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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Recruit Apprentices The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 1, will conduct recruitment from September 28 through February 29 for 60 openings in apprenticeship programs, including: (20) bricklayer, (10) stonemason, (10) plasterer and (20) pointer-caulker-cleaner. More ...
Lived on Peninsula, Served Both Precincts During 23-Year NYPD Career By Howard Schwach When Captain Tom Barrett moved from the executive officer's slot at the 103 Precinct in Jamaica at the end of last month, to his new office in the 100 Precinct house in Rockaway Beach, it was something of a homecoming for the long-time cop. More ...
Ironworkers Set Rubbish Fire, Officials Say By Howard Schwach Ironworkers doing a renovation of the former home of Dragon's Den Florists on Beach 116 Street inadvertently started a rubbish fire that brought several fire units and blocked off the southern end of the busy shopping More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg In recognition of National Preparedness Month, Beth Abraham's Adult Day Care Program and Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation presented an emergency preparedness workshop for its clients and guests last week. More ...
NYPD Transit Officers Brian Maher (center) and Mark Grant (right) and civilian John Messina (second from right), a New York City Transit track inspector, More ...
Police Officers Eric Cabrera (left) and Bryan Pierre (center) were named "Cop of the Month" for July and August, respectively, at the September meeting of the 100 Precinct Community Council. More ... Small Violation Leads To Greater Charges By Howard Schwach A Rockaway man found out the hard way last week that it is not a good idea to violate the law in even a small way when you have more to hide. When police officers from the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway stopped Michael Howard, 20, of 20-47 Seagirt Boulevard for not wearing a helmet while driving a ... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg After the fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis, The Wave ran an editorial about the decaying elevated subway or "El" that runs down the peninsula from Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway to Beach 116 Street in Rockaway Park. The August 10 editorial called the "El" a disaster waiting to happen with "expose... More ...
The September 26 meeting of the 100 Precinct Community Council was the site of several introductions and one farewell. The biggest introduction was that of Captain Thomas Barrett, the new commanding officer of the 100 Precinct. More ... Sanders Recruits Men To Solve Community Problems By Miriam Rosenberg Men from the black and Latino communities came together last month to discuss problems and try to develop solutions. Councilman James Sanders Jr. brought the two communities together at a "fellowship breakfast" at the Macedonia Baptist Church on the morning of September 22. More ... Weiner:Energy Cost Aid for Struggling Households With winter fast approaching, and heating and energy costs rising, Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced recently that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released $13.5 million in emergency funding for the Low Income Home E... More ...
Beth Abraham's Adult Day Health Care Program recently invited community seniors to an informative Open House highlighting their new Diabetes Management Program. Nearly 100 members of the community came out to tour the facility and received information on nursing, rehabilitation, and other availabl... More ... National Breast Cancer Awareness Month At the onset of October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Senator Malcolm A. Smith encouraged New Yorkers to "think pink;" to remind men and women that regular screening plays a key role in the fight against breast cancer, the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancer. More ... Center of Hope for Seniors and Home Buyers Councilman James Sanders Jr. and Margert Community Corporation will meet on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 1 p.m. to announce the allocation of $500,000 to establish a new Senior Citizen and Home Buyer Education Center in Edgemere. The funding, made possible through the efforts of Councilman James ... More ...
Belle Harbor Physical Therapy has expanded, with a new office in Breezy Point. Now called Belle Harbor/Breezy Point Physical Therapy, both offices are open for the best in physical therapy care, More ... 'Do Not Call Registry'Due To Expire Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer wants New York residents to be aware that names will begin expiring from the Do Not Call Registry in early 2008. The Do Not Call Registry, created in 2003, is a database of phone numbers managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). More ...
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) Division 25 (Breezy Point and Rockaway), junior division, was honored and placed third in New York State at a convention in Albany. The girls, ages 6-18, worked on a 40-page scrapbook about their services: Irish culture and learning in unity, friendshi... More ...
The club received honorable mention for their "Creative License" design at Hofstra Flower Show on September 29 and 30. Pictured are Breezy Point Garden Club members: Joan Wilmarth, Helen Mele, Maureen McGuire and Kay Devlin. More ...
Suzanne Belford, daughter of Chickie and the late Peter Belford, married Adam Torfin, son of Grant and Patti Torfin of Alexandria, Minnesota, on May 12 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, in Breezy Point. More ...
