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By Howard Schwach An off-hand remark for the principal of a Far Rockaway school led this week to the ribbon cutting for a brand new More ...
PHC Honors Employees For Perfect Attendance More ... Bayswater Looks To Downzoning By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor 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 ... Beachcomber It seems as if The Wave started a minor firestorm by using the word “refugees” in its headline last week to describe the Mississippi family that has settled in Rockaway to renew their lives in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Some callers indicated that the Russell family cannot be refugees because th More ... 11th Annual Broad Channel Historical Day 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’s history in pictures, newspaper articl More ... Addabbo Sets Hurricane Meeting 9/17 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 a... 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’s Episcopal Hospital and food, clothing an... More ...
Pictured: (in no particular order) Brother Tom, McKinley Hightower-Beyah, George, and other workers participating in the Hamer-Campos Farmers’ Market, held at PS 42 Q in Far Rockaway. 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 ... Pheffer; ‘El’ Structure To Be Repaired 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 Park’s ‘Open House New York’ Gateway National Recreational Area will participate in Open House New York, for the third annual celebration of New York City’s architectural and historic treasures. Ranger-guided and volunteer-led tours will be offered at three of the Jamaica Bay Unit’s sites: Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Tilden, and More ... Pheffer: Opt Out of ‘Pre-approved Solicitations’ Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has informed New York consumers that they do not have to live with a mailbox cluttered with “pre-approved” offers for credit or insurance. More ...
Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer celebrated Bernard and Selma Schreiber’s 25th Wedding Anniversary at the JASA/Brookdale Senior center. It was also Bernard Schreiber’s 80th birthday. Pictured: (left to right) Bernard Schreiber, Selma Schreiber, Assemblywoman Pheffer, and Linda Solomon, Director of th... 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. Pictur... More ...
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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 George and Barbara Millet of Belle Harbor. Her grandparents are Carol and Ronald Lemza, and Ir... 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 ... Local Starts Freshman Year At St. Lawrence 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’s community. “I am so proud of the health center’s staff for their overwhelming response” stated Dr. Alfonso Chan, Medical Director for the health center. M... 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’s Team from Rockaway Beach who raised $1,000.00 for the cause. Pictured, (Back Row-L to R) Liz Sullivan, Kathy Clarke, Kiera Duffy, Brian Courtney, Corrinne... More ...
Local Rockaway artist Pat Bishop was recently invited to exhibit her sculpture, “Twisted Fish,” in the Fall Art Show presented by Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC). 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’s Kite Festival held at Riis Park. KeySpan was the sponsor of the Children’s Kite Tent where kids got to design, color and the... 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 ... V.F.W. Scholarships For High-Schoolers 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 ... Local Starts Freshman Year At Fordham Far Rockaway native Matthew White has started his freshman year at Fordham University. White is majoring in Business Administration. More ...
By Howard Schwach The city’s plan to evacuate low-lying areas such as Rockaway is fatally flawed, according to a recent report by Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, the chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. 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 ... Republicans Split The Difference In Party Election By Stuart Mirsky Preliminary results are in on the recent Republican races in Rockaway and it looks like they’re a mixed bag, according to a spokesperson for the Rockaway Republican Club. After a hard fought campaign (exceptional for Republicans in this part of the world, according to one local politicians), the new More ...
A Wave Review The first two performances of Rockaway Theatre Company’s annual musical revue and variety show, More ... Republicans Split The Difference In Party Election By Stuart Mirsky Preliminary results are in on the recent Republican races in Rockaway and it looks like they’re a mixed bag, according to a spokesperson for the Rockaway Republican Club. More ... Smith Tapped For Male Mentoring 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 ... Weiner: Save Brooklyn VA Hospital 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 ... PHC Nurses Ratify New Contract, Avert Strike 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’s Episcopal Hospital and food, clothing an More ... |
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