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City Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Jr., who represents the western end of the Rockaway peninsula visited the Rockaway Point Volunteer Firehouse on Wednesday to show his support for them in relation to a national contest in which the volies are one of the 10 finalists, the "Across America" contest, which will hold online voting starting April 28 to determine the winner. More ... A Far Rockaway man has been arrested by the city's Department of Investigations for allegedly using a forged City marshal's payment receipt to trick a Queens tow-yard clerk into releasing his 2006 Nissan Altima, which the marshal had towed for $456 in unpaid tickets. More ... Patient Care Assistant Charles Sealy was awarded the honor of Employee of the Quarter at St. John's Episcopal Hospital. Sealy, who has worked at the Hospital for 10 years, is a mainstay of the Psychiatric Emergency Department. St. John's is the sole provider of emergency psychiatry in the Rockaways. More ... Dog owners and their furry friends are invited to the second annual It's My Bark Day on Saturday, May 19 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the proposed site of Rockaway's first official Dog Park- by the boardwalk between Beach 99 and Beach 101 Streets. More ... In anticipation of the 75th anniversary of historic Jacob Riis Park, and in honor of National Parks Week and JP MorganChase's Global Day of Service, residents are invited to attend a family-friendly day of natural habitat and site restoration at the park on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... Live Nation presents R&B sensations Brian McKnight and Joe on Mother's Day - Sunday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Known for hits like Brian McKnight's "Back At One," and Joe's "I Wanna Know," these artists define the true meaning of American soul. Tickets begin at $56. More ... In the wake of allegations of incompetence and the arrest of one of his top lieutenants, Far Rockaway Postmaster George Buonocore has become the center of a controversy over whether he will once again come back from his special assignment to run the local post office. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer was pleased to meet with the United Federation of Teachers in Albany when they arrived on March 13 for their annual lobby day to discuss their legislative agenda for 2007. Pheffer is pictured with David Pecororo, United Federation of Teachers delegate from Beach Channel High School in Rockaway. More ... Workers for the Lobster House were measuring the air conditioning units on the roof of the abandoned Beach Club catering hall on Beach 116 Street at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday night when they noticed a hand grenade sitting on the corner of the roof. They notified owner Kenny Good, who came to the scene and called 911. Police, firefighters and EMS workers responded. Pictured, police from the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit await the Bomb Squad to remove the device. Photos by Howard Schwach. More ... Beach 35 Street, between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and the boardwalk, will be alive with activity on Saturday as P.S. 106 sponsors its first street fair. The street fair will feature carnival games and rides such as a pirate ship and bouncers as well as P.S. 106's very own "American Idol" competition. More ... Preventing foot problems for people with diabetes is a top healthcare priority. Wound care nurse specialist Pam Reilly, RN, CWOCN, will discuss diabetic foot care on Monday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in the boardroom, located at 327 Beach 19 Street in Far Rockaway. More ... A local car service owner says that the city will soon put him out of business if he can't solve the "Catch-22" dilemma that has him scratching his head and contacting local officials. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center will be holding its Annual Spring Bruncheon on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, honoring two "Nurses of Distinction," Margaret Galligan, CCRN, Assistant Head Nurse of the Coronary Care United at Peninsula Hospital Center (PHC) and Marilou Espiritu, RN, the Nurse Care Manager of 3 Bay in the Peninsula Hospital Center for Extended Care an More ... Don't be alarmed if you see fire trucks and some of New York's Bravest at Baskin-Robbins next Wednesday night, the ice cream chain is honoring firefighters and kicking off the summer season early with a special event at all of its stores, including three in Rockaway. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center and Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (PCECR) have recently chosen their April Employees of the Month. This month's honorees are Mae Lawrence, a lead patient access representative for the outpatient departments of the Hospital Center and Jewel Jones, LPN, at PCECR. More ... Robert V. Levine (left), President and Chief Executive Officer of Peninsula Hospital Center, affiliate of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, is shown thanking Joseph Muré, Jr., Esq. (right), member of the Hospital Center's Board of Directors, who, on behalf of his family, presented the Hospital Center with a check for $25,000. