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for larger version       Bloomberg Signs ‘Disappearing Marshes’ Bill By Alyssa Goldstein Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a City Council bill that he hopes will save Jamaica Bay’s vanishing marshes. More ... Beachcomber We have often written in this space of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), “The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” Another example recently came to light. Seems that a subway cleaner named Charles Woods was approached by a female passenger in the Parson’s Boulevard Station in Queens. Th More ...
By Howard Schwach Chris Kakoulas came to America in 1990, looking for the American dream. He looked around and settled in Rockaway, where he bought a building at 112-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard with a restaurant at ground level and apartments above. More ... $1.8 Mil Slated For BCVFD Firehouse By Howard Schwach A House-Senate Conference Committee passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill on Thursday after 22 months of debate and compromise. More ...
For your perusal and enjoyment, some more photographs from Rockaway’s Past. This first picture was taken of the graduating class of St. Francis de Sales school in Belle Harbor in January of 1950. These eighth graders should be in their late 60’s around now and we would bet that many of them still li... More ... Bloomberg Signs ‘Disappearing Marshes’ Bill By Alyssa Goldstein Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a City Council bill that he hopes will save Jamaica Bay’s vanishing marshes. More ... Weiner: Stop Sale Of Fake Police Identification On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee accepted an amendment, offered by Representative. Anthony Weiner that would ban the transfer of fake police badges, except for legitimate law enforcement efforts and dramatic presentations. More ... Cops ‘Net’ Chat Room Predator By Brian Magoolaghan Local police busted a 24-year-old Nassau County man who arranged an illicit rendezvous with an underage Rockaway girl that he met in an Internet chat room, law enforcement sources said. More ...
Ron Delsener presents Davy Jones, Gary Puckett, Chuck Negron and the Ides of March vat the North Fork Theatre at Westbury for one hot night of 60’s and 70’s hits on Saturday, July 30 at 8 pm. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at the box office, select Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at (2 More ... Council Deletes Sunday Meters Impact Seen On Peninsula’s Beach Shopping Areas By Howard Schwach The City Council voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to eliminate metered parking on Sundays, sparking speculation locally that the move would have a negative impact on west end business located nearby the beach. More ... Brooklyn College Offers Paralegal Opportunities Brooklyn College, in partnership with The Center for Legal Studies, will offer the Paralegal Certificate Course live lectures in the fall of 2005. More ... Flake Endorses Sanders Former Congressman Floyd H. Flake, the Pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church, is endorsing Councilman James Sanders Jr. in his re-election bid. More ... SJEH To Host Blood Drive August 4 As a result of the recent wave of extreme humidity and high temperatures, blood donations fell by 25 percent, leaving the community blood supply at risk and in a critical More ...
America’s Newspapers Help Keep Us Free By George P. Buonocore In the early days of our country, the Founding Fathers recognized that a viable democracy required an informed citizenry. One of the first agencies created by the Continental Congress was the Post Office Department, and one of the most important reasons was to create a means for delivering the news More ... Fix Promised For Ocean Village Residents By Alyssa Goldstein Things should be back to normal this week at Ocean Village, almost two weeks after a blackout left nearly 450 residents without electricity, air conditioning, water or elevators. More ... DNA Database Links Man To Rape By Alyssa Goldstein A Far Rockaway man faces up to 25 years in prison after DNA evidence recently linked him to a rape that happened six years ago, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown has announced. More ... Woman Fights Off Would-Be Thief A Far Rockaway man was arrested on Queens Boulevard last Friday morning after the woman whose car and purse he tried to steal fought him off, police said.The attempted robbery unfolded at about 8:30 a.m. on 63 Road in Flushing when Darryl R. Allen, 41, jumped into the passenger seat of a car occupie More ...
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall will address the Regular Democratic Club of the Rockaways at 104-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard on Wednesday, August 3 at 8 p.m. sharp. More ... National Night Out Against Crime On Tuesday, August 2, the 100 and 101 Precinct Community Councils will celebrate “National Night Out Against Crime” in two locations in the Rockaways. More ...
Tina Vendlands, a Rockaway resident, graduated on June 29, 2005 from Katharine Gibbs with an Associate’s Degree in Marketing. She is the daughter of Nancy and Rudy Vendlands. She will soon be entering the business world. More ...
