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An elderly Far Rockaway woman was struck and killed by a minivan last Thursday afternoon on Beach 8 Street, police said. Anna Kurilova, 86, was taken to nearby St. John More ... Police are investigating a possible bias incident in Rockaway Beach after a white teenage girl said she was assaulted by at least two black teenage girls, The Wave has learned. More ... Rockaway firefighters extinguished a car fire last Friday when a 71-year-old St. Albans man crashed his Chevy into a light pole and his crumpled car burst into flames. Police said the man was turning left from Beach Channel Drive onto Beach 108 Street at about 4:30 p.m. when he collided with an east More ... “Smarty Pants” has been in business for 29 years, 16 of them at their present location at 161-02 Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach. More ... The Rockaway Artists Alliance is presenting two exhibitions just in time for the holiday season, running from November 12 to December 18, at the Rockaway Center for the Arts in Fort Tilden. More ... City Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Jr., who ran unopposed in the recent election, hosted a combination Thank You and Victory Party at Carosello More ... The opening of Tribute Park on Sunday was an exciting and wonderful ceremony. The park is truly stunning and it certainly looks much larger now than it did when it was a patch of dirt and rocks designated as an More ... As they celebrate their tenth anniversary, The House on the Rock Church in Rockaway Park has announced preparations for the opening of a Youth Center on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 114 Street. More ... Sister Grace Lynch and her class of seniors rolled up their sleeves and planted several mum plants. T-he plants helped beautify the area around the statues of Fatima on the front lawn and the statue of St. Joseph in the Quadrangle. More ... Rian Brasch, daughter of Tom and Tara Brasch of Oceanside (originally from Rockaway), turned one on October 18. A party was held for Rian at the VFW in Long Beach with family and friends. More ... Owen Baxter will be an invited guest at the 2005 Country Music Awards. The annual televised event will air at 8 p.m. on CBS on Tuesday, November 15. More ... A winter wedding is being planned by newly engaged Kristine Lawless and Paul Wohlmaker of College Point. Lawless is the daughter of Ed and Kathie Lawless of Broad Channel. Wohlmaker More ... Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey T. Rynkowski, son of Jane and Harry Harper of Broad Channel, Seaman Tiffany A. Giovannielli, daughter of Diane Sullivan of Rockaway Beach and Petty Officer 1st Class Richard A. Bennick of Far Rockaway, son of Eva Bennick, along with more than 470 Navy reservists More ... Navy Seaman Recruit William D. McCarthy, son of Nancy A. Ensor and Kevin P. McCarthy of Rockaway recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More ... The Queens County Committee of the American Legion recently held its annual breakfast for federal, state and local elected officials at the American Legion Post #1404 in Broad Channel. Representatives from the 34 Legion posts in Queens County, as well as the Auxiliary units and the Sons of the Ameri More ... Senator Malcolm A. Smith will continue his Listening Tour throughout the Southeast Queens Community, focused on issues relating to H.E.E.T.S. (Health, Economic, Education, Technology/Transportation, and Safety/ Security). One of the remaining scheduled sites will be held on November 15, 6:30-8:30 p. More ... The young Tiger Cub Den of Cub Scout Pack 405 in Breezy Point visited The Wave recently for a tour and to find out how a newspaper is put together. The cubs were joined by Den Leader Jennifer Smith and a number of other parents. The boys all come from Rockaway and Breezy Point, and hope to visit other local spots such as the firehouse and the police station. The majority of the young scouts are first graders. More ... As work is being done on what is to be a 12 to 13 story building at the edge of the boardwalk on Beach 25 Street, residents began a campaign to downzone the area and stop the building from going up. Jeanne Dupont, who has a summer bungalow on Beach 25th Street, is leading the protest. More ... The Arverne Cancer Support Group held its Fifth Annual Celebration of Life at the Beach Club on November 7. This year, the support group honored the memory of the organization More ... Fifty children from New Orleans who were relocated to St. Ambrose parish in Houston, Texas were More ... First graders Wally Joe Cook, Thomas McEnroe, Billy Reid, Tommy Reid, Casey Colleran, Amanda Gresser, and Paulina Kenney pose with their teacher, Donna Calder. More ... Students from Bishop Kearney High School and young men from area schools are preparing to present More ... As work is being done on what is to be a 12 to 13 story building at the edge of the boardwalk on Beach 25 Street, residents began a campaign to downzone the area and stop the building from going up. Jeanne Dupont, who has a summer bungalow on Beach 25th Street, is leading the protest. More ... Some Stella Maris seniors display Halloween creativity through their costumes, which are more colorful than their ordinary daily attire. More ... Zoya Benn, (pictured with Principal Geri Martinez) a junior at Stella Maris, was chosen by her teachers as the Stella Maris Student of the Month for her all-around ability and helpfulness to all. More ... The St. Camillus kindergarten class recently went on a field trip, where they picked their own pumpkins in a pumpkin patch and went on a hayride. More ... A local resident, teacher, assistant principal, this woman continues to be involved in community affairs. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Judiciary Committee and Patrick J. Lynch, President of the Patrolmen More ... A woman received 60 stitches at an area hospital last Friday after two male attackers stabbed her in the face on a typically sleepy Neponsit street corner, police said. More ... |
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