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The Hearts and Shamrocks Fundraiser dinner dance was held on Sunday, January 29 at the St. Camillus School Auditorium to benefit the Queens County Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Parade supporters, nominated marshals and board members came together to celebrate and raise funds for the parade, whi... More ...
The new parking layout on Beach 116 Street has an unexpected feature that, despite all that signage, can be overlooked. Motorists now have the choice of a one-hour limit at the curbs or two-hours along both sides of the median. And that’s not all. Additional Muni-Meters are slated for the medians be More ...
Rotary,Wave Donate To Ronald McDonald House More ... Broad Channel Bits The first column of February and winter weather is still playing hide-and-seek with us. As far as fuel bills go, these temperatures are helping keep the bills lower. After all, the heat is not steaming away constantly if temperatures are moderate outside. Still, some folks put a layer of insulation More ... Boating Course Set For February 6 A Safe Boating Skills & Seamanship Course is being offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary starting on Monday, February 6 at the Ryan Visitor Center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. More ... Beachcomber Just an hour before Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was set to speak to community leaders at the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway a week ago, there was another shooting at Beach 54 Street, leaving a local man with a bullet in his leg. At his meeting with locals, Kelly spoke about guns, reminding them More ... DMV Warns On Water Damaged Used Cars New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), joined by the Consumer Protection Board (CPB), today cautioned motorists about purchasing a new or used vehicle that may have flood damage as a result of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. While no major examples of hurricane damaged cars have appe More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center initiated a new Employee of the Month Program beginning February 2006. The Employees of the Month are nominated and selected based upon “PRIDE” criteria: Professionalism, Respect, Initiative, Dedication and Empathy. Employees can be nominated by their peers, supervisors,... More ... Man Indicted In Young Daughter’s Death By Brian Magoolaghan An Arverne man, who allegedly inflicted deadly injuries on his 7-year-old daughter when he repeatedly kneed the little girl in her stomach, was indicted Tuesday on manslaughter and child endangerment charges. More ... Livery Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Theft By Howard Schwach A Nassau County man who owns a Far Rockaway livery car company pled guilty to Medicaid theft last week and admitted he filed bogus claims for cab rides he never provided. More ...
Four of the 101 Precinct’s finest were honored last week for their outstanding work in making 19 gun arrests out of the 65 arrests they have made since September of last year. “That’s 38 percent of the gun arrests in the precinct since September,” said 101 commanding officer Deputy Inspector Walter ... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Hurricane preparedness and the Thriftway Shopping Center were the top priorities raised by Congressman Gregory Meeks on January 26 during his State of the Rockaways address. More ...
from page 31 “It will be accessible to any resident, any age,” Titus said. Also attending the meeting were State Senator Malcolm Smith, District Leader Robert Simmons, and Pastor Kevin Guinness. Kelli Singleton, of the Center for Medicare Services, discussed the new Medicare Part D plan. More ... PHC Sets Diabetes Support Group To Meet 2/9 Peninsula Hospital Center, the American Cancer Society and the Arverne Cancer Support have joined together as the Rockaway Cancer Support Group. The group hosted their inaugural meeting on January 12, 2006 and opened their doors to many cancer patients, family members and friends who came to support More ...
By Howard Schwach Mother Nature conspired to hit Rockaway with a one-two punch on Tuesday, hitting the peninsula and Broad Channel with a “freakishly high moon tide” coupled with driving rain that brought flooding to many areas. More ... PHC Employees To Wear Red Employees at Peninsula Hospital Center are joining companies across the nation and wearing something red on Friday, February 3, 2006 to support the American Heart Association’s “Wear Red Day” event and increase awareness of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women. More ...
When the railing on a ramp leading to the United States Post Office building on Beach 86 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard started leaning to the right about a month ago, many locals who use that office figured that it would be quickly repaired because it was dangerous to those who use wheelchairs... More ...
Local Photographer Liz Smith chronicled the Graybeards recent fundraiser at Russo’s on The Bay for The Wave. Steve and Kenny Good, the proprietors of both The Beach Club catering Hall and The Rockaway Sunset Diner were honored for all the work they have done for the community. More ... Smith Sets ‘Send A Vet A Valentine’ Program State Senator Malcolm A. Smith, along with Health Plus, is sponsoring the sixth annual “Send A Vet A Valentine” program for hospitalized veterans at St. Albans Veteran’s Hospital and State Veterans Nursing Home . More ... Seminar For First Time Homebuyers State Senator Malcolm A. Smith recently announced that he, in conjunction with Acorn Housing and Bank of America, are presenting a First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Thursday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 172-17 Linden Boulevard in St. Albans. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Michael Keith, of the R & B group 112, visited with Action Center Tutoring Students youths last week to bring them a message of hope and urge them to believe in themselves. More ...
Rabbi Marjorie Slome will be the guest speaker at Hadassah’s February luncheon meeting on Tuesday, February 14 at The Beach Club starting at noon. More ... Recruitment Effort For Corrections Officers Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer was contacted by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to assist with the department’s Correction Officer recruitment effort. More ... Temple Beth-El To Honor Congressman Weiner Congressman Anthony Weiner will be the guest speaker at Environmental Sabbath service, which will be held at Temple Beth-El’s Main Sanctuary, Beach 121 Street, on Saturday, February 11 starting at 9 a.m. More ...
Residents Register Complaints With Officials By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Mass transit in the Rockaways is getting some much-needed attention from the state, which is conducting a thorough study of the area, according to a representative who spoke last Thursday at a meeting in Rockaway Park. More ... Small Ceremony For Boy Found On Beach A small ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of the discovery of “John Valentine,” an infant whose body washed up on the Rockaway shoreline last February wrapped in a sheet and stuffed into a bag, will be held on the beach between Beach 109 and Beach 110 Streets this Sunday, February 5 at 4 p.m More ... Senator Urges NYC Youth To Become Lifeguards State Senator Malcolm A. Smith is urging New York City youth to enroll in the New York City Parks and Recreation lifeguard recruitment program, which has begun for the 2006 summer season. More ...
Representative Anthony Weiner was recently awarded the Robert Briscoe Award from the Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC). The Robert Briscoe Award, named after the first Jewish Mayor of Dublin, honors Jewish New Yorkers who have helped support Irish-American interests and immigration to the Unite More ... Diabetes Support Group To Meet Peninsula Hospital Center, the American Cancer Society and the Arverne Cancer Support have joined together as the Rockaway Cancer Support Group. The group hosted their inaugural meeting on January 12, 2006 and opened their doors to many cancer patients, family members and friends who came to support More ... PHC Employees To Wear Red Employees at Peninsula Hospital Center are joining companies across the nation and wearing something red on Friday, February 3, 2006 to support the American Heart Association’s “Wear Red Day” event and increase awareness of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women. More ... Senator Urges MTA To Review Complaints State Senator Malcolm A. Smith released a letter he wrote recently to the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) regarding complaints made by passengers who use the Access A Ride service. In his letter, the Senator asks the MTA to investigate the matter. More ... |
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