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Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pictured with (from left) Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, local Republican District Leader Edward O More ... Workers begin to put up a sidewalk shed around the Washington Hotel on Beach 125 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard last week. The original hotel opened before World War II. The new building, dedicated in 1966, hosted thousands of weddings, bar mitzvahs, family parties, religious and civic affairs and political events of all kinds. The kosher catering hall and hotel, which closed its doors for good in December of 2003, will be demolished in the coming weeks to make room for nine two-family homes, according to its owners. More ... It snowed on Saturday night into Sunday. By Sunday night, the snow had ended and most of the streets were plowed at least once, a tribute to the hard-working sanitation workers. Many people who had garbage and recycling collection on Tuesday put their stuff curbside on Monday night, figuring that th More ... Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. has announced his sponsorship of a Resolution in the City Council, calling on the State Legislature to adopt and the Governor to sign legislation to enable New York City to increase the City Earned Income Tax Credit from 5% to 10% of the federal credit. More ... Rockaway has major issues with the Department of Transportation, and residents last Thursday came face-to-face with the agency More ... When Mary Polsunas quit her job as a waitress at the Pier 92 Restaurant in Rockaway Beach more than 12 years ago, she never thought that she would be back as a partner and the landmark restaurant on the bay More ... Local residents from Rockaway attended the Spanish Springs Chili Cook-Off in Florida, where Rita Early took third prize for her More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer, Chair of the Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee, recently attended a press conference with members of the Legislature to discuss their bill to ban Yo-Yo waterballs in New York State. Yo-Yo waterballs consist of a liquid-filled ball on an elastic cord with a sm More ... A new sports and recreation facility currently being constructed in rehabbed hangars at Floyd Bennett Field may be open as soon as September 2006. More ... The teachers at St. Virgilius School recently celebrated Teacher Appreciation Day. Pictured are Ann McMahon, Principal Diane Phelan and Carole Keller. More ... In its annual publication, Creative Communications will publish the poetry of several Stella Maris High School juniors and one senior. Pictured with their teachers, Mrs. McCrory and Mrs. Daly, and Stella Maris Principal, Geri Martinez, are (from left): juniors Yolanda Whitner, Evadne Figueroa, Christina Alberghina, Melissa Peltz, Linhadley Eljach, Samamtha Lourine, Nirothama Datt, Jeanette Laguerre, Natalie Bello, Surya Nohar, and (inset) Alison Frederick, senior. More ... The third grade students of PS 253Q recently participated in the First Annual Spelling Bee. The winning student was Jasmine Monzon from Class 3-304, who spelled More ... Bishop Kearney High School recently held a ceremony where 198 students were inducted into the Mater Dei Chapter of the National Honor Society. More ... Bishop Kearney High School awarded academic scholarships to members of the Class of 2010 at a brunch held at the school. Thirty-eight students from 22 parochial, private and public schools earned full or partial scholarships totaling $54,000 per school year. The scholarships are renewable each year, More ... Barbara Caceres, a senior at Stella Maris High School, was chosen as one of the 38 finalists in the Fireside Essay Scholarship competition. Over 287 applicants from across the U.S. and Canada submitted entries. Fireside is a Catholic Publishing Company in Wichita, Kansas. Caceres is pictured here with Stella Maris Principal, Geri Martinez. More ... PS 253Q recently welcomed Herbert Goodwyn as Principal for the Day. Goodwyn was responsible for the principal More ... State Senator Malcolm Smith recently announced that February is American Heart Month, noting that heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. He said an estimated 1.2 million people will experience either their first or a recurrent heart attack this year. More ... Bernard White, a celebrated journalist and award-winning program director of WBAI-FM Pacifica, will be the guest speaker for the Far Rockaway Church of Christ annual Black History Month celebration. The program is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 starting at 1 p.m. at 21-25 Nameoke Avenue in Far More ... New York residents in coastal communities like Rockaway and Broad Channel are sitting ducks for devastating hurricanes and other storms, according to a study released this week by three representatives in Congress. More ... Councilman James Sanders, Jr. held an open house for local residents and community representatives at his Far Rockaway office at 21-23 Birdsall Avenue on February 16. In addition to addressing issues from over a dozen people who attended, Sanders also made several announcements. More ... |
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