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With the summer season come two annual problems - beach access and the lack of lifeguards and the onslaught of the shooting season. We are, unfortunately, again in that season. There have been four shootings on the peninsula in recent weeks, one of them, the most recent, ending in the death of a young man. More ... Summer's right around the corner and school students will soon be free for a bit over two months. Summer begins June 21 and the city schools begin their break June 28! I received the following note from the June 1 "Friend in Need": "I would like to thank all my friends, family, the American Legion and all the kind people who gave and/or attended that night. More ... RAA contact info: Phone: 718-474-0861; Fax: 718-474-4373; e-mail: rock art116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalliance.org. RAA Summer Solstice Event: Thursday, June 21 is the summer solstice. RAA welcomes the summer with a gigantic Free Music Fest starting at 7 p.m.! Come see bands perform on dueling stages. More ... ...The New York Times, "The Newspaper of Record," has tarnished its reputation once again. When the story broke in early April that a terror plot involving JFK Airport had been averted by the FBI and the NYPD, newspapers all over the nation ran the story on the front page of their Sunday editions and television news networks led with the story. Not the New York Times, however. More ... Included at postcard bourses and shows are promotional, advertising, and arcade cards . Many of the latter have photos of movie stars, stage actors and actresses, and old radio personalities. This set of two blue arcade cards are from the late 1930's movie serials of the old faithful Lone Ranger and his Indian sidekick Tonto! Each had fifteen episodes! More ... Expect the unexpected, and then you'll always be prepared for change. We can make all our plans and wait for those of others to unfold, but there will always be something occurring that wasn't in the original design. Sometimes when we have the quiet moments when nothing major is shaking us up, we can sit back and enjoy them knowing that the opposite is bound to happen. More ... 20 Years Ago... Seventeen-year-old Ernest Sam Thomas, a third-floor resident of 22-10 New Haven Avenue, Far Rockaway, is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the fatal shooting Sunday evening, June 7, of 15-year-old Nicole Deveraux, a Far Rockaway High School sophomore who lived on the sixth floor of the same building. More ... During the past week, I had the wonderful pleasure of attending the milestone occasions of two Rockaway institutions that have become woven into the fabric of so many lives. West End Temple celebrated its 68th Annual Journal Dinner Dance at The Sands in Atlantic Beach, and as always, it was a great success. More ... Education historian Diane Ravitch, who was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander under President George Bush (the First) from 1991-1993, writes on a listserv: "[Kathleen] Cashin's 'Knowledge Network' will be training principals to teach the Core Knowledge program, which includes the arts, science, history, geography, literatur More ... 'Tis another political year. Democratic nominating petitions are out for the reelection of our outstanding District Attorney, Richard A. Brown. We urge all registered Democrats to please affix their names on his reelection petition. More ... On Father's Day, we celebrate the special men in our lives. There are a number of ways you can show someone you love how much you care. This year, while you're watching the ball game or spending some quality time together, tell that special someone about something that can really make a difference. More ... Congratulations to the Kapelner family! Robyn is doing research at one of the Stanford labs (joining her brother, Adam, in California). Welcome to their 95 year-old grandmother, Renee Kapelner, who will be visiting for the summer from too-hot Florida! Ilene is starting a new job in the city- best of luck! More ... A few days ago, my wife and I were taking a walk on the beach. It was a perfect day. There was a cool breeze, no clouds in the sky, and all was right with the world. We both forgot about our aches and pain. Summer makes us forget the woes of everyday life. More ... |
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