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By Miriam Rosenberg Residents of all ages got acquainted with some of the earliest animals that walked the earth, when one of four movable museums from The American Museum of Natural History made a stop in Far Rockaway last week. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Food, face painting, balloons, education and vendors with information on health were all part of an annual community fair initiated by The Rockaway Inwood Ministerial Coalition and The First Church of God. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan Almost all of the salt marshes in Jamaica Bay could die off in as little as five years if immediate action isn't taken, according to a new study released Thursday. The study was prepared by the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee and Gateway National Recreation Area. More ... Beachcomber Mark your calendar for Sunday night, August 5 at 6 p.m. when Dean Karahalis and the Long Island Pops come to Fort Tilden as part of the RMAC's Sunset Picnic Concert series. More ...
Beach Front Road, a new east/west thoroughfare from Beach 73 Street to Beach 67 Street, was quietly opened last Friday morning - sort of. The road, which has one lane in each direction, will be open on a limited basis during daylight hours for the next 2 to 3 weeks, until the street lights are conn... More ...
Each year, the faculty at Bishop Kearney High School is asked to nominate students who embody the Kearney spirit in a special way. The nominees might not always be academically superior, or able to participate in extracurricular activities, but they made a difference in the lives of other students a... More ...
By Howard Schwach Law enforcement sources in both New York and New Jersey have confirmed that a body, found floating four miles from Sea Girt, New Jersey by a fisherman on July 22, is that of noted artist Jeremy Blake, who touched off a massive emergency response when he was seen taking off his clothing and enterin... More ... Rockaway Park Man Busted For Burglarizing Neighbor By Howard Schwach A Rockaway Park man was arrested on July 24 when he was allegedly caught breaking into a neighbor's home. Police say that Brian Clancy, 27, of 114-64 Rockaway Beach Boulevard was arrested by police from the 100 Precinct at about 6:45 p.m. on Monday when Patrick Keane, the owner of the house at 18... More ...
Members of the British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (BLESMA) had the opportunity to see the Statue of Liberty and take in the spectacular view from the Empire State Building's observatory during their recent visit to participate in the annual "Wounded Warriors" weekend in Rockaway. Here, "R... More ...
Bringing Former Residents Back Home, Making The Homeowner Dream A Reality Robin Shapiro wants to make the homeowner dream a reality for those who want to live in Rockaway, including many who have moved away and now want to get back to their Rockaway roots. Shapiro, seen here in her trademark hat in the backyard of a home that she sold recently. She told The Wave that she ... More ... Gateway On Park Safety Gateway National Recreation Area will be holding a free seminar on park safety to ensure visitors an enjoyable experience within the national park system. The seminar, "Have a Safe Trip: Enjoying Your National Parks," will cover topics ranging from how parks can improve physical and mental health,... More ... Councilman Sanders Attacks Rockaway Gangs Councilman James Sanders, Jr., CLH Security President Mark Claxton, and Lance and Todd Feurtado of the King of Kings Foundation will host a press conference to announce an anti-gang initiative in Rockaway. The press conference will take place on Wednesday August 8, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., at the Ocea... More ...
Wave's Bag Of Mail Filling With Comment On Parking Situation By Howard Schwach Where else but in Rockaway would a poorly executed curb cut has begun a war between neighbors that has exploded into the Bag Of Mail section of The Wave. More ...
By Howard Schwach A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Tuesday for a 2006 home invasion in Inwood, Long Island, that left a Far Rockaway youth who was at the home on a sleepover with a bullet in his head. Nassau County Judge Jerald Carter sentenced Tyreek Williams of Starrett City in Brooklyn to s... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg The theme of "Stop the Violence" was conveyed in music and words during last week's annual Family Day in O'Donohue Park on Beach 17 Street. Singers such as True and Kenyona called for an end to violence in the songs they performed. More ...
The Annual Graybeards Family Run continues to grow in scope each year. This year's event, held last Friday evening at Beach 129 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, brought out more than 500 runners, More ...
Nicholas Patrylo of Inwood celebrated his second birthday on July 29 at his home with his family, including brothers Amando, Richard and Michael; parents, John and Doreen; and grandparents, John and Peggy Patrylo of Bayswater. More ...
