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Officer Bryan Pillittier (of the anti-crime unit), right, who the commander of the 100 Precinct Captain Charles Neacy calls a real go-getter, receives the award for Cop of the Month for March from Neacy and 100 Precinct Community Council President Danny Ruscillo. Neacy said it was Pillittier's power... More ...
Story and pictures by Miriam Rosenberg Dogs and their humans gathered by the boardwalk between Beach 99 and Beach 101 Streets, the proposed site of Rockaway's first official Dog Run, for last Saturday's second annual It's My Bark Day on the peninsula. More ...
Celebrate 75 Years Of Jacob Riis Park This year marks the 75th anniversary of Jacob Riis Park. To celebrate this milestone, Gateway National Recreation Area is planning a summer-long celebration that will include a parade, an old-fashioned bathing suit contest and concerts throughout the summer. The festivities kick off Memorial Day w... More ... Weiner: No Reason Not To Convert Taxicabs More than a year ago, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Queens and Brooklyn) announced a plan to encourage Ford Motor Company to make a hybrid version of its Crown Victoria taxi. He released the following statement today in response to Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to make New York City's taxi fleet enti... More ... Taylor Graduates From St.Thomas More Milan Rasheed Taylor graduated from St. Thomas More School on Saturday, May 19. St. Thomas More is an all-boys Catholic college preparatory school located on the shores of Gardner Lake in Oakdale, Connecticut. Taylor is the son of Dana Skinner of Arverne. More ...
Jessica and Sarah Tolve are excited for the summer season to start. They enjoy visiting Rockaway's beaches as well as spending time with their nana, Elizabeth Broderick of Dayton Beach Park. More ...
Katie Honan graduated cum laude from St. John's University's College of Professional Studies on Sunday, May 13. Honan received a bachelor's of science degree in Television and Film Production with a minor in English. This past spring semester, Honan worked as a full time writers' production intern a... More ...
Renee Freeman was recently installed as the president of the Queens Region Hadassah. Freeman has been actively involved in Hadassah since she retired from teaching in 1985. A resident of Neponsit, she is also the president of the Rockaway Park Hadassah. At her installation, Freeman, left, is picture... More ...
Far Rockaway graduates of The College of New Rochelle, known as CNR, recently celebrated at a ceremony which honored their achievements. The Far Rockaway location at PS 43Q on Beach 29 Street is an extension of the college's Brooklyn campus and provides college level classes during the evenings. Pic... More ...
Far Rockaway Youth Helps Rescue Friend After Crash 10 Year-Old Assists Fellow Student After School Minibus Collides With Stolen Vehicle By Miriam Rosenberg In the aftermath of a school bus crash, a 10-year-old Far Rockaway girl acted with the maturity of someone twice her age as she helped rescue another student from the bus that had turned over on its side. More ...
Jeffrey Guiterez, a student at PS 256Q@St. John's Residence for Boys, entered the 21st Annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition and was one of the regional winners. On April 20, 2007, he attended a ceremony honoring the winners and was granted his certificate. Guiterez is pictured with Mary Kea... More ...
Members of the 100 and 101 Precincts joined their colleagues and community members for the Third Annual Patrol Borough Queens South Talent Show on May 16. Members of the police department showed off a myriad of talents. Musicians, vocalists, dancers and comedians from Queens precincts wowed the audi... More ...
The Rockaway Artists Alliance once again brings two new and diverse exhibitions to the Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) at Fort Tilden with "Planet Animals" and "The Latest from Shannon Elliott." Both shows will run from June 2 to June 24 and share a gala welcoming reception on Sunday, June 3 f... More ...
Monsignor Brown (center) with eighth grade students from St. Francis de Sales School. Students also sold potted plants to raise money. More ...
St. Francis de Sales School students celebrated Holy Week this year by remembering the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The sixth grade students practiced for weeks in preparation for a Passion Play. Jesus was played by sixth grader Anthony Castellano, while Mary, the mother of Jesus wa... More ...
