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The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians held their first Family Ceili at St. Francis de Sales on Saturday, February 24. A large turnout of young and old enjoyed a fun-filled Irish dancing night. More ...
The Department of Parks and Recreation is reconstructing the Hammel Playground on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Play equipment has been removed and the park has been sealed (see photo), but work won't continue until the city agency decides how to use new funds allocated by a city council representative.... More ...
Theadora Goonan and Ann Marie O'Connor announce the engagement of Tara Goonan and Liam O'Connor of Rockaway Beach. Tara is the daughter of Theadora and the late Roger Goonan of Whiting, New Jersey. More ...
Annie Schmitt, from Breezy Point, will celebrate her fifth birthday on Monday, March 26 with family and friends. More ... Mongelli Named To Rochester Dean's List Guy Mongelli, a freshman majoring in Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester, has been named to the Dean's List for academic achievement for the Fall 2006 semester. Mongelli, a Rockaway Park resident, is the son of Dr. Guy and Mary Mongelli, and a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High Sc... More ...
Lorien Halligan, the daughter of Thomas and Irene Halligan of Breezy Point, and Richard Colleran, the son of Richard and Mary Colleran of Roxbury, were engaged in February of 2007. The couple will be married on November 10, 2007 and plan to honeymoon in Aruba. More ...
Participate In 'Think Quest'Competition The entire sixth, seventh and eighth grades of St. Francis de Sales School are participating in the 2007 Think Quest competition. Students have formed teams and are currently creating their own interactive, educational websites on Hispanic themes for their Spanish and computer classes. More ...
Michael Gurry did not let the snow on the streets of New York keep him from marching in the "big parade" on St. Patrick's Day. Gurry, a Rockaway resident, proudly carried the flag of Ireland up Fifth Avenue in the 264th St. Patrick's Day Parade. He marched with the American Irish Teachers' Associati... More ...
St. Rose of Lima won the trophy for "Best Catholic School," donated and presented by Lew Simon. Principal Theresa Andersen is pictured accepting the trophy from Simon with some of her students and staff. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan Members of Rotary District 7250, including the Rockaway Rotary Club, are presently hosting five members of a group study exchange team from Rotary District 4100 in Baja California, Mexico. More ...
Receives Grant, Neighborhood Award The Edgemere Neighborhood Action Committee Team (ENACT) was recently awarded a grant from Citizens Committee for New York City and recognized as a recipient of the 2007 New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Award. Pictured are community residents who represent ENACT with the Citizens Committ... More ... Beachcomber In the September 3, 2004 edition of The Wave we ran a front-page story about a Canadian intelligence report that said a shoe bomber might have brought down American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor on November 12, 2001. More ... ARF, ARF! Dog Run Group Introduces Itself Meet Members In Person This Sunday By Brian Magoolaghan A new group that wants to establish a dog run on Parks Department property in Rockaway detailed its intentions late last week in a letter sent out to various community members and stakeholders. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center Auxiliary Hosts Training Seminar The Peninsula Hospital Center Auxiliary will be sponsoring a "Prepare New York With Training" Seminar on Tuesday, April 3 as part of its regularly scheduled monthly meeting and everyone is invited to attend. Anne F. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center Auxiliary Hosts from page 6 has questions about what to do in the event of an emergency situation to attend this important meeting, set for 12 noon in the Meditation Room of the Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation, located directly adjacent to Peninsula Hospital Center, 51-15 Beach ... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor The victims of the massive fire that destroyed 1056 Nielson Street in Far Rockaway last month may soon be able to retrieve their belongings, Captain Brian McMahon, the commanding officer of the 101 Precinct, announced on Wednesday. More ... Now Hiring: Seasonal Toll Collectors M TA Bridges and Tunnels are hiring students to work as seasonal Bridge and Tunnel Officers collecting tolls. The filing period for summer employment applications is from April 1, 2007 through May 1, 2007. The program is designed to offer students with employment opportunities during p... More ...
Racing To Help, He Dies In '92 Crash By Brian Magoolaghan Monday marks a somber anniversary for the NYPD and the 100 Precinct in Rockaway Beach, because on that day 15 years ago a 31-year old police officer and soon-to-be father died in the line of duty in Rockaway. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center presented certificates of recognition at a special breakfast to the members of the Hospital Center's Rapid Response Team, which has been in place since November of 2006. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center and Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (PCECR) have recently chosen their March Employees of the Month. This month's honorees are Llewellyn "Lee" Speller, Lead Security Officer for the Hospital Center's security department and Carolin Nembhard, a C... More ...