Peter Wilson of Broad Channel has accepted a Sixth Grade seat in District 27’s new Scholar’s Academy for the upcoming school year. Peter, an alumnus of the Broad Channel Pre-K, P.S. 183’s Astre Program, and P.S. 47, welcomes this opportunity to be among the “pioneers” for this original and unique ed... More ...
Kathleen Holloway (nee Tuffy) graduated this May with honors from the College of New Rochelle with a Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts. She will be taking the summer off before going back to school in order to achieve a Masters in Psychology. Kathleen has also graduated with honors from St. Virgilius... More ...
Kindergartner Princess Bo-Bix Randolph, who reads at the level of a third grader, graduated on Thursday, June 23. Her parents are Joe and Joy Randolph. More ...
Barbara Otero and Lloyd Estriplet were married on June 18, 2005 at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea with a reception at the Brentwood Country Club. The newlyweds honeymooned in Aruba and returned home to their sons, Craig and Stanley, in Far Rockaway. Otero is a teacher at Community and Family Head Start ... More ...
Divina Marie Machuca of Rockaway Beach has entered the Police Academy. She is a graduate of Kingsborough Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Business. Divina is the oldest daughter of BettyAnn McLoughlin and Santiago Machuca. More ... Local Residents To Attend SUNY Oswego Two Far Rockaway residents have reserved places as freshman at SUNY Oswego. More ... Lamaze Classes At St. John’s St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is offering Lamaze classes for pregnant women. A certified instructor will teach the class in three sessions from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and the fee is $10 for St. John’s patients and $60 for guests. The schedule for Summer/Fall 2005 is: More ...
The Rock Ambulance Corps, a volunteer service made up primarily of local residents, has asked the city to turn over the abandoned firehouse on Beach 57 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard to them as a headquarters. Last week’s fire, set by squatters living in the brick building, only served to renew... More ... Weiner: Reclaim Partnership With Faith Urging Democrats to “reclaim our partnership with faith”, Representative. Anthony Weiner recently unveiled a package of proposals detailing six ways the City should work with the faith community. More ...
Using a spray cap, children on Beach 16 Street in Far Rockaway enjoy the cool feeling of water from a hydrant on a recent hot day. The New York City Office of Emergency Management has reminded city residents to obtain a free city-approved spray cap from a local firehouse to legally open a fire hydra... More ...
The Wave’s editorial cartoonist, Robert Sarnoff, and his family, were among the throngs that chair-danced and sang to the nostalgic songs of Kenny Vance and The Planotones. More ...
Lyuba Shchybchyk Rose, a soprano who trained in Russia, and who has graced a number of professional productions, was the winner of the Rockaway Music And Art Talent Search, held Sunday evening at Fort Tilden. She was awarded her $1,000 prize by John Musumeci and organization president Barbara Eisens... More ...
A Wave Review It looks like the Rockaway Theatre Company has brought another hit production to the Post Theater in Fort Tilden. July 15 and 16 marked the opening weekend of More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Last Saturday, youngsters and adults spent an afternoon of discovery and fun at the First Annual Plover Day held on the beach at Beach 58 Street. More ...
The 3rd annual Graybeards Family Run kicks off in Belle Harbor on Friday July 29 at 6:30 p.m., organizers said. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor State Senator Malcolm Smith, who represents the entire Rockaway peninsula, began a listening tour throughout his district, with a meeting at Peninsula Hospital Center on July 20. Smith said that the tour is designed to bring the senator back in touch with the people who he represents. More ...
The importance of safety was the focus of the Patient Safety Zone Fair at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital on Wednesday, July 20, 2005. The event was held for the Hospital’s staff on the evening shift to raise awareness of the National Patient Safety Goals set by the Joint Commission for the Accreditat... More ...
The Belle Harbor Yacht Club was humbled recently by their Breezy Point counterparts in a series of doubles tennis matches. Wave Editorial Cartoonist Bob Sarnoff was among the losers. This is his account. More ...
MaryEllen Kiernan from St Camillus Special Olympics watches as Flip Mullen of the Graybeards accepts a $1,000 donation from the Rockaway Point Association as their gift to the Wounded Warrior Project. Terri Cassidy, President of the RPA makes the donation. Photo by Phil Gilson More ... |
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