Dylan Joseph was born on September 21, weighed in at nine pounds, six ounces, and was 21 and one- half inches long. More ...
Alyssa Nicole Caprio, of Breezy Point, turned four on September 24. She celebrated her birthday with her brothers, Michael and Jonathan; parents, Katie and David; and family and friends. More ... Little Graduates From Basic Training Army Private William E. Little, a 2002 graduate of Beach Channel High School, graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, Pvt. More ... Jolicoeur Receives B.A.From Binghamton Jean L. Jolicoeur, a Far Rockaway resident, has been awarded a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Binghamton University is one of four university centers of the State University of New York. More ... National Adoption Awareness Month Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, a nonprofit, nonsectarian agency providing adoption and adoption related services, celebrates National Adoption Awareness Month in November. Spence-Chapin focuses on finding adoptive homes for infants and young children in need of families, both in ... More ...
Certificate for Completeness and Timeliness of Cancer Reporting Issued Robert V. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peninsula Hospital Center, announced this week that Channel Grant, CTR, the Hospital Center's Cancer Registrar, has been honored by the State of New York Department of Health. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center, utilizing the child-oriented Colgate Van, is bringing its Dental Department to local schools this fall. First on the list was P.S. 105, where children lined up to visit with dentists from PHC's Dental Department. More ...
The Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) recently hosted its Annual Job Fair at Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, located at 361 Beach 42 Street in Edgemere. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Music played, models showed off the latest fashions and local vendors sold their wares, at the Rockaway East Merchants Association Annual Street and Walkway Fair, held last weekend in Far Rockaway. More ... Report:Rockaway Leads City In Heart Failure,Diabetes Deaths By Miriam Rosenberg According to a new health report from the city's comptroller, Rockaway leads the city in deaths due to heart disease and diabetes, as well as in asthma hospitalizations. That is the finding by Comptroller William C. Thompson in a recently released policy report "Health and Wealth: Assessing and A... More ... Local Politicians Take Bush To Task For Veto Of 'SCHIP' A number of federal and state politicians have spoken out in the wake of President George Bush's veto of the bill reauthorizing the SCHIP program, which provides funds for the health care needs of children. More ...
Rabbi Melvin May (left), president of the Rockaway Rotary, presented 100 Precinct Community Council President Danny Ruscillo (right) with a check for $200 at the council's September meeting. Last year, the Rotary donated funds for a police bicycle. More ... Watch Fall Migration at Rockaway Beach Join the Urban Park Rangers on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21 at 9 a.m. on Beach 95 Street and the boardwalk, as they watch migrating raptors travel south in search of warmer wintering grounds. With JFK right around the corner, the Rockaways are like their very own "avian airport." Ke... More ... Announce First Amendment H.S.Essay Contest The New York Press Association Foundation is sponsoring its second annual First Amendment essay contest, for 11th and 12th-grade high school students in New York State. More ... A-Train Service Changes There will be a weekend service interruption on the A-train from October 6 - October 29 between 12:01 a.m. Saturdays to 5 a.m. Mondays. Free shuttle buses and shuttle trains replace A-train service between Howard Beach - JFK Airport and the Rockaways. More ...
Sadney Joseph (front, right) proudly shows off the last two multiplication problems she solved to become the first-place winner of the first PS 215 Multiplication Contest. More ...
This past summer, Channel View School for Research offered its "Jumpstart" program for the third year in a row to current and incoming ninth-graders. More ...
Beach Channel High School celebrated its Homecoming on Saturday, September 29, 2007. The pep rally began at 11 a.m. More ...
The Nursing Department of St. John's Episcopal Hospital held its 9th Annual Distinguished Nurse Lecture Series on Wednesday, September 26, at the Lawrence Country Club in Nassau County. The lecture, entitled "Focus . . . More ... Smith Calls for Secure Colleges Senator Malcolm A. Smith called on the State Legislature to act immediately on Senate Democratic recommendations made earlier this year, that would ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff at colleges across New York State. More ... Rockaway Rotary's Exchange Program Rabbi Melvin May, President of Rockaway Rotary, announced that as part of an exchange program, the organization will host four young adults and one Rotary leader from the Philippines, in April and May 2008. More ...
The ABD Quilters of St. Francis de Sales will have their blessing of the quilts on Sunday, October 7. There will be three raffles after the Mass, along with a display of the quilts. More ... |
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