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Pastor Leslie Mullins of the Community Church of the Nazarene in Far Rockaway leads a prayer to start off the holiday lighting ceremonies. More ...
Joseph Mure lights up his Neponsit home to bring smiles to children’s faces and to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. More ... SJEH Appoints Dupiton St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, South Shore, has appointed Lynore Dupiton, RN, MSN, CCRN, to the position of Vice President, Patient Care Services/ Chief Nursing Officer. Dupiton will be responsible for the supervision of Nursing Services. More ...
Robin Shapiro says that she has the only truly “full-service” brokerage business in Rockaway. Shapiro, who has been in Rockaway “forever” but only in March began selling real estate for her own company says that she waters plants, checks for flooded basements and sundry other things for absent custo... More ...
Holiday Shopping Online Puts Money In The Budget Of Struggling Parish School By Tori Toth ‘Tis the season for giving and that’s exactly what one St. Virgilius alumnus plans on doing – but he needs the community’s support to help raise money for the financially strapped Broad Channel school. More ... Beachcomber During this season, Rockaway is replete with celebrations of the various religious celebrations and holiday events. For a list of those events in your neighborhood, see the “Holiday Happenings” section on the It’s What’s Happening page in this issue of The Wave. More ... Weiner: Stop Anti-Israel Report Representative Anthony Weiner has called on the European Commission to immediately reject a report issued by European Union representatives in Ramallah, challenging Israel’s right to claim Jerusalem as its capital and pushing anti-Israel and pro Palestinian policies. The report challenges Israel’s r More ...
From time to time in Historical Views, mention was made of Howard’s Landing on the north shore of Jamaica Bay, just west of the Bay Railroad in Howard Beach. More ...
The Hamer-Campos Farmers’ Market held an end of the season Turkey Raffle on November 12 and November 19, wrapping up the 12th season the market has been running. On Thanksgiving Day, members of the market joined with Reverend Jan Powell’s First Congregational Church for a “Rock and Wrap It Up” feas... More ... German Mag: AA 587 Lawyers Want Airbus Info By Howard Schwach A German news magazine is reporting that the attorneys for the family members in the American Airlines Flight 587 crash suits recently “took Airbus by surprise” in the way that court papers asked for very specific information about the airplane manufacturer’s “manipulation of the load calculations f More ... Addabbo: Keep VA Hospitals Open City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced that he has sponsored a Resolution in the Council calling on the Veterans Administration to keep the Veterans Hospitals open, including the New York Harbor VA Health Care System in Brooklyn. More ... Bringing Holiday Cheer To Hurricane Victims In an attempt to bring some holiday cheer to the survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Senator Malcolm A. Smith, along with the Radisson Relief Team, will distribute gifts to all displaced families residing within New York City hotels. Community organizations and private citizens are welcome to More ...
The seniors attending the DSSM-Neponsit Adult Day Health Care Center, located at 230 Beach 102 Street in Rockaway Park, shared the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday during an Intergenerational program with Beach Channel High School students. Channel View students Joshua Rivera, Abdo Alkaifi, Adam C... More ...
Flames scorched this home on Beach 68 Street and Beach Channel Drive last Saturday night. It was unclear if anyone was inside when the fire broke out. Workers are seen here boarding up broken windows in accordance with New York City Department of Buildings regulations. More ...
After 10 years together, Margaret Cronin and James Kamna, surrounded by friends and family, were married on November 5 at St. Camillus R.C. Church in Rockaway Beach. Margaret, daughter of the late Ann Feeney and Joseph Cronin, is from Rockaway and is an Administrative Assistant at DGA Security Syste... More ...
Tom Joyce, D.O. (left) is officially congratulated on his recent appointment to the position of Associate Director of the Family Practice Residency Program at Peninsula Hospital Center. Dr. Peter Guiney (right), the Director of the Family Practice Residency Program is particularly delighted to have... More ...
The Rockaway Republican Club held its monthly meeting at The Belle Harbor Yacht Club last week. The guest speaker was John Spencer, (second from right), conservative candidate for the U.S. Senate who will challenge Hillary Clinton. Spencer, a Vietnam Veteran, is the former two-term mayor of Yonkers,... More ...
Wills Wade of the St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Housekeeping Department has been named the Employee of the Quarter. With 16 years of service at St. John’s, Wade was nominated for being “one of the Hospital’s most caring and helpful employees.” His co-workers say that he often works during his lunch More ...
A 60-year-old man was hit by a car last Sunday while crossing Rockaway Beach Boulevard near his home, police said. Billy Mulligan of Beach 119 Street was hit by a sedan driven by Colleen O’Rourke of 105-00 Shore Front Parkway. Mulligan, seen here with his head bandaged, suffered bleeding and was bro... More ... MCU Offers College Scholarships The Municipal Credit Union (MCU) is offering local high school students entering college a chance to win a scholarship to help finance their education. More ... 101 Precinct Community Council Holiday Celebration The 101 Precinct Community Council will hold its annual Holiday Celebration on Thursday, December 15 at the Cedarhurst Fire Department Ballroom, to celebrate the spirit of the season and the success of the Council. George Buoncore, Postmaster for the United States Post Office in Far Rockaway and Inw More ...
