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An off-hand remark for the principal of a Far Rockaway school led this week to the ribbon cutting for a brand new More ... The Bayswater Civic Association has announced plans for a community meeting on Tuesday, September 27 to address the issue of downzoning the community and to hear a presentation by the Department of City Planning to rezone Bayswater and parts of Far Rockaway. More ... The Historical Society of the Broad Channel Civic Association will sponsor its 11th Annual Historic Day on Sunday, October 2 at the VFW Hall on Shad Creek Road in Broad Channel, from Noon until 5 p.m. The public is invited to view a collection of Broad Channel More ... In an effort to prepare his constituents for emergency situations such as Hurricane Katrina, Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced on Wednesday that he will sponsor an emergency preparedness and evacuation event for residents of the Rockaway Peninsula and Broad Channel on Tuesday, September 27 More ... Artist Patrick Clark continues to work in Tribute Park, readying the park for its opening later this year. This mosaic, which was once slated to become the floor of the glass cupola, is now the centerpiece of the park. It honors each of the local communities that saw residents die in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. More ... Members of the Russell family were flown to the White House on Friday, September 9 to receive the 9/11 Medal of Valor in honor of Stephen P. Russell, a firefighter and local Rockaway resident who lost his life on September 11, 2001. More ... A 26-foot truck loaded with donations bound for Gulfport Memorial Hospital in Louisiana to help hurricane victims departed from Far Rockaway on Monday, September 19. Donations included bandages, syringes, gowns and other medical supplies donated by St. John More ... Pictured: (in no particular order) Brother Tom, McKinley Hightower-Beyah, George, and other workers participating in the Hamer-Campos Farmers More ... Record crowds showed up for the Graybeards annual blood drive held last weekend at St. Francis de Sales Church on Beach 129 Street. Pictured, donors line up waiting for their turn to give blood. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that as part of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Five-Year Capital Program, negotiated by the State Legislature and the Governor, the supports under the Rockaway Freeway Train Trestle are set to be repaired in the plan. More ... Gateway National Recreational Area will participate in Open House New York, for the third annual celebration of New York City More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has informed New York consumers that they do not have to live with a mailbox cluttered with More ... District Leader Lew M. Simon recently described the benefits of reopening the old Rockaway Beach line of the LIRR to the operators of the new Video Lottery Terminals at Aqueduct. By using the Atlantic line and the Rockaway line trains from Lower Manhattan could save 10 to 15 minutes each way. Pictured from left to right Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, Michael Puggi Senior Vice President for MGM Mirage Development, Patrick Kehoe General Counsel New York State Racing Association, Democratic District Leader More ... Sophia Marie Millet was born August 2 at 3:32 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long when she was born at Long Island Jewish Hospital. Her big sister is Angela Rose and her parents are More ... Eddie and Kelly Morgan of Rockaway announce the birth of their first child, Emma Jane Morgan, on August 30, at 7 lbs. 14 oz. More ... Marcella I. Hall, of Far Rockaway, started her freshman year at St. Lawrence University as a member of the class of 2009. Hall graduated from Math/Science Research Technological Magnet High School in Cambria Heights. More ... On September 16th the staff of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center did their part to help with the blood shortage in the southeast queen More ... The NYC 12K Walk to Cure Diabetes was held on Sunday September 18. More than 10,000 walkers participated. Shown here with Betty Boop are Jason More ... With the help of the wind and the support of KeySpan, Arverne By the Sea and Gateway National Recreation Area, children and adults alike had two fun-filled days at this year More ... The mother of a 12-year-old student, who sought criminal charges and legal action against a dean at a local school after an alleged corporal punishment incident left her son covered with scratches and bruises, is backing off now that school officials agreed to take action. More ... Each year the V.F.W. and its Ladies Auxiliary present awards to students on local, district, state and national levels for outstanding art and audio/ essay participation. More ... Far Rockaway native Matthew White has started his freshman year at Fordham University. White is majoring in Business Administration. More ... Pictured: Seventh graders start the new school year at St. Francis de Sales school on Wednesday, September 7. From left to right: Megan Dunn, Kristen Ferrandino, Marie Mattes, Chantal Lizzi, Grace McCaffrey, Brianne Smith, and Principal Sister Patricia. More ... St. Edmund Preparatory High School in Sheepshead Bay recently opened for the new school year. More ... About 125 volunteers participated in the Fourth Annual Beach Cleanup at PS/MS 43 on Beach 29 Street in Far Rockaway on Saturday, September 17. Students, staff and families joined together to collect over 3,000 pounds of garbage. More ... Preliminary results are in on the recent Republican races in Rockaway and it looks like they More ... Preliminary results are in on the recent Republican races in Rockaway and it looks like they More ... Senator Malcolm A. Smith will be a guest speaker for the Male Mentoring Project meeting that will be held on Wednesday, September 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at MS 198, located at 365 Beach 57 Street in Far Rockaway. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner recently addressed a public hearing of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Local Advisory Panel, considering the consolidation of the Brooklyn and Manhattan hospitals, according to a spokesperson for the Congressman. More ... Registered nurses at Peninsula Hospital Monday ratified a new four-year contract that maintains health insurance benefits, improves RN staffing, adds to experience pay, and increases base salaries, according to a spokesperson for the union that represents the nurses. More ... A 26-foot truck loaded with donations bound for Gulfport Memorial Hospital in Louisiana to help hurricane victims departed from Far Rockaway on Monday, September 19. Donations included bandages, syringes, gowns and other medical supplies donated by St. John More ... |
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