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It was a lovely summer, all in all. The temperatures have cooled a bit of late, leaving us with nice nights for sleeping comfortably. Of course, there has been rain as well. Really drenching, soaking, heavy, wind-driven rains. Enough rain to make using an umbrella all-but-impossible, or useless. More ... Congratulations to our new Mayor of Roxbury for 2007, Paul Rodman. Mr. Byrnes lost in a close vote, so Jeannie will be continuing to play her kazoo. Good luck in your tenure as Mayor, Paul. I hope everyone had a great time this Mardi Gras. As usual, Head over Heels, Blue Monday and DJ Moe did a great job. More ... Bernard Gassaway is a distinguished educator. He is a former superintendent of alternative schools and programs in New York City, a Charles H. Revson Fellow and author of "Reflections of an Urban High School Principal". More ... It is time to get back to basics by encouraging our children to stay fit and get exercise. Now, the city has plan to do just that by renovating our schoolyards. Exercise not only produces active bodies, but active minds as well. More ... Last weekend was a banner one for Rockaway, with three major festivals that drew thousands of people to Gateway National Park. More ... You could hear the "Pipers" warming up, signaling the start of the Breezy Point Mardi Gras Parade. And, the parade gets larger and larger each year. I counted five pipe bands, maybe more. Next year will be the 50th Anniversary of the Parade and it will be all out! More ... RAACONTACT INFO: Phone: 718-474-0861; Fax: 718-474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalliance.org. Two EXHIBITIONS CONCURRENTLY ON VIEW @RAA: Saturday, September 8-October 7, 2007. ARTSPLASH 2007: RAA's annual juried, multimedia cultural event presents a wide variety of visual, literary and performing artists. More ... The only information "byte" that I had stored about pomegranates was that they were called Chinese apples. Why? I had no clue. I had never eaten a pomegranate in my life 1) because they were never served in my culinary world and 2) what do you do with all those seeds? More ... Florence Hickcock, age 79, of 1071 West Broadway, in Woodmere, was worried that the severe winter weather of January 1935 would prevent her from getting to the bank in Far Rockaway. The last payment was due to complete a loan granted to her by the Far Rockaway National Bank, to prevent foreclosure by the holder of her mortgage, who was not named. More ... Hello again, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your summer vacations; I know I did. The first thing I would like to say is congratulations to Joseph "Skippy" Nocerino and his wife, Ruth, on the birth of their first child, Emily Rose Nocerino. More ... What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Police Captain Harold Leibowitz moved east this week. After four years of service as Commanding Officer of the 100 Precinct in Rockaway Park, Leibowitz officially took over as the CO of the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway. More ... What do "Mary Poppins," "Girl With a Pearl Earring," and "The Devil Wears Prada" have in common? Answer: Actress Scarlett Johansson in "The Nanny Diaries." A cutesy, demi-dramatic film version of the Emma McLaughlin-Nichola Kraus novel, "Diaries" is designed by writer-directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ("American Splendor") as a vehicle for Johansson. More ... I gave up my subscription to the New York Times about two years ago. I just couldn't take it anymore. While it still had some interesting stuff, it's relentlessly self-absorbed "progressive" agenda left me cold. It used to drive me bonkers, in fact, as far back as the eighties, to see the "spin" the Times routinely put on so-called straight news. More ... In our practice, we meet with women at various stages in their lives to develop plans in the event of their illness, or death. While most of our clients are elderly, many younger women develop plans to make provisions for their young families in the event of unforeseen life events. More ... Well, the Fall Festival has come and gone and we had a great weekend. Thank you Rockaway, for making it a success. The weather was beautiful both Saturday and Sunday and we couldn't have asked for anything more, especially when I saw how foggy and clammy it was on Monday morning. I'm sure someone was watching over us. More ... |
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