Every Wednesday in March brings a series of a home-grown version of American Idol to the Adult Day Health Care Program at Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation. Registrants and staff enjoy many wholehearted smiles along with some light-hearted competition as they perform for their fe... More ...
Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Michele Titus recently met with Thomas W. Galante, Library Director, to talk about the future of the Queens Borough Public Library. Galante came to Albany to request additional capital monies for the Queens Libraries. They also discussed t... More ...
Legendary British artist Peter Noone who worked with the Top 11 finalists last week on American Idol is coming to the North Fork Theatre in Westbury on April 28. More ... Teacher's Summer/Fall Civic Program The Taft Institute for Government is offering a new 2007 seminar on civic education for K-12 teachers to earn graduate school credits in Education/ Political Science at Queens College. Teachers can earn three graduate credits in Education (SEYS) at the college, with refreshments, materi... More ...
By Howard Schwach Sean Ringgold was a lifeguard on Beach 116 Street four years ago when he decided that the annual arm-wrestling championship looked like something for him to do. "I saw all these guys and thought that I could beat them," the 29-year-old Rockaway native said. "They put up one guy after ... More ... NPS Sets Series Of 'Listening Sessions' The National Park Service (NPS), which controls Gateway National Recreation Area has announced that it is hosting listening sessions in several cities nationwide to offer citizens the opportunity to provide feedback on how America's national parks should be preserved in time for their centenn... More ...
Mobile Command Post, Officers Wait For Word New York City Police officials were ready for anything as the city waited on Monday, March 19 for District Attorney Richard Brown to officially unseal the indictments against three police officers in connection with the shooting of Sean Bell in Jamaica late last year. More ...
With the construction of the new Transit Police stationhouse (far left in this recent photograph) on Beach 116 Street nearly completed, the city is moving ahead with the renovation of the stores and restaurants on the east side of the shopping street, including Fashion Wave and The Last Stop Caf... More ...
Children of West End Temple and their families, joined with Rabbi Slome to celebrate Purim on March 3. Festivities included a pot luck dinner, crafts, costumes and the Magillah done in a rap style. Pictured are children from the West End Temple. More ... Weiner Urges Eligibles To Apply For Section 8 For the first time in 12 years, low and middle income New Yorkers in need of housing assistance can apply for rent subsidies through the popular Section 8 program, according to Representative Anthony Weiner, who urged eligible residents to act fast and contact his office before the impending ... More ... Sunset Diner Demolished Soon, Says Notice By Brian Magoolaghan The old Rockaway Sunset Diner could be demolished any day now, according to a recent notice sent out by the owner's project manager. While an exact date has not been announced and the city hasn't issued a demolition permit for the property, which is located at 116-01 Beach Chann... More ...
Danielle Hanley, an 18-year-old who is physically challenged due to traumatic brain injury, was last heard from a week ago at her Manorville, Long Island, home. Her mother, Patricia Hanley, says that Danielle is five foot, five inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. When last seen, she had a pier... More ... 'Seniors In Shape' To Start In Spring A free Seniors in Shape program for baby boomers and seniors looking for enjoyable exercises tailor-made for their age bracket will run for eight weeks starting April 12 through May 31 at Aviator Sports and Recreation Complex. Every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More ... St. John's Diabetes Support Calendar The Diabetes Education Support Group at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway meets monthly to provide people with diabetes educational tools for self-management. Presentations are given at every meeting by qualified healthcare professionals. More ...
Sheldon Sirota, DO, Director of the Osteopathic Medicine Residency Programs at St. John's Episcopal Hospital, spoke at the meeting of the Community Advisory Board of St. John's on Wednesday, March 15. During his presentation, Dr. More ... Named To Dean's List Kate O'Sullivan, a resident of Rockaway Beach and a member of the class of 2009, has been named to the Dean's List at Providence College in Rhode Island for the Fall 2006 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must achieve at least a 3.55 grade point average with a minimum ... More ...
A group shot of West End Temple families with Rabbi Marjorie Slome (far right). More ... |
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