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Describing himself as a hands-on person with experience in the Rockaways, the new commanding officer of the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway, Captain Brian McMahon, talked with The Wave about some of his objectives for his time in Rockaway. More ... A patent-pending computer program that provides an alternative to standard email, created by locals Rick Horan and Bill Hanson, premiered last month through a children's newsletter created by the duo and their company, PushPrint LLC. More ... Two thugs - part of a wolf pack that allegedly beat and robbed a Rockaway man in early June - have been arrested and charged in connection with the violent incident, The Wave learned this week. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner hosts an emergency town hall meeting on Jewish community safety at the Avenue N Jewish Center in light of last week's shooting in Seattle and a suspicious fire outside a Queens synagogue. Weiner was joined by members of the NYPD and FBI, who urged increased vigilance in More ... A 22-year-old Ocean Bay Houses man was stabbed to death early last Thursday morning in a fight on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, according to published reports. More ... A group of 82 civic leaders including many from the local area are requesting public hearings and legislative oversight to remedy what they call the city Parks Department's "increasing difficulty in reaching agreement" with communities. More ... RDRC's Janet Henriquez (second from left), Community Board 14's district manager Jonathan Gaska (third from left), REMA's president LaVida Jervis (fourth from left) and Valerie West (third from right) join members of the Rockaway Van Driver's Association during the cleanup of the municipal parking l More ... In response to a perspective rent increase looming over them, residents of Ocean Village attended a hearing sponsored by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal to air their objections to any rent hikes proposed by RY Management. More ... A 22-year-old motorcycle rider was treated at Peninsula Hospital Center last Sunday afternoon after he lost control and was flung from his sport bike near Jacob Riis Park, police said. Oleg Osinovsky of Brooklyn suffered scrapes to his arms and legs, and a back injury. He wore a helmet, but was issu More ... Congressman Anthony Weiner visits the Lebanese border town of Kiryat Shmona and offers thanks to an Israeli soldier on the front lines. More ... The State Board of Elections is reminding all state residents to register to vote for the September 12, 2006 primary elections. More ... Candidate for governor, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer speaks with Congressman Gregory Meeks and Councilman Thomas White while touring the Jamaica, Queens Air Train Station. At a roundtable discussion that took place after the tour, Spitzer spoke about the pressing need to revitalize New York's urba More ... A federal court judge last week set an April 2007 trial date for a local man charged with years of illegal payments to union officials. The indictment, which was handed down in December of 2004, charges conspiracy, mail fraud and violations of the Taft-Hartley Act, a spokesperson for the Eastern Dis More ... Councilmember Joseph Addabbo, Jr. is joined at the August 12 Queens event hosted by the Red Cross in his district by Elisa Walsh (left) and Nicole Bayard, volunteers at the Queens area office of the American Red Cross in Greater New York. More ... Eighty-nine-year-old Bernard Richman was shocked at 3:44 p.m. on Monday when he put his quarter in a Muni-Meter machine on Beach 116 Street and turned back to put the receipt in his car window. More ... National Park Service workers have been spotted driving on the Rockaway Gateway Greenway, a recreation path that runs through the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel, even though motorized vehicles are specifically banned from the path, which is supposed to be a safe haven for bicyclists, i More ... James W. Casey, a longtime Rockaway resident and member of the Daniel M. O'Connell Post 272 of the American Legion in Rockaway, has been elected as the American Legion Department of New York Commander for the 2006-2007 term. More ... Several members of the Rockaway and Long Island Voice Of The Faithful (VOTF) took time out from their summer break to attend the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Conference in Jersey City on July 22. Attendees included (left to right): Mary Kiernan, Sheila Busey and Peggy O'Neill. More ... Police officers descended on the rock jetty on Beach 87 Street last Sunday and issued summonses to four fishermen who ignored the large, red and white sign the officer seen here is pointing to. Past rescues involving people who have become trapped or have slipped off of local rock jetties have spark More ... Camp kidsmART will close its seventh summer season with an exhibit of original paintings, oil pastels, collage, and other arts and crafts created by campers in the sTudio-6 and sTudio 7 galleries in Ft. Tilden on Wednesday, August 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. More ... I n a new program called Access To Home, New York State's Division of Housing and Community Renewal will give over $10.2 million to helping seniors and the disabled stay at home and out of long-term care facilities. More ... Marie Bisztyga, a 20-year veteran employee of Peninsula Hospital Center, might not consider herself a great cook, or a cook at all, for that matter. But she recently learned that not only was one of her recipes chosen for a brand new cookbook of healthy recipes published by her 1199 Union, she was a More ... A roadway cave-in in the westbound lane on Beach Channel Drive at Beach 136 Street has been growing for about a month, according to Wave reader Charles Cheswick, who reported the condition to 311, the city's non-emergency response