By Stewart Mirsky Special To The Wave Speaking to a packed house at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club on the evening of November 30, former two-term Yonkers mayor John Spencer made his case to Rockaway Republicans for the GOP nomination to the U.S. Senate. More ... Rockaway Development Day Set For 12/11 City Council Member James Sanders, Jr. will bring together some of the most prominent developers, small and local businesses, and community residents who are seeking business and job opportunities for Rockaway Development Day. More ...
The Rockaway Theatre Company’s production of Little Shop of Horrors opened this past weekend in the Post Theater in Fort Tilden, charming audiences with its first two performances. Director John Gilleece has aptly set the story at holiday time, with the sets transformed with mistletoe, poinsettias a... More ... RAA Calls For Artists For New Exhibit he Rockaway Artists Alliance is calling all artists to bring forth their talent and submit their best for three new and exciting exhibitions at the Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) galleries. More ... Doo Wop Concert At BCHS The 13th annual “Harry G. Doo Wop Spectacular” is set for January 28, 2006 at Beach Channel High School, with a show time start for the ten-act concert beginning at 7 p.m. More ... Paper Examines The Queens-Nassau Border By Tori Toth It’s an invisible line but the Queens-Nassau border has had an enormous influence on life in the Rockaways for more than a century. More ...
December 15 - 17 John Edward, who has brought a fresh, honest and thought provoking attitude to the world of psychic phenomena, has added a fourth show to his engagement at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m. Performances on Friday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Decembe... More ...
December 22, 23 Ron Delsener is pleased to announce that Kenny Rogers and Friends –Celebrate the Season More ...
December 18 Jackie Mason will perform one hilarious show at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, December 18th at 7 pm. Tickets are $51 and are available at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury box office, select Ticketmaster locations and online at More ...
By Kristie Grosseta, Stella Maris Junior On Tuesday, November 22, 45 spectacular juniors from Stella Maris High School graciously gave up their school day to visit the St. Joseph Renewal Center for a day of retreat. As the girls traveled to Brentwood, Long Island, they were accompanied by Sister Barbara Mackiewicz CSJ, Sister Grace Lynch C More ...
Mrs. Biscardi, Mrs. Hurlman and the class of K-224 at PS 105Q celebrated Thanksgiving last week by having a feast in their classroom, which was enjoyed by all. More ...
Broad Channel resident Joe Carey, 91 years young, spoke to PS 47 seventh graders about what it was like growing up in Broad Channel. Carey remembered days gone by; how he was born in a house on Shad Creek Road when the streets in Broad Channel were still made of sand, and boats and the Long Island R... More ...
At their annual Fall Talent Show, Stella Maris students gave the judges a difficult choice. Jean Mauro, moderator of the Student Council, is seen pictured here congratulating the chosen winners. First place went to Elizabeth Murray who wrote, sang and accompanied her song “Here With Me” on the guita... More ...
Students who have attained excellent scholastic records over a three-year period were inducted into the Junior National Honor Society. Also recognized for their academic excellence were five seventh graders, who became probationary members of the society. Pictured are the inducted students: William ... More ...
PS 47 Student Council members Lauren Galimi and Shannon Keane counted 14 sacks of Penny Harvest donations. The monies collected will be distributed to several local charities. More ...
The St. Virgilius School recently gave out their Student of the Month awards to a group of children who worked very hard in October. More ...
Six St. Edmund Prep High School students were recently installed as Eucharistic ministers during a mass at St. Edmund Church. The celebrant, Father Brophy, was assisted in the mass by religion teacher and St. Edmund academic dean Deacon Ron Rizzutto. Pictured from left to right are new Eucharistic m... More ...
Recently the second graders of St. Virgilius took a trip to their local Broad Channel library, where they checked out their favorite books. They are pictured here with the librarian of the Broad Channel branch. More ...
The students of St. Virgilius had a pumpkin painting contest in October, where students decorated their pumpkins in inventive ways. Pictured are the winners with their creations. More ...
The Belle Harbor Property Owners, Rockaway Park Homeowners and Neponsit Homeowners Associations joined last week for a gala holiday party at the Beach Club. Pictured, from left, Barbara Larkin, the President of the Belle Harbor Property Owners, Congressman Anthony Weiner and Democratic District Lead... More ... Children For Children: Start A Tradition Of Giving Children for Children, a non-profit organization, encourages families to cut back on expenses this holiday season and donate the savings to help children in need. Founded in 1996, Children for Children fosters in young people a greater sense of community involvement and social responsibility through More ... Stress Free Holiday Shopping Tips According to a November Gallup Poll, consumers are expected to spend an average of $763 on gifts this holiday season, an increase of 4.5% from November 2004. GreenPath Debt Solutions has compiled some money management tips to keep the holiday season happy and free of debt stress. More ... |
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