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Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pictured with (from left) Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, local Republican District Leader Edward O’Hare and Community Activist Margaret Wagner at the 2006 Inaugural Ceremonies, where Bloomberg was sworn in for a second term. More ...
At the St. John’s Episcopal Hospital blood donor drive held on Monday, February 13, 49 pints of blood were collected by the New York Blood Center. “We are very grateful to everyone who braved the snow to come out and donate blood,”said John Boyle, PhD, Director of the Hospital’s Laboratory Services ... More ...
Peninsula Dental Society recently hosted an all-day seminar, “Creating Restorative Excellence”, at the Sands Hotel in Long Beach. Dental professionals from across New York State attended the program delivered by John C. Kois, DMD, M.S.D., an Affiliate Professor, Graduate Restorative Dentistry, Unive 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 ... More ... Rockaway Park Homeowners Meeting The Rockaway Park Homeowners and Residents Association’s next general meeting will be on Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Beach Club on Beach 116 Street. More ... Beachcomber 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 ...
Beach Channel High School held its first Campus Consultative Council Meeting on February 6. Leadership students from Beach Channel High School and Channel View attended the meeting to collaborate and plan campus events. Both schools are planning to walk together in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica on... More ... Addabbo Urges State To Up Earned Income Tax Credit 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 ... ‘Shabbat Across America’ At West End Rabbi Marjorie Slome of the West End Temple will conduct an early Shabbat service for “Shabbat Across America” on Friday, March 3, where Jews across the states will celebrate. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan Rockaway has major issues with the Department of Transportation, and residents last Thursday came face-to-face with the agency’s Queens commissioner and gave her that message. More ... Email Scam Targets Social Security Recipients Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, and Patrick O’Carroll, Jr., Inspector General of Social Security, have issued a warning about a new email scam that has surfaced recently. More ... Smith Says Pataki’s Proposals Fall Short State Senator Ada L. Smith criticized Governor Pataki’s proposed budget for education, saying the budget shortchanges New York City schools and fails to address a court order requiring the State provide a sound education for all schoolchildren. More ... Landmark Restaurant To Open Under New Management By Howard Schwach 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’s new manager. More ...
Local residents from Rockaway attended the Spanish Springs Chili Cook-Off in Florida, where Rita Early took third prize for her “momma’s chili” recipe. Early shares her success with her Rockaway friends Carol Lutyen, Pat Williams, Mary Kelly and Dot Trundle. Early’s participation in the event was to... 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 ...
By Roseanne Honan 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 ... SA Piano Lab ‘Music To Their Ears’ By Rebecca Tickaram Special Student Correspondent The Region Five Scholars’ Academy, located at Middle School 180 in Rockaway Park, has announced the opening of its very own Piano Lab! 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, Chris... 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 “schedule” correctly. Literacy teacher Michelle Eslinger coordinated the event. Pictured are two students who were awarded medal in the spe... 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 ... Hall And Hetzel Named To Dean’s List Two local residents were selected for the Dean’s List at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York for the Fall 2005 semester. 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 wi... More ... Locals Make Dean’s List At Scranton Three local residents were named to the Dean’s List at Scranton University for the Fall 2005 semester. Allison L. Kearney, a sophomore from Rockaway Point, and Suzanne Kelly and Colleen M. McDonald, both juniors from Breezy Point, maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Kearney is majorin More ...
Students, parents and staff of PS 253Q were treated to a special Valentine’s Day, with food and activities on Tuesday, February 14. Coordinated by Principal Robin L. Johnson, everyone enjoyed a fun-filled day with cupcakes and other treats. Pictured are two students enjoying the day. More ...
PS 253Q recently welcomed Herbert Goodwyn as Principal for the Day. Goodwyn was responsible for the principal’s daily duties, such as morning announcements, classroom visitations, and a parent Physical Education workshop. He addressed the students at the “Celebrating Our Schools” assembly, where the More ... Senator Smith Announces American Heart Month 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 ... Black History Celebrations 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 ...
Lalah Hathaway, February 18 Donald Fagen, March 3 Live Nation presents Lalah Hathaway with special guest Eric Benét for one night of incredible music at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, February 18 at 8 p.m. More ...
Residents of the Rockaways showed they are ready to combat obesity in More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor 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 ...
St.Pat’s Party At Antun’s More ... |
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