line, on August 4. More ... A walkathon to benefit diabetes funding and research will be held on Sunday, September 17 at the Queens Center Mall, 90-15 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. More ... From the looks of it, you could have been fooled, but the white stuff fluttering down in the vicinity of Beach 100 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard last Thursday, August 10, wasn't snow. The frosting seen sweeping across the boulevard was the result of construction workers applying Styrofoam insu More ... Edwin Salgado, the former liaison for Councilman James Sanders in Far Rockaway, has announced plans to marry Cynthia Tavar next year. The two met a year and a half ago and their relationship grew from a friendship to the upcoming trip down the isle. Salgado has a son and daughter from a previous mar More ... The Friends of Tribute Park is all set to host "Sunset in the Park," a special fundraiser that will be held at Tribute Park from 6:30 p.m. until sunset on Thursday, August 24 (rain date August 25). More ... A number of local residents have contacted The Wave to find out where they can write or call to complain about the redesign of Shore Front Parkway and surrounding areas. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center's Anniversary Ball committee recently released the names of the honorees that will take center stage at the 99th Annual Anniversary Ball, a gala dinner dance that will be held in their honor on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at The Sands in Atlantic Beach. The theme of this ye More ... Life Line Screenings Radiology staff will be on hand at the Far Rockaway Knights of Columbus Council #2672 offering complete vascular screenings on Tuesday, August 29. More ... After an almost three year leave from dance, MaryAnn and Julie Opperman of Belle Harbor returned last spring to The Donny Golden School of Irish Dancing with much success. Julie placed first out of 28 competitors at The Long Island Feis at Stony Brook University on August 6, allowing her to join her More ... Emma Morgan, the daughter of Eddie and Kelly Morgan of Roxbury, will celebrate her first birthday on Wednesday, August 30. More ... Richard David Hickey III was born on July 28 at 12:27 a.m. to Christina and Richie Hickey of Mott Creek. He weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and 18 and a half inches long. He joins older brother, Joshua. More ... Naazia Husain, a Far Rockaway resident, has been named to the 2005-2006 Dean's List at Union College in Schenectady, New York. More ... Tia Marie Ivory, the daughter of Tara Ivory and Kirk Perry, celebrated her 15th birthday on Tuesday, August 15. She attends Far Rockaway High School and lives in Bayswater. More ... Bacteria levels at Rockaway's beaches fell within safety guidelines last year, but a national environmental organization says that's because testing doesn't occur when rain forces sewage overflow into bathing areas, according to a recent report. More ... Talia Fraiman, a Far Rockaway resident and junior in the School of International Service at American University, majoring in International Studies, was named to the spring 2006 Dean's List. More ... Long Island Jewish School Based Health Center, which has a program based within Far Rockaway High School, has received New York State funding for a new Community Based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (CBAPP) for the next five years. The program provides services to approximately 4,500 studen More ... Shantia Reason of Rockaway Beach graduated from the State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi, where she received an A.A.S. degree in Nursing. More ... In addition to being a realtor, Vince Castellano sits on Community Board 14 and the Board of Directors of the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce. More ... Maura Hennessey, a Breezy Point resident and student at PS 114, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. More ... Camp KidsmART, Rockaway Artists Alliance's (RAA) arts based summer camp, completed its seventh successful season with a celebration in Fort Tilden on the evening of Wednesday, August 9. More ... With games, a science show, a fashion show and a performance by an a cappella group, the Fourth Annual Community Health Fair and Festival at the Far Rockaway Church of Christ provided residents of the area, last Saturday, with more than an average More ... Workers from the Department of Parks and Recreation found the body of a man Monday morning on the beach at Beach 72 Street. More ... The Business Outreach Center Network, Inc. (BOC) offers Child Care Business Development Project (CCBDP) to individuals who are starting or expanding an in-home child care business. This free training helps homebased child care providers plan and run a successful child care business by offering a nin More ... A soon-to-be family - Edwin Salgado and his fianc Cynthia Tavar with Edwin's son Juaquin, 7, and Cynthia's son Andre, who is 2. More ... A magician performs with umbrellas for some amazed youngsters at O'Donohue Park during a family day sponsored by E.A.J. Entertainment and Promotions and Councilman James Sanders Jr. on July 29. More ... After the magician's performance, it's cotton candy and balloons for children of all ages. Photos by Miriam Rosenberg More ... The Bayview Restaurant & Lounge, located at 25 Van Brunt Road in Broad Channel, just over the Cross Bay Bridge More ... The Rockaway Artists Alliance's highly-successful camp, Camp KidsmArt, completed its season recently with a reception at its Fort Tilden galleries. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC) and Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (PCECR) recently hosted its Annual Service Awards at The Beach Club. Honored were employees with five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, and forty years of dedicated service. Nearly every More ... |
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