Bookworms are winners at Beach Channel High School Library. Several literary events celebrating National Poetry Month and National Library Month were wrapped up with a splashy Poetry Slam party for students who diligently participated in "Poem in Your Pocket" and "Book Bank." Those students who foll... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg The last thing Rob Press expected on the morning of May 18, as he was preparing to open his new business, was to find that his American Flag had been torn down and thrown into the yard behind his store. More ...
DEC and State DOH Propose Cleanup Plan For London French Dry Cleaners By Miriam Rosenberg The Department of Environmental Conservation has begun the process to eliminate contamination that has been found in on-site soil, groundwater and soil vapor at the London French Dry Cleaners on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. According to a fact sheet released by the DEC, the c... More ...
Rockaway Park Hadassah will celebrate their annual Heart Luncheon at the Lawrence Country Club on June 28. This year the even has been renamed the Faye Cohen Heart Luncheon, in memory of Rockaway Park Hadassah's chairperson, who passed away this May. More ... City Agencies To Check Block Party Rides The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and Buildings Department today kicked off the summer season by sending an important message to temporary amusement ride operators, ride owners, and event organizers: all rides at street fairs, block parties, festivals, and carnivals must ... More ... Local Off-Duty PO Busted For Harassment Used Cell Phone To Threaten Ex-Boyfriend, Officials Say By Howard Schwach An off-duty police officer who lives in Rockaway was arrested last week after she allegedly sent her ex-boyfriend, identified in court papers as Robert Hardy, at least 55 text messages threatening him, police sources say. More ... Far Rockaway Man Attacks Woman To Steal Cell Phone By Miriam Rosenberg A Far Rockaway man chased a woman and then proceeded to punch her in the face as he stole her cell phone and then fled into a nearby apartment in Inwood last week. Jamel Garris, 20, of 1302 Redfern Avenue was arrested on May 20 after he chased the victim into the Citi Gas Stati... More ...
Ballerinas and tumblers from Gertrude Hendry's dance group in Breezy Point had fun during the "listen and learn" time at their class recitals. Each dance class put on a show as parents, grandparents, family and friends enjoyed watching their accomplishments. Hendry and her helpers joined in on the g... More ... Beachcomber Far Rockaway resident James Barnett came to The Wave two weeks ago with photographs that he had taken at a boat fire the day previous. We used his photos, but did not give him the proper credit. We apologize to Barnett for his name getting lost in the shuffle and we hope he brings us other phot... More ... BCVFD Sets Upcoming Events The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department has set a schedule for its upcoming events. The volies will host a memorial service on Sunday, May 27 at the firehouse at 10 a.m. The volies would like all members, both past and present to attend and if possible in full dress uniforms. More ... Volies Win $30,000 In National Contest The Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department was awarded $30,369 in a national contest seeking to recognize volunteer fire departments and their service to their communities. On April 28, the Volies were named one of ten finalists, chosen from a pool of 5,082 nominees, of the Circuit Ci... More ... Local Firefighter Arrested On DUI Count Driving With Two Flat Tires, Refused Breathalyzer Test By Howard Schwach A local firefighter who was spotted by Transit Police Officers driving with two flat front tires was arrested on Thursday, May 17 for driving while intoxicated. Police say that Frank Ocello, 40, who lives in Rockaway Park, was seen driving at about 4 p.m. on Seaside Avenue at the in... More ... Primary Election Changed To September 18 September 11 Remains A 'Day of Mourning' Says Pheffer Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the Assembly recently passed legislation that she supported to reschedule the state's 2007 primary election for Tuesday Sept. 18. Primary day was originally scheduled to be held on the traditional second Tuesday of September, which this yea... More ... Cops Bust 'Pervert' For Molestation Abused Far Rockaway Girl Over Six Month Period, Cops Say By Howard Schwach Police have busted an "admitted pervert" for molesting a young girl in Far Rockaway over the course of six months, authorities said on May 15. More ... Far Rockaway Man Found Guilty Of Rape Cold Hit Traps Local For Jamaica Crime Far Rockaway man was convicted in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday for committing a 1999 sexual assault on a 23-year-old woman in the Jamaica section of queens based on DNA evidence that was collected at the time of the incident and remained in police custody for the intervening eight years. More ...
