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Police Investigate BB Shooting
Police search a dumpster at the Hammels Houses Saturday afternoon for the BB gun that shattered the window of a NYPD patrol car on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Witnesses directed other officers to an apartment in the complex where .380 caliber ammunition was discovered and two men were arrested. Willia... More...
EZ-Pass Zaps Drivers With Monthly Fee

In order to “maintain the high level of service,” and to “defray part of the administrative costs” in managing the EZ-Pass program, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has established a fee for using the accounts on local bridges and tunnels. Beginning next week, each EZ-Pass user will b More...

Letter Reveals Flight 587 Plan
By Brian Magoolaghan

The design competition for the Flight 587 memorial has been narrowed down to five entries that will be unveiled next month, The Wave has learned. More...

Woman Hurt In Collision With First Response Ambulance

A woman was injured last week when a First Response ambulance on-call went through a red light and smashed into her car at a Rockaway Freeway intersection, The Wave has learned. More...

 Community
•Wander Celebrates Birthday
Ruth Wander celebrated her 80th birthday on June 16, 2005. Her first party was celebrated at her son’s home along with family and friends. A second surprise party was celebrated at “Let’s Get Physical” Health Care Dimensions. Wander is pictured with her husband, Jack. More...
•Top Scores For The Breezy Point Par Tee Golf Ladies
•Beachcomber
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 Columnists
•Broad Channel Bits
June 21 is the first official day of a summer that is in full swing. Can you believe that The Fourth of July is right around the corner? Since Independence Day is an outdoor holiday, it will be great if the skies are blue, with white clouds here and there and the temperatures are not too high. And a More...
•Chamber
•Fighting The Skeeters in Arverne
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 Sports
•Can Arod Prove To Fans That He Is Valuable?
What is a “true Yankee” anyway? Is there a jury of fans or players that decides whether or not a certain player is worthy of “induction” in this exclusive club? Maybe you have to be a classy player like Don Mattingly? Well, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth didn’t exactly abide by the rules, yet one is th More...
•My Night As A Yankee Fan
•Baseball Fans Will Attend New Stadium Palaces Soon
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 Editorial/Opinion
•A School Year Ends With More Questions Than Answers
This school year has been one of change and, if you believe the mayor and his educational experts, one of growth as well. The mayor has banked his reelection on a rise in standardized test scores and he seems to have achieved some movement upward in that direction. There are many, however, including More...
•Editorial Comment
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 Letters
•Letters
Follow Long Beach’s Lead Dear Editor: Why try to re-invent the wheel when it comes to lifeguard coverage on our beaches?  If we take a clue from Long Beach (where there are almost as many adults riding bicycles to the beach as there are cars in the More...
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 Calendar
•J une 2005
Gateway Happenings Introduction To Canoeing, Floyd Bennett Field, 6/25, 10 a.m. More...
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 Obits
•Angel Manuel Caban Raised In Far Rockaway
Angel Manuel Caban, a former Far Rockaway resident, died May 29. He was 64. More...
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