RSS Feed
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information
'Achieving The Good Life After 50'; A New Approach To Retirement AWave Review By Howard Schwach Long-time Rockaway resident Renee Lee Rosenberg knows lots about career management and retirement. She's been in the business of career coaching for more than 20 years and has helped hundreds of workers to plan for their retirement. More ...
The Stop Work Order placed on the lot at Beach 108 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard has been lifted and work has now resumed on construction of a new Rite Aid Pharmacy. More ... Assemblywoman Pheffer Offers 'No Advertising' Cards Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer is pleased to offer residents "No Advertising" cards for their use in ac-cordance with Chapter 585 of the Laws of 2007. More ...
District Attorney Richard Brown: "We're Not Done" By Miriam Rosenberg Queens District Attorney Richard Brown this week assured residents of Rockaway's east end that his office would continue its assault on drug activity in Rockaway. The promise came during Brown's appearance at the Harry S. More ... LIRR Launches a New Campaign State Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), a subsidiary of NY's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has launched a new customer awareness campaign called "Be TrainSmart - Tune In to Safety." The purpose of the campaign is to enhance their parent agency'... More ...
The two suspects shown above are wanted by 101 Precinct detective squad for a series of grand larcenies beginning on Aug. 3 at the corner of Hassock Street and Redfern Avenue in Far Rockaway, when they acted in concert to steal money from a woman's knapsack. More ... Pheffer Announces Hearings On Traffic Congestion Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission will commence public hearings in all five boroughs. The hearings will allow for testimony, information and proposals regarding traffic congestion and solutions to the problem of congestion... More ... Weiner Strengthens Railroad Safety Responds To Queens' Accidents Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, helped to strengthen railroad safety by voting to pass the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007. More ... New Bidding Opportunities for The Aging Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that the New York City Department for the Aging has released a new request for proposals (RFP) for case management services. "This is an opportunity for not-forprofits working with seniors to obtain work from the City. More ...
Beach 116 Street's Premier Food Store Natures Island's owner stands not only behind his food, but behind the counter as well, where you can find him and his friendly staff. The store can be reached at 718-945-6624. More ... Weiner: Spitzer's Plan Needs Federal Regulation By Nicholas Briano The possibility of illegal immigrants receiving driver's licenses is becoming reality under Governor Spitzer's plan, but Rockaway's Congressman, Anthony Weiner, a mayoral hopeful, feels the federal government should intervene and regulate the controver-sial program. More ...
Following the example of Arverne by the Sea's beautification of Shore Front Parkway, Mary Dever Kelly, from the Rockaway Park Homeowners and Residents Association, met with Jill Weber, Parks Department Manager, More ...
By Nicholas Briano When Congress passed the controversial "No Child Left Behind Act", it attempted to insure an education for each American child, to literally leave no child behind. Instead, however, according to Congressman Anthony Weiner, the government forgot the money attached to the bill, as a reported $3.3 bi... More ...
New York City Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. presented a Proclamation to Frank Gulluscio at an Italian-American Award ceremony at City Hall. More ...
Middle School students at Lawrence Woodmere Academy helped break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people to "STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY" in 24 hours. More than 38.7 million people stood up in 110 countries on October 16 and 17 to break the record- set last year at 23. More ... New Council Initiative Spotlights Women's Health Issues Breast Cancer Awareness Starts Off Program By Miriam Rosenberg City Council Speaker Christine Quinn kicked off a new initiative, Women First: Health Starts With You, at the beginning of October - just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. "I am so excited to launch the new initiative," said Quinn on the City Council website. More ... Far Rockaway Man Sets Off Explosion He wanted to destroy the bugs, not his windows. But that is exactly what happened when a Far Rockaway man placed insect killer under his kitchen sink and left the pilot light of his stove still burning. According to John Deloney of 10 Beach 32 Street, he placed two Real Kill Insect Foggers under ... More ...
Kaosen Lucas Takane Has Arrived! Kaosen Lucas Takane was born on October 12 and weighed in at six pounds, 15 ounces. Kaosen is the child of Ahmed Takane and Susen Clancy, grandchild of Kathleen Clancy of Far Rockaway, and nephew of Christine Clancy of Arverne. More ...
Vianna Peruciel of Rockaway celebrated her 5th birthday on Sunday, October 14. She had a grand celebration with her friends and family. More ...
New York State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith and Deputy Leader Jeff Klein met with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative, Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday, October, 18, in Washington D.C. More ... Bridget C.Firtle Graduates Binghamton In last week's Wave, we reported incorrectly that Bridget C. Firtle, a Belle Harbor resident, received a B.A. in accounting from the School of Management at Binghamton University, State University of New York. More ... The Arverne Library to Host a Gala Auction In conjunction with the Arverne Library Friends Association, the Arverne Library will host a gala auction on Friday, October 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Arverne community library, located at 312 Beach 54 Street. Everyone is invited to bid on services such as an extreme makeover, chef services ... More ...
A Sunday opening for a retrospective exhibit by local artist and editorial cartoonist Robert Sarnoff drew crowds to Fort Tilden last weekend. More ...
While vacationing in Negril, Jamaica, British West Indies, Diana and Adam Funtleyder, owners of Busy Bee's Learning Store, spotted Rockaway (a bar and grill restaurant). More ... Family Diabetes Awareness Day Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions on the Rockaway Peninsula. This disease affects all ages, races, and socioeconomic groups. There is no cure for diabetes. Some people living with diabetes are living healthy lives by proactively managing their disease though lifestyle choices and medicatio... More ...
On Wednesday, October 10, JASA Roy Reuther Senior Center participated in the NYC Department for the Aging's "Senior Stroll." The 2007 Senior Stroll was at Orchard Beach in the Bronx. It rained, but the JASA seniors were not deterred. Participants walked in the fine drizzle with smiling faces. More ...
Far Rockaway resident Roger Pettinato sent The Wave these photos of swans that are frequent visitors at Beach 9 Street. Pettinato states that the swans can be seen between Beach 7 and Beach 8 Street all year long. More ...
Last week, teacher Dina Mongiardo's fifth-grade class from PS 43 in Edgemere walked their way to Bayswater Park to use seine nets off Jamaica Bay. The students walked from Beach 29 Street along the boardwalk and over to the bay to discover the amazing resources of this NYC gem. More ...
More than 800 parishioners and friends jammed the playground at St. Francis de Sales Church on Beach 129 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard for its annual "Block Party. More ... Sanders Summons Black and Latino Men To Take Back Edgemere Park Councilman James Sanders Jr. is calling on black and Latino men to "Take Back Our Park" on Saturday, October 20, at 11 a.m. The event will take place at Edgemere Park, located at Beach 51 Street and Beach Channel Drive. Last month Sanders hosted a men's breakfast in an effort to increase the part... More ... Tips On Keeping Your Pets Safe At Halloween A pack of ghosts and goblins at your door can scare your pets, but ghouls are not the only thing to beware of on Halloween. Kellyann Conway, director of animal training and behavior at Animal Planet's Petvideo.com and a certified, award-winning trainer, offers these tips to make sure everyone h... More ... |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
