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for larger version       Arrest Made In 1996 Rape Of Local DNA Cold Hit Traps Rapist By Miriam Rosenberg A suspect has been arrested in the 1996 rape of a 48 year-old Far Rockaway woman after the man's DNA matched the samples that were taken at the crime scene eleven years ago. Curtis Clinkscales, 36, a resident of Pittston, Pennsylvania was arrested Wednesday for the alleged rap... More ... Arrested For Rape, Evasion Of Cigarette Taxes By Howard Schwach A Far Rockaway man was indicted in Queens Supreme Court on Monday for disparate charges including rape, committing a criminal sexual act and an attempt to evade or defeat the cigarette tax. More ... Beach Channel Park Given 'A' In Report Card By Miriam Rosenberg Tribute Park is proving to be a jewel in Rockaway's crown as an advocacy group has given it, and the land attached to it, the highest grade possible in a report card rating 100 of the city's neighborhood parks. Beach Channel Park, which runs from Tribute Park West to the Marine ... More ... Clinton: Examine The Price Of Gasoline Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has called on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine the cause of refinery shutdowns and whether any price gouging is taking place when the Committee holds a hearing on gas prices next Tuesday. More ... Update On Rockaway Point Firehouse Contest Voting Ends Sunday, May 13 With two days left to vote in a national contest, the Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department is in fourth place, according to a contest spokesperson, and still needs the support of the community to win. More ... Local Spends Spring Break With Habitat For Humanity Kate O'Sullivan, a Rockaway Beach resident an member of the class of 2009 at Providence College in Rhode Island, recently spent a week working with Habitat for Humanity as part of the international organization's "Collegiate Challenge: Spring Break 2007. More ... Help Protect The Beach This Summer Join Floatable Surveillance Program The New York City Department of Environmental Protection Marine Sciences Section is seeking volunteers for its Beach Floatable Surveillance program this summer. Residents can help save turtles, birds, fish and other marine life from ingesting items or becoming entangled in assorted li... More ... Second Annual 'It's My Bark Day' May 19 Lots Of Fun For Furry Friends Dog owners and their furry friends are invited to the second annual It's My Bark Day on Saturday, May 19 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the proposed site of Rockaway's first official Dog Park- by the boardwalk between Beach 99 and Beach 101 Streets. More ...
With End Of Regions, An Old Paradigm By Howard Schwach Michelle Lloyd-Bey, a long-time school official in Rockaway schools, has been named by Chancellor Joel Klein to be the new Superintendent of School District 27, a move necessitated by the end of the regional grouping that has governed local school for the past four years. More ...
Local Author Lifts The Bar In His Second Novel A Wave Review By Howard Schwach Belle Harbor resident Thomas O'Callaghan has outdone himself with his second bone-chilling novel, "The Screaming Room," from Pinnacle Books. Cassie and Angus, identical twin brother and sister, are the strangest pair to enter the annals of crime novels in more ways than one, w... More ... Peninsula Hospital Center Gets Nod For Major Cancer Care Upgrade Termed 'Giant Step Toward State-Of-The-Art Center' Peninsula Hospital Center, an affiliate of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, recently received Certificate of Need approval from the New York State Department of Health to replace its present linear accelerator and simulator that are used in cancer radiation therapy. More ...
Many seniors from the peninsula took advantage of free, ongoing exercise classes as part of the program "Seniors in Shape," currently being held at Aviator Sports and Recreation Complex in Floyd Bennett Field until May 31. Seniors practiced various exercises, including Tai Chi, Slimnastics an... More ...
Hospital nurse Debra Friedland, RNC, was selected as the 2007 Nurse of Distinction citywide. The 1199SEIU Nurse of Distinction award program was established by the collective bargaining agreement between the 1199SEIU RN Division and the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes ... More ... Yankees Mega Deal For 'The Rocket' An Aberration By John J. Buro From Roger Clemens' point of view, a return to the New York Yankees became imminent when both the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros decided to wait a little longer before beginning their purasuit. Clemens didn't want to wait -at least, not as long as last summer. Then, he signed with... More ... Time Warner Hits Digital Phone Milestone Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey launched Digital Phone in 2004, and today, the company surpassed a milestone - 250,000 Digital Phone customers. More ...
