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A number of shots were fired through the window of a building in the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway at about 2 p.m. on February 20, police say. Police officers spread out through the sprawling housing complex right on the Nassau County border and checked local hospitals, but could not find a ... More ...
The American Littoral Society and the Jamaica Bay EcoWatchers have announced that the Jamaica Bay Task Force will meet on Tuesday, February 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel. More ... Addabbo Sets Legislation To Aid Volies City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced that he has cosponsored legislation and a resolution in the Council aimed at aiding the city's volunteer ambulance companies. More ...
Frozen Muni-Meters, Slippery Median Cause Woes By Howard Schwach The storm that hit Rockaway last Wednesday was reasonably modest in terms of accumulation as snowstorms go, but it was messy and icy and led to lots of problems for Rockaway motorists, especially those in the west end, where parking slots are always at a premium. More ...
Others Want City Council Hearing Date Set Now By Brian Magoolaghan A top Community Board 14 representative is accusing the Department of Parks and Recreation of trying to scuttle the board's efforts to investigate lifeguard issues, according to a letter obtained by The Wave. More ...
A group of kids visiting their grandparents in Roxbury this week found that the snow-and-ice mixture that recently coated our streets and sidewalks - and then froze solid as a rock - made a great building material, perfect for constructing a fort on Washington's Birthday a.k.a. Presidents D... More ...
VOTF Seeks To Extend Statute Of Limitations The Legislative Committees of New York State Voice of The Faithful (VOTF) held a meeting of regional representatives recently at Fordham Prep in Brooklyn. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss pending legislation on the Statute of Limitations as it pertains to the reporting of sexual ab... More ...
Michael Patrylo, of Inwood, turned 5 years on February 20. Michael is a pre K student at School number 4 in Inwood. He was given a birthday party by his classmates and his teacher Ms. Mareno of class 3. Michael is the son of John and Doreen Patrylo and the grandson of John and Peggy Patrylo o... More ... FRHS Class Of '57 To Hold Fiftieth Reunion The Far Rockaway High School Class of 1957 will hold its fiftieth reunion this year on Saturday, June 23 at the Marriott Uniondale Hotel near Roosevelt Field. Organizers of the reunion, Linda Stone and Gail Bookvar Jurrish told The Wave that there are 120 seats for the event and that r... More ...
Air Force Airman Candace P. King has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan "Are you whistle worthy?" That's the question Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe asked city residents this week - particularly those who might be interested in a great summer job. "The best way to beat a hot summer in New York City is with a cool lifeguard job," Benepe said at... More ...
Harold Griminger might live in Oceanside, but he has lots of friends in Rockaway, as he found out when he retired recently after 25 years of delivering the mail to Beach 131 and Beach 132 Streets in Belle Harbor. More ...
The Rockaway St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee continued their longstanding pre-parade tradition with a dinner at Antun's on February 17, honoring the chosen marshals and deputy grand marshals for 2007. More ...
Live Nation presents comedic genius, Pat Cooper, with special guests The Con Astone Trio and singer Dino De Luca at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. For nearly four decades, Pat Cooper has appeared on many stages thrilling audiences with his loveable "comedic anger. More ... Weiner Hosts Screening,'Climate Crisis'Discussion Congressman Anthony Weiner has announced that he is inviting Rockaway residents to join him for a screening of Al Gore's Documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" on Sunday, February 25 at 2:00pm. Following the showing of the controversial film there will be a discussion with leading environmental scien... More ... Registration Set For Local Girl Scout Group The Girl Scouts of New York is looking for Rockaway girls in grades K-12 to join the organization. To that end, a registration drive will be held on a series of Wednesday evenings to recruit new members. The Wednesday meetings will be held on March 7, March 14 and March 21, from 7 to 10 p.m. More ... Far Rockaway Youth Court Is Hiring Teens They'll Work As Judges, Lawyers And Jurors On Local Juvenile Cases By Brian Magoolaghan Recruiters are looking for about two dozen teenage students from this area for a new youth court system in which Rockaway teens will be paid to be the jurors, judges and attorneys in real cases involving their peers, The Wave has learned. More ...
A two-car accident between a gasoline delivery truck and a car injured an unidentified pregnant woman early on Wednesday morning, closing down Beach Channel Drive at Bay 32 Street for about an hour. Eyewitnesses say that the passenger car driven by the woman clipped the Mobil Gasoline deliver... More ...
The Beach Channel High School culinary class met with Art Institute representative Rick Fine at the school just prior to the President's Week school vacation. Fine spoke to the students about careers in the culinary field. More ...
The Goldie Maple Academy, formerly MS 198, is gearing up for its second year with an open house and new programs. The School, which was reorganized this school year as PS 333, a K-8 school, will host an open house at the school, 365 Beach 56 Street at 10 a.m. on March 9. More ...
Students from Goldie Maple Academy enjoy the after-school programs at the Beacon Program hosted by the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation. More ...
PS 225 in Rockaway Park held their 100th School Day celebration on February 7. The Pre-K students marched around wearing 100th day crowns and playing musical instruments, while the kindergarten through third grade students participated in a variety of activities. More ... PS 225 Students,Faculty Square Off In B-Ball Game For several weeks, students from PS 225 challenged teachers to a friendly game of basketball. Teachers then selected students based on talent and merit, and on January 25, the student basketball team took on the PS 225 faculty in an exciting game. More ... |
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