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that she has introduced a legislative resolution to have Governor Eliot Spitzer proclaim Friday, April 27 as Arbor Day in the State of New York. "Arbor Day is a wonderful occasion to help our environment and for our communities to come together to plant and care for our trees that are so vital to our habitat and way of life," said Pheffer. More ... Whoever said that poets are the only true magicians was right! Magic was in the air on Friday, April 20 when Stephen Grill, principal of PS/MS 114Q, announced the names of the 21 students whose poems were selected for publication in the 2007 edition of the Young American Poetry Digest. More ... State Senator Malcolm A. Smith had announced his successful efforts to secure a $22,000 increase in funding for the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP). The extra funding is part of a $3.4 million increase in funding to the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) obtained by the Legislature in the 2007-08 fiscal year budget. More ... Carl Stackhouse is wanted by detectives from the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway for leaving the scene of an accident in which a police radio motor patrol car (RMP) was involved on April 2. More ... Two local teens were arrested on April 16 for a viscous assault on two men in Far Rockaway. Police say that Dwayne Obee, 18, of Gateway Boulevard and Johnny Colon, 17, of New Haven Avenue were collared by police officers from the 101 Precinct only fifteen minutes after they assaulted and robbed two men on New Haven Avenue near Beach 20 Street at about 10:15 a.m. on Monday morning. More ... The Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire House has been chosen as one of ten finalists in an "Across America" contest, which will hold online voting starting April 28 to determine the winner. The contest, sponsored by firedog , was open to all fire houses across America and called for essay submissions on how a local fire house has demonstrated outstanding service to their community. More ... Rep. Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, renewed his opposition to congestion pricing for motorists entering Manhattan in an outdoor press conference held on April 21. More ... Volunteer tutors are needed to help adult learners with Basic English, reading and writing skills at the Peninsula Adult Learning center at Peninsula Community Library on Beach 92 Street in Rockaway Beach. Tutors must be able to teach ESOL/ Literacy to motivated adults in an informal, small group setting. Hours are flexible, with a supportive staff and appreciative students. More ... Newly-renovated and reopened, the 101 Deli, at 100-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard is not just for sandwiches. Jerry and his sister, Maria Beladonna, owners of the deli, have been in business in Rockaway for more than 20 years. Pictured, the new hot food case at the deli. More ... The first ever Literary Arts Festival held on the peninsula drew large crowds to Fort Tilden on Sunday. The event, sponsored by the Rockaway Music And Arts Council, along with the Rockaway Artists Alliance, More ... Sylvia Madison, a longtime Far Rockaway resident, celebrated another great birthday on April 13. She was joined by family and friends to help make her birthday a special occasion. More ... Tatyana Woods will celebrate her thirteenth birthday on Saturday, April 28. Her parents, Davone Madison and Dewayne Woods, aunt, Liza Dupont and grandmother Sylvia Madison will celebrate with an elaborate affair with family and friends. More ... John Joseph "Jack" Schmitt, son of John and Christy Schmitt of Breezy Point, will celebrate his fourth birthday on Saturday, May 5. Jack enjoys going to the park and playing with his big sister, Annie. More ... Air Force Airman Calvin R. Quintana has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More ... Alyson Lee, daughter of Belle Harbor residents Michael and Denise Lee, was inducted into Ithaca College's Oracle Honor Society in March of this year. The spring ceremony honors students who have completed their first semester ranked in the top five percent of their academic schools. Lee is a freshman in the college's School of Health Science and Human Performance. More ... Beach Channel High School held its annual Fashion Show on Friday, April 13, blending fashion design, dance and vocals to create a varied and dynamic show with various "scenes." The show opened with Ms. Larcher's award winning BCHS "Hype" Steppers. Then students hit the runway wearing individually designed and donned pink dresses created in Ms. Ferguson's Vocational Sewing Club. More ... First grade students at St. Francis de Sales recently honored the Feast Day of St. Lucia. Traditionally, the youngest girl in the household serves special treats to family members on St. Lucia's day. To pay tribute to the kind spirit of St. Lucia, students supplied treats for the entire class. Pictured are several students wearing the traditional costumes worn on the feast day, which is popular in Sweden. More ... St. Francis de Sales first graders found 100 ways to celebrate learning! The 100th day of school was filled with activities including counting, sorting, reading and writing. Students also engaged in group activities and 100th day festivities. A good time was had by all. Pictured, left to right: Liam Higgins, Katie Marquardt, Emily Richter, Heidi Shannon, Ashley Kelly and Brendan Vasquez. More ... At a luncheon last week, St. John's Episcopal Hospital saluted the men and women who help keep things moving at the facility every day - the volunteers who serve in every department of the hospital working to make patient's stays more tolerable and the jobs of the hospital staff much easier. More ... An errant boater who was trying to launch his boat into Jamaica Bay from the Beach Channel High School boat ramp fell into the bay as fishermen watched from the shore on Friday afternoon, April 20. A fisherman called 911 and police, firefighters and EMS responded. Pictured, the NYPD's Harbor Adam stands by the small boat. While the boater's friend finally helped to pull him back into the boat, the police put two Scuba divers into the water to assist. More ... |
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