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Willy Olmeda is sitting on top of the world, and we'd be hard-pressed to find a guy who deserves it - or who's enjoying it - more than he is. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner, joined by Congressmen Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ), announced the KIDS (Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators) Act of 2007, a bill to require sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant message addresses with the National Sex Offender Registry. More ... Rockaway residents can get fast, painless and relatively low-cost screenings for stroke risk at an event next week, according to Life Line Screening Radiology. Strokes, also called "brain attacks," are ranked as the third leading killer in the world, and the second among women, according to LLSR. The organization says preventative screenings are the best way of reducing the risk. More ... A Broad Channel man who allegedly worked as a limousine driver while claiming to be completely disabled and unable to sit for more than two hours - while collecting thousands of dollars in workers' compensation - was recently snared with nine others in a fraud investigation, according to an announcement last week. More ... Over the next several months Department of Transportation Enforcement Officers will visit schools throughout the borough of Queens at arrival or dismissal times to remind parents of the dangers of illegally parking around schools, a DOT official said on Tuesday. More ... The Department of Transportation has announced the following road closings that may impact Rockaway residents: Marine Parkway, Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge: One of two lanes southbound closed Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for MTA maintenance. More ... Former Beach Channel High School principal Bernard Gassaway is challenging New York City politicians and legislators to create the New York City Office of the Child Advocate, an office that would fight for improved child-related services, early childcare, children's rights and education. More ... Rockaway's first dog run - if there is to be one - needs a core group of dedicated dog owners to step forward and collaborate with the Department of Parks and Recreation. And the sooner the better. More ... The winter has finally arrived, and Councilman James Sanders Jr. is once again offering the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to low-income Rockaway residents to help pay monthly electricity, gas and oil bills. Other benefits of the HEAP program include emergency benefits, such as power shut-off. More ... The C.O.P.S. Program will see a $70 million dollar infusion of funds in 2007, with an estimated $5 million going directly to New York City, Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, announced today. More ... Take the "plunge" for cystic fibrosis next Saturday, February 10 in support of Annie McMahon and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Participants will meet at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club, 533 Beach 126 Street, at 1 p.m. An open bar, food, raffles and fun, featuring the Cunningham Brothers and DJ James Tubridy, will take place at the yacht club after the plunge. More ... Don Riepe, Jamaica Bay Guardian and Director of the Northeast Chapter of the American Littoral Society, hailed Governor Eliot Spitzer's inclusion of the Bigger Better Bottle Bill in his proposed executive budget as a giant leap forward in protecting the health of New York's environment and called on the State Legislature to support it. More ... They are some of the youngest residents in Rockaway, yet they are already learning the ins and outs of running their own business. These are the students of PS/MS 42 who are taking part in NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) program. More ... Calendar listings in a major Irish newspaper and on a prominent website have some people worried that the Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade, which is held in Rockaway on the first Saturday of March each year, is going to be a dud in 2007. More ... The New York State Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has suspended the license to sell beer held by a local grocery store, an agency spokesperson said on Wednesday. More ... The Belle Harbor Torah Institute has launched a mega-interactive website created to provide a treasure-trove of information for everything Jewish, according to a spokesperson for the institute. Utilizing a variety of advanced web technologies and an elegant design, "belleharbortorah. More ... Newly-elected State Senator Shirley L. Huntley (D-Queens) recently criticized the Republican-controlled Senate for failing to deliver on their promise of legislative reform. More ... The 100 Precinct honored three police officers with "Cop of the Month" awards last week at the precinct's community council meeting. Captain Charles Neacy, the precinct's commanding officer and Danny Ruscillo, the council president, presented plaques to Police Officers Helen Olagunju, Brian Driscoll and Timothy Villani. More ... Crime prevention, in particular the ease with which BB guns can be obtained by Rockaway youth, and the rise in thefts of GPS systems, were on the mind of the commanding officer of the 101 Precinct at this month's precinct community council meeting. More ... An incident in which sixth graders were playing around and spilled some milk on an older student led to a cafeteria fight that left one teenager in handcuffs, Department of Education sources say. More ... The organizers of last week's community meeting to address gun violence in Rockaway are not sure why only five people showed up for the discussion, but they have several theories: The weather; a fear of becoming involved, of retribution from those under discussion; numbness to the ongoing violence that continues in Rockaway; or any number of other reasons. More ... A 12-year-old Rockaway girl was allegedly raped near her Far Rockaway home on Thursday, January 18, police say. The young girl, whose name is being withheld by police because of her age and the nature of the crime, was walking on Beach Channel Drive at around 6 p.m. when she was reportedly approached by a man described as in his 50's with a white beard. More ... In light of recent FBI statistics showing a jump in violent crime nationwide, today a bipartisan group of over 100 members of Congress, including our local Representative, Congressman Anthony Weiner, have called for the restoration of C.O.P.S. funding. More ... In mid-December, Peninsula Hospital Center, an affiliate of North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, unveiled its new state-of-the-art mammography suite. The mammography system at the Hospital Center has been operational since 1988. More ... Live Nation presents one of the most successful classic rock bands of the 1970's, Jefferson Starship, at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Thursday, February 15 at 8 p.m. Starring Paul Kantner and Marty Balin, Jefferson Starship will be performing some their greatest hits from the Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship catalogue. More ... The Belle Harbor Chemists, located at 412 Beach 129 Street on the shopping street, has been a neighborhood fixture for many years and was revitalized by its new owners more than ten years ago. More ... In order to provide more assistance to residents, families and children, PS/MS 183Q is hosting free Adult Education Classes, according to PS/MS 183Q Principal Renee Peart. More ... Brandon W. Thompson, a Far Rockaway resident, has been cited for academic achievement for the Fall 2006 semester at the State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi. Thompson, a Culinary Arts major, qualified for the Honors List. Students must have an academic average between 3.50 and 3.74 for the honors distinction. More ... Several students from PS 47Q gradua from the Open Airways for School Program workshop designed to teach proper proced when someone is having an asthma attack The students participated in six worksh to learn steps to take when suffering from asthma attack, which include: More ... Ronnie and Mickey Finn celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a vacation on Disney Cruise Lines. Joining them on the trip was their children, Jerry, Tina, Tracy, Tricia and Junior; and grandchildren, Billy, Ashley, James, Jay, Katlyn, Kyle, Bubba, More ... Several students in our area were recognized for their academic achievements and inducted into the National Honor Roll for Spring 2006. The National Honor Roll recognizes high-achieving high school and middle school students. "Young people such as our inductees, work hard to attain academic success, and deserve to be congratulated," says Lynn Romeo, Publisher of the National Honor Roll. More ... Former Rockaway summer residents welcome their snow bird friends to The Villages in Florida. Pictured are Marilyn Lanzone, Jim Tolfree, Dottie Trondle, Rita Early, Mary and Jim Kelly, Pat and Pudge Williams, Carol Lutgen, Joe Worst and Mary Banks. More ... |
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