The students at VNS (Visiting Nurse Services) Prep continue to learn history in a unique and rewarding way. The History's Mysteries Challenge, facilitated by Greg Carter, president of the Rockaway Sports Association, ended the second round for 2006-2007 with three more winners. More ... Far Rockaway High School Library Receives 'Giant Step' Award Far Rockaway High School's library was a co-winner in the 2007 Giant Step Award, sponsored by the School Library Journal in partnership with Thomson Gale, part of Thomson Learning. Launched in 2000, the Giant Step Award recognizes a school that has significantly improved its programs or service sand great impacted student learning and achievement. More ... Volunteer Tutors Needed At Peninsula Library Volunteer tutors are needed to help adult learners with Basic English, reading and writing skills at the Peninsula Adult Learning center at Peninsula Community Library on Beach 92 Street in Rockaway Beach. Tutors must be able to teach ESOL/ Literacy to motivated adults in an informal, ... More ... Weiner Sponsors 'Transparent' Spending Bill Put Money Where It's Really Needed, Congressman Says The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday night authored by Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, which will require public disclosure of all anti-terror spending by cities and states. More ...
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Advocacy Group Gives GNRA Failing Grade By Howard Schwach Gateway National Recreation Area, the national park that sprawls from Fort Tilden and Riis Park to Staten Island and Sandy Hook in New Jersey has received a failing grade of 53 out of 100 from an advocacy group that adds that 53 the lowest grade ever given to a national park. More ...
Influential men of the community joined male scholars from Frederick Douglass Academy VI for the school's first annual Male Empowerment Day on May 8. On this historic day, the boys and men came together to discuss important issues. Guests of the day included Councilman James... More ...
Police officers and detectives from the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway check out the playground at 14-56 Beach Channel Drive in the Redfern Houses complex, More ...
Advocates for the "Bigger Better Bottle Bill," including some local residents and politicians, recently praised Assemblyman Bob Sweeney and members of the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee for passing the Governor's Program Bill out of committee according to local... More ...
Brianna Sorensen married Richard O'Connell of Rockaway on Friday, April 20 at St. Rose of Lima Church in Rockaway Beach. Father Peter Gillen officiated the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico. More ...
Jennifer Vasquez will graduate from Beach Channel High School on June 27, 2007. She has been an active student, a member of the Dance Team and Homecoming Queen in the fall of 2006. More ...
Jaleesa Vasquez, a student at Far Rockaway High School, will graduate this year. She will continue her education at Florida's Broward Community College as a Criminal Justice Major. More ... Completes Basic Training Army Pvt. Alexis R. Rodriguez has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and t... More ...
Breezy Point Snowbirds are pictured enjoying an evening out in Jupiter, Florida. From left to right: Betty Ahern, Tom Denver, Bob Ward, Nick Pazzaglia, Marge Hack, Bob Dames, Nancy Gunther, Ron Gunther, Bob Ahern. More ...
'Vacancy' - Enough Snuff Review By Robert Snyder The problem with a commercial Hollywood movie featuring "real" murders on film, or "snuff," is that those scenes shouldn't be shown. That's because "reality" cannot be faked. "Vacancy" promotes a potentially horrific premise: A couple whose marriage is disintegrating finds t... More ...
This old photograph was found behind the wall of a bungalow that was recently torn down. It is apparent that all of the men in the photo, with the exception of the police officer at the rear, are lifeguards. More ...
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Excitement is reaching a fever pitch in Fort Tilden as The Rockaway Theatre Company (RTC) prepares to kick off its tenth season with the musical Oliver! The musical is an adaptation of Charles Dickens classic tale of the trials and tribulations of the orphan Oliver Twist in ... More ...
The Adult Day Health Care Center of the Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation celebrated its thirtieth year of service to the community on May 4, 2007. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Taking care of our earth was the central theme as students of the Beacon Program at the Goldie Maple Academy saluted Earth Day on Thursday, April 26. More ...
PS 225 in Rockaway Park is holding its own version of the Fox show "So You Think You Can Dance?" with the final round of cuts taking place on May 18 at 7 p.m. to declare the winners. In February, the middle school students at the school were encouraged to try out for the d... More ...
The Beach Channel High School Step Team, also known as "Get Hype," performed in Division I of the Greek Alliance Step Competition on March 31. More ...
Leadership Students at Beach Channel High School participated in a 'Chore for Change" program, sponsored by the Heifer International Service Learning Program. More ...
Beach Channel High School's Virtual Enterprise class attended the 10th Annual Virtual Enterprise International Trade Fair on March 30 in Manhattan. It was a massive event where students engaged in virtual trading with other student-run simulated businesses. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Rides, food, games and a local version of American Idol highlighted the first carnival put on by PS 106 and held outside the school last Saturday. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg More than 750 people whose goal it is to find a cure for cancer, descended on Shea Stadium last Saturday for the Third Annual American Cancer Society's Shea Stadium Relay for Life in order to raise money to eradiate cancer. More ...
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