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February 2, 2007  RSS feed
Cops Bust Suspect In Gang Slay
Arrested For Shooting Of Man Thought Involved In Brother's Murder
A local man arrested by detectives on Tuesday for the murder of Laton Spurgeon on December 19 is the brother of another local murdered in what police are terming an ongoing war between rival gangs at two Rockaway housing projects. More...
Rockaway Park Votes 'Go' On Rezoning
By Miriam Rosenberg

After eight months of meetings and debate, Rockaway Park residents came together last week - in a vote that is purely advisory - and supported a proposal to rezone their community. The non-binding vote came at a Community Board 14 Land Use Committee meeting held at PS 225. More...

School Transportation Fiasco A Rockaway Bus Bummer
By Howard Schwach

If you stood outside any school on the Rockaway peninsula this week at arrival or dismissal time, you would have heard plenty of horror stories and tales of frustration about School Chancellor Joel Klein's new student transportation plan and the way it's affecting children here. More...

 Community
• article has image Willy Olmeda Is Retired (Sort Of) And Loving It
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...
• Weiner Sponsors Sexual Predator Bill
• Stroke Screening at K of C February 8
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 Columnists
• article has image MovieScope
'Pan's Labyrinth' - Grim Fairy Tale Parents may hesitate to take their children to "Pan's Labyrinth," although much of it has the trappings of a classic fairy tale, complete with a fawn, fairies, secret places and even an evil stepparent. More...
• Beachcomber
• article has image Addressing The Issues
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 Sports
• 'Rockaway 3' Helps Midwood Hornets Soar
Midwood High School girls' varsity basketball player Michelle Cashen remembers the day three years ago when she was riding the Q35 bus from Brooklyn back to Rockaway. Along with her friend and teammate Megan McKenna, the then sophomore was riding home from a pre-season practice when she noticed one of her new teammates hop on the bus. More...
• article has image Far Rockaway Roar Past Richmond Hill For First Win
• H.S. Roundup: Dolphins Buzzer Beater Victory Stuns Bryant
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Opinions
Bus Fuss Over Mayor's Transportation Plan
Would you allow your eight-year-old third grader to jump on the subway from Rockaway and take the train to Broad Channel, travel alone from that station, cross a major four-lane boulevard and then walk two more blocks to get to and from school each day? Of course not, but Mayor Bloomberg and his minions at the Department of Education think that it's not a bad idea at all. More...
• article has image Editorial Comment
• From The Editor's Desk
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 Letters
• Letters
Where Is Far Rockaway? Dear Editor, I searched the pictures you have on your website. I typed in Far Rockaway and the miles between said area and Rockaway I saw maybe five pictures of the town. Where is Far Rockaway? The pictures you took were not of Far Rockaway. I am shocked that a newspaper that covers the Rockaways can not section the difference of the two. More...
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 Obits
• Obituaries
John 'Happy' Coyne Electrical Contractor
John 'Happy' Coyne, a Rockaway resident for 40 years coming from Brooklyn, died January 29. Coyne, an electrical contractor, was born in Brooklyn. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era and was a member of the American Legion. More...
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