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Police Bust Gang-Banger In Shooting Of 15-Year-Old
Suspect And Family Have History Of Violence
A21-year-old Rockaway Park resident, who was shot in June of 2006 and whose brother was brutally murdered last December, was arrested this week for his involvement in the shooting of a 15-year-old girl who was sitting in the wrong place at the wrong time and got caught in a gang war, police say. More...
'Wounded Warriors' Return July 12
By Brian Magoolaghan

The British are coming! The British are coming! Six members of the British military will join about three dozen U.S. soldiers next week when the GrayBeards host the third-annual Wounded Warriors weekend in Rockaway, organizers said. The soldiers participating in the four-day adaptive sports event were severely injured in separate combat incidents in Iraq or Afghanistan. More...

Fallen Soldier's Funeral Service Disrupted By Estranged Father
By Howard Schwach

The North Carolina funeral service for a Far Rockaway man killed by an explosive device in Iraq on June 21, turned ugly this week. More...

 Community
• Arverne Library Gets $1.5 Million For Renovations
The Arverne Library has received a $1.5 million allocation for renovations, it was announced last week. "We will finally have a library that matches the great community spirit and activities that take place inside," said Sharon Anderson, the facility's Community Library Manager in a prepared statement. More...
• article has image Anna's Place Pet Grooming
• article has image Hadassah Heart Luncheon Honors Cohen,Murphy
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 Columnists
• From the Editor's Desk
Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Rewards: The Newest Game In Town
You might not recognize the terms in the headline for this column, but you certainly deal with them each day of your life. Why do you work? To earn a salary so that you and your family can live the life you want them to live. Salary is an extrinsic reward. It comes from outside you. It is something you are given for doing a necessary job. More...
• From The Artists Studio
• Eye On Physical Therapy
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 Sports
• article has image Play Ball:Health Plus Little League Begin Season
The Sorrentino Recreational Center/Health Plus/Police Athletic League 2007 Little League season began on a warm sunny day on Saturday, June 30 at 9.30 a.m. in O'Donahue Park on Beach 17 Street. More...
• article has image St.Francis Summer Basketball Classic Heats Up
• Boys Grammar Division Battle In St. Francis Classic
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Has JFK Become An Increased Threat From The Sky?
There are many Rockaway residents who look to the sky when they hear a plane flying overhead, a residual reaction to the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into the streets of Belle Harbor in November of 2001, which killed all 260 on the plane and five residents on the ground. More...
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 Letters
• Letters
'Dune Lover' Responds To Dune Attacks Dear Editor, I have ignored the Agoglia dune attacks for years, but the last attack was too vitriolic and full of half-truths, if not actual lies. More...
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 Obits
• Herman Edert
Prop., Reliance Express Trucking Co.
Herman Edert, a Rockaway resident for 35 years coming from Brooklyn, died June 30. Edert, who was born in Brooklyn, served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was the proprietor of Reliance Express Trucking Co. Edert was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Ann Hale Edert. More...
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