the Mt. Carmel Church, 348 Beach 71 Street, Arverne, at 11 a.m. More ... The International Union of Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 15, will open recruitment on September 21 for 15 operating engineer (heavy equipment) apprentices. More ... On Saturday, after a hard fought intra-squad scrimmage, the second grade SFDS Girls soccer team got active in another important area by collecting money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The girls raised several hundred dollars, which was donated directly to the Red Cross Relief Fund. A coach for the SFDS girls said that the fall season begins next weekend and they will be fielding two sides, thanks to the many new players who have joined our team this season. More ... The Rochelle family lives in a newly-built home that stands on the corner of Beach 131 Street and Newport Avenue, where American Airlines Flight 587 crashed, killing five local residents on the ground and destroying a number of homes. This week, a number of local children used the home as a venue for selling shells to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. On Friday, cars continually stopped at the home to donate to the victims. The money raised will be turned over to St. Francis de Sales Church as part of their fundraising effort. Pictured, from left, Kelly Ward, Jana Sturgis, Shannon Rochelle, Courtney Blum, Kerry-Ann Blum and Ryan Ward. More ... |
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