Commentary From The Rockaway Museum by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke While looking through the old Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway atlases at an annex archive of the New York Public Library some time ago, More ... Former Resident Named President Of Women's Clubs June Reinhardt, a resident of Massapequa who has ties to the Rockaway community, has been elected as President of the Long Island Federation of Women's Clubs Inc. As president, she will preside over monthly meetings, and work with committees on matters of scholarship, legislative solutions, a... More ...
By Howard Schwach An unidentified 32-year-old man was shot during an argument outside a Hammels grocery store on Monday, police say. The local man was walking out of the Lucky One Shop at 86-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard when two teenagers confronted him, police sources say. More ...
All Workers Back By Memorial Day, No Strike For Nine Months By Howard Schwach All of the workers at Madelaine Chocolate Novelties will be back at work by Memorial Day under an agreement that will bring nine months of labor peace and federal mediators to the dispute. "[We] have agreed to end the lockout of union employees as of May 18," Avi Borenstein, an att... More ...
FRHS Among Poorest Performing In Queens By Miriam Rosenberg Sixty-seven percent of students in New York State who started ninth grade in 2002 graduated in four years. Yet, Far Rockaway High School's rate of graduation is a little more than half of the state average, cited in data recently released by the State Board of Regents and the State ... More ...
A three-car accident that left the autos, including a parked car, all banged up and two drivers all shook up tied up Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 86 Street on Thursday morning. Police were still sorting out the reasons for the crash at press time, but one eyewitness told The Wave that a car pul... More ... SJEH, JASA Host Senior Fair 5/30 The Third Annual Senior Fair, hosted by St. John's Episcopal Hospital and the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA), will be held on Wednesday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at JASA/Brookdale Village, outdoors between 131 and 135 Beach 19 Street in Far Rockaway. More ...
Guy R. Brewer United Democratic Club held their 52nd Annual Awards Celebration on Friday, May 18th at Antuns. They presented Community Service Awards to Honorees Betty Mallory, Board Member, 113th Precinct Community Council, Allan G. Pope, CPA and Entrepreneur, Sonya Geder-Diggs, 1st VP of Greater ... More ... Memorial Blood Drive At St. Francis 6/10 Share the gift of life at the annual Memorial Blood Drive, honoring Helen and Thomas Concannon, Franco Pomponio, and Kathleen and Chris Lawler, Belle Harbor residents who lost their lives in the crash of Flight 587 on November 12, 2001. The drive will be held at St. Francis de Sales Church on... More ...
The Development Board of St. John's Episcopal Hospital raised a record-breaking $176,000 at its recent Invitational Golf Tournament held at the Woodmere Club in Woodmere, NY. Sponsored by The Roslyn Savings Foundation, the proceeds will benefit the hospital's emergency, surgical and cardiac services... More ...
Queens Civic Conference Hosts 'The State of Public Education' It is not often that a journalist gets to provide his or her opinion on important issues outside of the pages of the newspaper, but Wave Managing Editor Howard Schwach got just such a chance last Monday when the Queens Civic Conference, an umbrella group for all of the civic groups in the b... More ...
Representative Anthony Weiner meets with police officers in Washington, D.C. after announcing the passage of his Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) bill in the House of Representatives. Weiner's legislation will put 50,000 more police officers on our nation's streets, along with an estimated ... More ...
Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, offered an alternative to the proposed Manhattan car tax today: a six point plan to combat the rising truck traffic in New York City, which is projected to grow significantly worse in the coming years, accordi... More ...
Wave editor Brian Magoolaghan, who is visiting Mexico for a month as part of a Rotary International program, spent some time in recent days with the owners and editors of the Mexican newspaper, Cambio Sonora. Sonora, one of Mexico's states, is in the northwestern portion of the nation near the Ariz... More ... Weiner Proposes 'GothamCorps' Representative Anthony Weiner has kicked off the first-ever AmeriCorps Week, a weeklong recruitment event , with a speech at CUNY's Baruch College outlining his vision to attract more young volunteers into city service. More ... |
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