Andrea and Christopher O'Keefe announce their newest addition to the family, Haylie Grace. Haylie was born on July 2, weighing 9 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 22 ½ inches. Her grandparents are Kenneth and Gail O'Keefe of Breezy Point and Hollis Yules and Paul Bourlis of Belle Harbor. Pictur... More ...
Xander McDonald-Smith of Rockaway Park recently graduated first in his class as valedictorian from Scholars' Academy Middle School on June 25, 2007. He also received the Audrey Pheffer Award for Outstanding Achievement and Community Service. McDonald-Smith was the student council vice president and ... More ...
Lloyd Saunders celebrated his birthday on July 28 with family, friends, and his girlfriend, Charisse, a Rockaway resident. More ...
Donald Bocker, a former Roxbury resident who recently moved to upstate New York, graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center on July 25, 2007 in Georgia. He will work as a U.S. Customs agent at the Champlain, New York and Canadian border. Bocker graduated from Beach Channel High Schoo... More ... Locals Graduate From University Of Albany Several Rockaway residents recently graduated from the University of Albany at its May 2007 commencement ceremony. More ... NAACPYouth Council Back After 20-Year Absence After a 20-year absence, the Far Rockaway NAACP branch chapter is reactivating its youth council in order to develop strong leadership qualities in the community's young adults. "Given the environment and its youth issues, it is our responsibility to prepare our young people for positive civic re... More ... National Gymnastics Day At Aviator 8/4 Aviator Sports and Recreation will host its inaugural National Gymnastics Day on Saturday, August 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Originally started in 1999 by legendary USAgymnastics coach and current National Gymnastics Day chairman Bela Karolyi, the program is free and will be featured in sports club... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg More than fifteen months after the owner of the Far Rockaway Shopping Center and a developer announced plans to revitalize the property, The Wave has learned that a new plan for the site is scheduled to come before elected officials and Community Board 14 shortly. More ... Weiner Tapped To Work On Immigration Reform Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced today that he has been tapped by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to join the subcommittee tasked with creating a comprehensive immigration reform package. More ...
After many months of negotiating with other Members and the insurance industry, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks and his fellow New Yorkers on the Financial Services Committee lead the charge to pass the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act (TRIEA) in committee today. The final vote was 49-20 in fav... More ...
Shevlin Nears His Destination - Rockaway, Oregon By Howard Schwach Department of Sanitation Worker Ed Shevlin is on his way across America, riding his Harley from Rockaway Beach (New York) to Rockaway Beach (Oregon) to raise funds for research to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. He is also doing it for Anthony Smith, a baby with the disease, whose father, Erick, ... More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center recently hosted its 2006-2007 graduation ceremony for its residents and interns, at a commencement and breakfast held at The Lawrence Country Club. Dr. Gerald Teplitz, D.O. More ...
By Howard Schwach A former Rockaway resident who hid out in upstate New York under an assumed name after a 1996 murder in Far Rockaway, was sentenced this week to eight to 16 years in prison, following a guilty plea. Clayton Levy, 30, was brought back from Kingston, New York in July of 2006, charged with the murde... More ...
The Imaging Services Department at St. John's Episcopal Hospital has completed the installation of its new Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). A PACS system allows diagnostic X-rays, ultrasounds, and CT scans to be seen on diagnostic viewing monitors. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center, an affiliate of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, is the only health facility in the entire area to boast the latest, state-of-the-art colonoscopic technology, More ...
Second 'Surfing-Only' Spot Official The Department of Parks and Recreation officially designated the city's second "surfing-only" area last Friday morning, with a ceremony on the sand in Arverne. The new "surfing-only" area stretches from Beach 67 Street (accessible via the A Train and the new Beach Front Road) through Beach 69 Street... More ...
An automobile struck the rear of a work truck and careened into another car on Thursday afternoon at Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 41 Street, witnesses say. One eyewitness, who asked to be identified only as Hilda, said that the car was speeding east on the boulevard and did not even slow down ... More ... Weiner,Others Condemn Saudi Weapons Sale A bipartisan group of members of Congress, led by Representatives Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Robert Wexler (D-FL) and Mike Ferguson (R-FL), responded to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's announcement that the U.S. has begun negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a $20 billion arms package of advanced w... More ...
Families and local residents enjoyed an outdoor movie night, sponsored by the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department (BCVFD), on Saturday, July 21. More ... |
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