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Long-time Rockaway resident Renee Lee Rosenberg knows lots about career management and retirement. She's been in the business of career coaching for more than 20 years and has helped hundreds of workers to plan for their retirement. More ... The Stop Work Order placed on the lot at Beach 108 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard has been lifted and work has now resumed on construction of a new Rite Aid Pharmacy. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer is pleased to offer residents "No Advertising" cards for their use in ac-cordance with Chapter 585 of the Laws of 2007. More ... Queens District Attorney Richard Brown this week assured residents of Rockaway's east end that his office would continue its assault on drug activity in Rockaway. The promise came during Brown's appearance at the Harry S. More ... State Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), a subsidiary of NY's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has launched a new customer awareness campaign called "Be TrainSmart - Tune In to Safety." The purpose of the campaign is to enhance their parent agency's highest priority, safety. More ... The two suspects shown above are wanted by 101 Precinct detective squad for a series of grand larcenies beginning on Aug. 3 at the corner of Hassock Street and Redfern Avenue in Far Rockaway, when they acted in concert to steal money from a woman's knapsack. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission will commence public hearings in all five boroughs. The hearings will allow for testimony, information and proposals regarding traffic congestion and solutions to the problem of congestion. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, helped to strengthen railroad safety by voting to pass the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007. More ... Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that the New York City Department for the Aging has released a new request for proposals (RFP) for case management services. "This is an opportunity for not-forprofits working with seniors to obtain work from the City. More ... Natures Island's owner stands not only behind his food, but behind the counter as well, where you can find him and his friendly staff. The store can be reached at 718-945-6624. More ... The possibility of illegal immigrants receiving driver's licenses is becoming reality under Governor Spitzer's plan, but Rockaway's Congressman, Anthony Weiner, a mayoral hopeful, feels the federal government should intervene and regulate the controver-sial program. More ... Following the example of Arverne by the Sea's beautification of Shore Front Parkway, Mary Dever Kelly, from the Rockaway Park Homeowners and Residents Association, met with Jill Weber, Parks Department Manager, More ... When Congress passed the controversial "No Child Left Behind Act", it attempted to insure an education for each American child, to literally leave no child behind. Instead, however, according to Congressman Anthony Weiner, the government forgot the money attached to the bill, as a reported $3.3 billion failed to reach the New York City school system since 2003. More ... New York City Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. presented a Proclamation to Frank Gulluscio at an Italian-American Award ceremony at City Hall. More ... Middle School students at Lawrence Woodmere Academy helped break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people to "STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY" in 24 hours. More than 38.7 million people stood up in 110 countries on October 16 and 17 to break the record- set last year at 23. More ... City Council Speaker Christine Quinn kicked off a new initiative, Women First: Health Starts With You, at the beginning of October - just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. "I am so excited to launch the new initiative," said Quinn on the City Council website. More ... He wanted to destroy the bugs, not his windows. But that is exactly what happened when a Far Rockaway man placed insect killer under his kitchen sink and left the pilot light of his stove still burning. According to John Deloney of 10 Beach 32 Street, he placed two Real Kill Insect Foggers under the kitchen sink at around 9:30 a.m. More ... Kaosen Lucas Takane was born on October 12 and weighed in at six pounds, 15 ounces. Kaosen is the child of Ahmed Takane and Susen Clancy, grandchild of Kathleen Clancy of Far Rockaway, and nephew of Christine Clancy of Arverne. More ... Vianna Peruciel of Rockaway celebrated her 5th birthday on Sunday, October 14. She had a grand celebration with her friends and family. More ... New York State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith and Deputy Leader Jeff Klein met with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative, Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday, October, 18, in Washington D.C. More ... In last week's Wave, we reported incorrectly that Bridget C. Firtle, a Belle Harbor resident, received a B.A. in accounting from the School of Management at Binghamton University, State University of New York. More ... In conjunction with the Arverne Library Friends Association, the Arverne Library will host a gala auction on Friday, October 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Arverne community library, located at 312 Beach 54 Street. Everyone is invited to bid on services such as an extreme makeover, chef services for one evening, an expert handyman and a one-hour yoga session. More ... A Sunday opening for a retrospective exhibit by local artist and editorial cartoonist Robert Sarnoff drew crowds to Fort Tilden last weekend. More ... While vacationing in Negril, Jamaica, British West Indies, Diana and Adam Funtleyder, owners of Busy Bee's Learning Store, spotted Rockaway (a bar and grill restaurant). More ... Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions on the Rockaway Peninsula. This disease affects all ages, races, and socioeconomic groups. There is no cure for diabetes. Some people living with diabetes are living healthy lives by proactively managing their disease though lifestyle choices and medication. Many people are unaware that they have the disease. More ... On Wednesday, October 10, JASA Roy Reuther Senior Center participated in the NYC Department for the Aging's "Senior Stroll." The 2007 Senior Stroll was at Orchard Beach in the Bronx. It rained, but the JASA seniors were not deterred. Participants walked in the fine drizzle with smiling faces. More ... Far Rockaway resident Roger Pettinato sent The Wave these photos of swans that are frequent visitors at Beach 9 Street. Pettinato states that the swans can be seen between Beach 7 and Beach 8 Street all year long. More ... Last week, teacher Dina Mongiardo's fifth-grade class from PS 43 in Edgemere walked their way to Bayswater Park to use seine nets off Jamaica Bay. The students walked from Beach 29 Street along the boardwalk and over to the bay to discover the amazing resources of this NYC gem. More ... More than 800 parishioners and friends jammed the playground at St. Francis de Sales Church on Beach 129 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard for its annual "Block Party. More ... Councilman James Sanders Jr. is calling on black and Latino men to "Take Back Our Park" on Saturday, October 20, at 11 a.m. The event will take place at Edgemere Park, located at Beach 51 Street and Beach Channel Drive. Last month Sanders hosted a men's breakfast in an effort to increase the participation of black and Latino men in the Rockaway community. More ... A pack of ghosts and goblins at your door can scare your pets, but ghouls are not the only thing to beware of on Halloween. Kellyann Conway, director of animal training and behavior at Animal Planet's Petvideo.com and a certified, award-winning trainer, offers these tips to make sure everyone has a howlin' good time this Halloween. More ... |
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