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After the success of the Emmaus program last year at St. Edmund Prep High School in Sheepshead Bay, the school is expanding the retreat program this year. More ...
The 7th Grade Students from St. Camillus School read about the Constitution in preparation for the Constitution Day, which is slated for September 17. More ...
Pictured: Stella Maris Student Council Executive Board members, together with the Senior Homeroom Presidents, pose before the induction ceremony. More ...
The Senior Peer Leadership group at Stella Maris High School came to school early in September to attend a Leadership Workshop conducted by advisor Fred Herron. The seniors in turn will work with the younger students under the supervision of the Guidance Department. More ...
The Gift Is Love, at 223 Beach 126 Street in Rockaway Park is truly many shops under one roof. The shop features such name brands as Yankee Candle, Burt’s Bees, Lenox, Belleek Irish China, Galway Irish Crystal and Caswell and Massey. The store features localized goods in its Broad Channel Corner and... More ...
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 early childhood center donated and constructed by a local developer. More ... Beachcomber Hurricane Katrina may have one unexpected local consequence. A number of senators have called for funding the costs of cleaning up after the hurricane by eviscerating the Omnibus Transportation bill that includes money for a number of Rockaway projects including a new firehouse for the Broad Channel More ...
State Senator Malcolm Smith (second from left) joins Joanie Omeste (the chamber’s Executive Director), John Lepore (President) and John Hennessey (First Vice President) on stage for the opening ceremonies. More ...
A four-car accident at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday left three people seeking medical assistance at local hospitals and the streets around Beach Channel Drive and Beach 129 Street in clogged with traffic. According to an eyewitness who was driving just behind the accident cars, an automobile at More ... Laborers; Cement & Concrete Workers Recruit The Cement and Concrete Workers Training and Education Fund, District Council 16, will conduct recruitment for skilled construction craft laborers on October 5, February 8 and June 7 for 45 apprentices. More ... Locked Away From Home, Medicine By Landlord By Howard Schwach Despite the fact that a Queens Civil Court judge has ordered that a Rockaway man and his common law wife be given access to the apartment they have lived in for two months, a Rockaway landlord continues to deny that access, keeping the disabled veteran from his medication, the Wave has learned. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan Construction is set to begin early next month on a multi-use path that will run through the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, the National Park Service announced Monday. More ...
Terrianne Orr (nee Manno) was honored on September 7 at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Great Irish Fair, held at Giando’s on the Water in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Orr, formerly of Rockaway Point, is the daughter of Marguerite and Anthony Manno. She is a graduate of St. Francis de Sales, Stel... More ...
Bellport, Long Island resident Emily Hernandez celebrated her 76th birthday on September 3 and her “Mema” Mary Jane Kurz, from Broad Channel, celebrated her 5th birthday on September 7. The birthday “Princesses” celebrated their birthdays with family and friends. More ...
Linda Waymer and Thomas and Martha Waymer announce the engagement of their daughter and granddaughter, Yolanda Y. Waymer, to Curtis Hall II. Yolanda was raised in Far Rockaway, and obtained a Bachelors and Masters degree at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she is a guidance counselor. Hall is... More ...
Midshipman Peter Belford of Breezy Point recently returned to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, where he is a student, after spending a number of months at sea training aboard U.S. merchant vessels. More ...
A former resident of Belle Harbor has gone on to become a famous mathematician, and will be the guest speaker for the American Mathematical Society’s 2005 lecture series for high school mathematics students on Thursday, November 3 at the New York Hall of Science. More ... Extended Hours At The Post Office Window lobby hours at Rockaway’s main post office have been extended. As of Saturday, October 1, the Far Rockaway Main Office will be open from More ... Gateway ‘Open House’ Set For Next Weekend 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 ... New Law On Towing Of Automobiles From Private Lots Proposed By City New Yorkers with cars towed from private lots will have greater protection under a rule proposed by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Under the proposal, tow companies would be subject to penalties if they fail to provide a list of properties from which they are authorized to More ...
On September 17, members of the Norton Basin Edgemere Stewardship Group, founded by Marlen Waaijer, worked with the Parks Department, the DEC and Jamaica Bay Guardian, Don Riepe, to restore the neglected section of Michaelis Bayswater Park in Bayswater, as part of the American Littoral Society-spons More ... New Bill Sets Tough Penalties For Dog Attacks New York State Governor George E. Pataki announced recently that he has signed into law legislation that will significantly increase the civil liability for the owners of dogs who cause serious personal injury, helping to promote more responsible pet ownership and deter vicious dog attacks. The law More ... New Book An Eye-Opener For Inner City Youth Most community leaders, educators, youth workers and parents will agree that inner city youth can never have too many positive reinforcements. In More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Two bottles, originally thought to be Molotov cocktails, and a possible bias incident brought a large police presence for the majority of the day in the small community of Mott Creek last Friday. More ...
The Russell family, who relocated to Rockaway after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their trailer-home in Mississippi, received a $1,400 check Monday from the teachers, staff, students and parents at P.S. 183. The money was raised during a two-day bake sale at the school. The local Kiwanis Club and its ... More ...
Two PS114 (Belle Harbor) students proudly unfurl and subsequently hoist Old Glory, as part of The Belle Harbor School’s daily opening exercises. Energized by the recital of The Pledge of Allegiance concomitant with the singing of a patriotic song, Belle Harbor School children, along with parents and More ... Pheffer Urges Federal Fuel Economy Testing Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has introduced a resolution that calls upon the United States Congress to enact legislation to update the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) fuel economy testing procedures in absence of the EPA taking action to revise its testing procedures. More ...
Stephen H. Marcus, M.D., Joseph Mure, Jr., Esq. and George L. Greco have been named honorees of Peninsula Hospital Center’s 98th Anniversary Ball to be held on October 29 at The Sands in Atlantic Beach. More ...
By Howard Schwach Nearly four years after the tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into the streets of Belle Harbor, many local residents remain troubled by the crash and its aftermath. More ... Local Singer Finalist In “Senior Idol’ Contest Edward Deacy, of Breezy Point, has been chosen as a finalist to compete for the title of New York State Senior Idol 2005. More ... State Senator Praises The Life Of Simon Weisenthal State Senator Malcolm A. Smith praised the life of Holocaust survivor Simon Weisenthal, who passed away Tuesday, September 20 in Vienna, Austria at the age of 96. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor As passing cars honked horns in support, workers at the West Lawrence Care Center in Far Rockaway took to the streets last Thursday afternoon in an informational picket for a new contract. The members of Union 1199 at the facility –LPNs, housekeeping, dietary workers and receptionists- have been wor More ... Shuttle Service Affects Commute In Rockaway Temporary service diversions will affect the A train and Rockaway Park Shuttle lines to the Rockaways from October 19 to October 24. More ...
Dr. Stuart M. Rappaport, a popular Five Towns optometrist, opens November 10th in the comedy, More ... |
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