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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 po... More ...
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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 par... More ... Floral Designer To Speak At Luncheon 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 ... Beachcomber 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’s application because the entrance/exit to the proposed business was on Beach Channel Drive, but it has since ... 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 “Osprey Club” kids cleaning a marsh site in Broad C... 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 ha... 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’s mosaic centerpiece. Once designed to be the floor of the Tribute Park dome, the mosaic is now a standalone feature that is angled so the “We Will Never Forget” message... 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 ... Divers &Volunteers For International Cleanup Day 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 ... ‘Family Fun’ And Exploration At Ft. Tilden The National Park Service announced that Gateway Recreation Area’s Fort Tilden will host “Family Fun at the Beach,” a hands-on nature outing along the Atlantic shoreline at Fort Tilden. 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 enforcem... More ...
The Wastewater Treatment Plant on Beach Channel Drive has been so malodorous for the past few weeks that several people at this month’s Community Board 14 meeting cried foul. Board member Barbara Morris described a stench that she said made her sick to her stomach. District Manager Jonathan Gaska en... 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, adjac... More ...
The Graybeards Fourth Annual ‘Pints For Life’ Blood Drive will be held on Sunday, September 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the St. Francis de Sales gym, 219 Beach 129 Street. Last year the drive collected over 200 pints, and the Graybeards hope to do even better this year. Blood reserves are at c... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor In a surprising development relating to the Mott Creek rezoning issue, Councilman Tony Avella (chair of the City Council’s Zoning and Franchise Committee) said this week that Councilman James Sanders, Jr. had requested a hold on the full council vote that was scheduled for Thursday afternoon, Septem More ... Beach 116 Re-Do Starts Next Week 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 ... Sanders Outpolls Hooks, Weiner Concedes By Howard Schwach 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 ... Hadassah Youth Luncheon For September 27 This year’s annual Hadassah Youth Aliyah Luncheon will be held at Gallagher’s Snug Harbor Restaurant on Tuesday, September 27. The event will raise money to help children in need. Donations will provide resources for medical care and shelter. Recipients of the donations are from around the world, su More ...
Recently, Jim and Mary Kelly visited FrameWorks Group Real Estate Developers’ office at 168, Beach 101 Street. They were introduced to Belle Shores Condominium-a new Rockaway development. 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 ... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor 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 ... Bloods Busted With Coke, Pot, Kid 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 ...
Doctors Guiney and Franks from Peninsula Hospital Center performed at Kennedy’s in Breezy Point last Saturday evening to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The musical duo raised $500.00 which will be donated to the Graybeards to assist in the organization’s fundraising efforts. Pictu... More ...
By Howard Schwach Far Rockaway High School is now the Far Rockaway Educational Campus, a reorganized school with five different “smaller schools” and a brand new staff. More ... What You Need To Know About STDS 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 ... Operating Engineers To Recruit Apprentices 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 fo... 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 f... More ... |
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