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for larger version       Looking Backward 20 20 What The Wave Said Years Ago... Rockaway Beach residents are flocking to sign petitions objecting to setting up a soup kitchen (or a free public dining room, as some people prefer to call it) at Beach 97 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Wearing a seat belt saved the life of Sheryl Saunders, 641 Beach 69 Street, Arverne, on Monday afternoon, November 2, when she was involved in a collision at Beach 69 Street and Rockaway Freeway, Arverne. Far Rockaway High School is increasing its commitment to working with students on all levels of achievement with a new four-year interdisciplinary honors program focusing on the academic, social and extracurricular development of gifted and talented children. Wetlands Appreciation Day, was celebrated for New York City last Saturday, October 24, at Dubos Point, an undeveloped park in Arverne rich in wildlife habitats. Truman Padillo, 25 was arrested on Sunday, November 1, after a '74 Chevrolet van he was driving struck and demolished a 100 Precinct radio patrol car parked on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge with lights flashing, shoving it into an Emergency Medical Service (city) ambulance also parked with lights flashing. Margert Community Corporation is administering weatherization assistance under an agreement with the United State Department of Energy and the New York State Department of State. Thirty members of the American Littoral Society worked with National Park Service rangers at Fort Tilden (in Gateway National Recreation Area) on October 10 to collect and document floatable debris washed up on miles of beaches as part of a national effort to obtain such data. Detective Frank Colletta who led the 101 Precinct (Far Rockaway) investigation of Robert Roulston, 33, confessed slayer of 101 Precinct Police Officer Scott Gadell on June 26, 1986, is standing by ready to testify in a trial which began Thursday, November 5, before Queens Supreme Court Justice John Gallagher. 30 Years Ago... 30 "Are there any graduates of the 1928 class of Far Rockaway High School who would be interested in a reunion to commemorate the 50th year since we left high school," asks Mrs. Eugene Ross, the former Clare Feuerstein, now residing in Ancram, New York. One building was destroyed and three others were damaged by a suspicious fire between Beach 100 and Beach 101 Streets along Shore Front Parkway, on Monday, October 30, about 10:15 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway will hold a harvest dinner for its congregation on Sunday, November 6, at 5 p.m. The church is at Beach 12 Street and Central Avenue. The Breakers restaurant has informed The Wave that the new $5.75 dinner has met with huge success. It has been well received by the community. 40 Years Ago... 40 In spite of constant police patrol of the boardwalk, a car filled with high-spirited youths managed to drive from the parking lot to the concrete promenade at O'Donohue Park last Friday where they circled around and startled a number of people. Traditional white uniforms worn by surgeons have been replaced by green in Peninsula General Hospital. The new color is said to be easier on the eyes of the men who work under strong operating room lights. Almost 5000 spectators turned out last Saturday afternoon to watch Far Rockaway High School's Seahorses battle John Adams High to a 6-6 tie and remain in contention for the P.S.A.L. division championship. The former bakery at the corner of Doughty Boulevard and Bayview Avenue, long a landmark at Davenport's corner, which was ravaged by fire some time ago, has been torn down. It is in the Inwood urban renewal area. Years Ago... 50 "It's the greatest improvement Rockaway motorists have had in a decade," said Gene Naer, retired postal worker, who lives on Beach 45 Street. He was referring to the new pavement on Beach Channel Drive through Edgemere. Magistrate Corning G. McKennee will have a ticklish question to answer when he has to decide whether the sound of an "el" train rattling overhead 50 is loud enough to drown out a fire siren, in Jamaica Court November 20. He will convene court for a test run at Jamaica Avenue and 149 Street, scene of a collision October 2, between a fire truck and an automobile.
State Senator James J. Crisona of Neponsit in an overwhelming 3-4 vote in his favor won the position as borough president against the incumbent James A. Lundy.
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