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Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and many of his assistants and staff members toured eight New York City public schools in Far Rockaway, Queens, this week in celebration of the community's annual "Say No to Violence" week. The week-long event recognizes the community's efforts to preve More ... Smith Probed In 'Scalding Coffee' Throw By Howard Schwach State Senator Ada Smith, is literally in hot water for the second time in two years as a criminal investigation has been launched into an aide's allegation that the Senator, who represents Broad Channel, threw a cup of scalding hot coffee at her, officials say. More ... Broad Channel Bits Spring has sprung-officially, that is. But the weather will probably do its warm/cold thing for a few more weeks. Then we will get to watch the greening of our corner of the world as the lawns begin to brighten in color and tiny little buds appear on the trees. Ah, spring! Poets write poems about it More ...
Golden Venture Smuggler Sentenced to 35 Years By Howard Schwach The smuggler of illegal Chinese immigrants whose greed launched the ship that made Rockaway famous 13 years ago has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for her actions. More ... Beachcomber In August of 2005, a retired cop who was arrested for drinking a can of beer at a Belle Harbor beach as part of a fundraiser for the twin tragedies of 9/11 and AA 587 sued the city and NYPD Captain Charles Talamo, who was then the CO of the 100 Precinct. You probably all remember the story of how co More ...
McKinley Hightower-Beyah, executive director of the Hamer-Campos Farmer's Market in Arverne, presented two gardening workshops for the NYC Parks 22nd Annual Greenthumb Grow Together on Saturday, March 18. Over 600 Greenthumb Garden groups gathered at Hostos College in the Bronx. Hightower-Beyah' More ...
Middle School Players at Lawrence Woodmere Academy give a rollicking performance of "Little Shop of Horrors," the story of a giant man-eating plant in Mushnick's Skid Row Floral Shop that demands to be fed. Shown, L to R, are Tomer Levy of Rego Park, Michelle Hymowitz of Hewlett, Katherine Fondacar... More ... Students of the Month at Public School 215 The following students attending PS 215 in Far Rockaway were named as Students of the Month for January of 2006: More ... Local Busted For Defrauding NYCHA A Hammels woman who works for the Department of Education was arrested and charged recently with defrauding the New York City Housing Authority out of thousands of dollars. More ... Local Busted For Defrauding NYCHA A Hammels woman who works for the Department of Education was arrested and charged recently with defrauding the New York City Housing Authority out of thousands of dollars. More ...
Hilda Gordon, a Far Rockaway resident, celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday, March 6. Gordon has lived at the Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, located at 29-38 Far Rockaway Boulevard, since 1999. Gordon's family joined the staff and residents for a party in her honor. More ...
Bree Williams, who attends the Renaissance Military Leadership Academy in Harlem, has recently been nominated to appear in the National Who's Who Among American High School Students. She also recently celebrated her 14th birthday. More ...
Midshipman 2/C Ryan P. Kelley of Belle Harbor was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2005 semester at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Kelley is the son of Gene and Kelly Kelley, and is a graduate of St. Francis de Sales School and Loyola High School. Kelley is majoring i More ...
William Dietrich and Jeanette Ramos, both from Rockaway Park, were engaged in December. The couple plans to wed on July 15, 2006. More ...
The Special Olympics athletes, who train in the St. Camillus gym, had a first place performance at the 2006 Rockaway St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 4. Congratulations to all of the athletes: Anthony, Timothy, Marcos, Kevin, Collette, Terence, Patrick, Elizabeth, Tyrek, Tom, Heather, K More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Lisa Noel, who is expecting a child in June, should not have to worry about medical coverage. She is a member of 1199 SEIU and her union benefit fund is supposed to take care of her medical expenses. Yet, Noel currently finds herself uninsured beca More ... School Scope DOE Spins Gold into Straw By Norman Scott Department of Education spokesman Keith Kalb said the report "correctly recognizes we have made important progress on lowering class size in grades K through three." More ... Funding For Environmental Projects State Senator Malcolm Smith recently announced that a variety of funding opportunities are available to support environmental projects in New York State. Grant funding is provided by various organizations, such as the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), and the Federal Land and Water More ...
Expedited Search Begins To Find Successor and New Site Coordinator By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor In a surprise announcement, More ... Affordable Rental Development Program State Senator Malcolm A. Smith recently announced a budget amendment he introduced to create more workforce rental developments in New York State. The Senator said he is optimistic that both parties will come together on the new housing proposal that moves the New York State government to more effic More ... Pheffer Notes City Jobs Test Booklet Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has been notified by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) that the More ... Smith Gives Nod To Tax Credits The Governor's Education Tax Credit proposal, which would provide a refundable credit for parents of schoolchildren, would benefit working families, says State Senator Malcolm Smith. More ... Infant Dies Despite Police Efforts An infant died at a local hospital this week despite efforts of police, who gave the unconscious boy CPR and raced him to a local hospital in their patrol car. More ... Shooting Victim 'Uncooperative,' Police Say A n Ocean Village man told police he was shot last Thursday night in the hallway of his apartment building as he was taking out the trash, police said. More ... HRA Reopens Rockaway Help Center The city's Human Resources Administration center (HRA) has re-opened its Rockaway Help Center at 219 Beach 59 Street in Arverne, after a $1.4 million renovation that began in October. More ... the Light of God International Miracle Center in Far Rockaway, with activities More ...
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Live Nation presents The Machine, noted as "The Worlds Greatest Pink Floyd show" on Friday, March 31 at 8p.m. More ...
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Faso, the minority leader of the State Assembly, was a guest at a recent meeting of the Rockaway Republican Club held at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club. Faso came to Rockaway as part of his promise to visit "every corner of New York State to learn what New Yorker... More ...
On Dr. Seuss' birthday, PS 253 Principal Robin L. Johnson, along with Local Instructional uperintendent Joanne Brucella, Assistant Principal Fred Iorio and Literacy Coach Annie Dindial, enjoyed a fun-filled day reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books to students. Principal Oswald Roman of Region 5 More ...
Beach Channel High School Academy of Information Technology and Virtual Enterprise students recently went to the Manhattan offices of USA Today to create a front-page design layout for the newspaper/ magazine. The students learned about design elements used by USA Today staffers, as well as making d... More ... |
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