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Connie Taylor celebrated her 87th birthday on Saturday, October 20, with a newly formed Rockaway association, Friends Honoring Friends. Taylor is a long time resident of Ocean Bay Houses (formerly Arverne Houses). More ...
On Friday, November 16 at approximately 4 p.m., Rockaway resident Chris Russell had her pocketbook stolen from her vehicle, which was parked in front of her house. The following day, she received a call from a young man stating that he and his friends found her items along Beach 110 Street and Beach... More ...
By Nicholas Briano With a little bit of luck and an infusion of public money from the City Council, Rockaway may soon have a second skate park. Councilman James Sanders recently announced that he has secured money for another park development in Rockaway. Michaelis Bayswater Park in Far Rockaway will soon have a ne... More ...
New York State Assemblywoman Michele R. Titus spoke to members of the Community Advisory Board of St. John's Episcopal Hospital on Wednesday, November 14. She discussed a number of issues, including health care. Pictured from left to right are: Rachel Forde, third Vice President; Ava Strauss, Presid... More ... Beachcomber The overnight closing of the Marine Parkway Bridge has been extended once again, this time to November 30. Originally, the bridge was to be closed for deck work until the end of October. More ... Breakfast with Santa The 100 Precinct Community Council will host "Breakfast with Santa" on Saturday, December 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus, located at 333 Beach 90 Street. Tickets are $20 each. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Children three and under are free. More ...
Serenity Day Spa: We Give Thanks To Our Customers Two businesses sharing one building have made an impact on the local community. Those businesses, Explosion, a full-service salon for men, women and children, and Serenity Day Spa, share both the building at 161-11 Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach and a philosophy that service to the customer is ... More ... 'Empty Bowls' Project in Brooklyn The Brooklyn Potters Group began its Empty Bowls Project in 1996 to raise consciousness of hunger in Brooklyn and to raise money for CHIPS, a Park Slope nondenominational food and shelter program. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg The Federation Employment and Guidance (F.E.G.S.) Programs Beacon at PS/MS 43 hosted a Far Rockaway Health Fair last weekend that gave residents a chance to have their glucose, More ...
By Howard Schwach Afight between two men in front of a home in Arverne on Tuesday left one with a gunshot wound in the leg and the other slashed on his torso, police say. According to sources, Kindu Brown, 32, and Deshaun Posey, 24, were fighting in front of 338 Beach 70 Street at about 9:40 p.m. on November 20. P... More ...
By Dr. Nancy Gahles Indiscretion, dietary or otherwise, may be prominent in your mind today as you experience the aftermath of the holiday. Indulgences of all kinds take place around the holiday table and right now, you may be asking yourself, "What WAS I thinking? More ... Looking Backward What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... 20 Both drivers who collided last Saturday, November 14, at Rockaway Freeway and Beach 95 Street (at the exit ramp from the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge), Rockaway Beach, claim a clear intersection (green light). More ...
On Thursday, November 15, the rain could not stop Lawrence Woodmere Academy Alumni and students from traveling to Manhattan's Graybar building to hear harrowing tales of money laundering and scandal from former Chief of the Juvenile Offense Bureau, Robert Silbering. More ...
Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer awarded three St. Camillus School students with certificates of achievement for the summer reading program on November 2. Picture, left to right, are John Schilling, secondgrader; Assemblywoman Pheffer; Michael Laporta, fifth-grader; Sister Agnes White, Principal; and Za... More ...
Far Rockaway Teen Honored By National Organization Far Rockaway's Whitney Hogan, 13, was one of 11 honorees recognized for community service, at the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.'s 21st Annual Harambee Luncheon on November 10. Pictured are (L-R) State Senator Shirley Huntley; Donovan Richards, representing the NAACP; Assemblywoman Michele Ti... More ...
Billy Jr. and Kaitlyn Hartman welcomed their new baby sister, Megyn Debra Hartman, to their family on Sunday, November 4. Megyn weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 and a- half inches. Her proud parents are Kim and Billy Hartman of Roxbury. Megyn is the grandchild of Bill and Debbie Hartman of... More ...
Michael and Julanne Keller proudly announce, with their daughters Kirsten, Courtney and Kaleigh, the birth of their son Michael Patrick Keller II. Born at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside on October 13 at 12:04 a.m. Michael weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 and a-half inches.... More ...
For the past 15 years, Kenny Vance has been releasing new recordings and performing regularly to packed houses and standing ovations with his group, the Planotones. He is now en route to what soon will be the second Hall of Fame induction of his wide-ranging career as a singer, actor, producer and m... More ...
'American Gangster' - The Good Guy Returns Review By Robert Snyder Remember in the good old days of Hollywood gangster movies, when there was a bad guy and a good guy? Since "The Godfather" of 1972, we just have varying degrees of badness within the mob hierarchy. Mob bosses Vito Corleone and Tony Soprano are Robin Hood-Horatio Alger types battling the real vile... More ...
Live Nation presents the soft-spoken, yet clever, mainstream comedienne, Rita Rudner at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m. Rudner's comedy revolves around the "square" persona she created for her routines, which she manages to keep clean without being boring, and fo... More ... Coping With Stress At Holiday Time It's that busy time of year, again. The holidays are upon us. There's so much to do and so little time to do it all. Are you feeling overwhelmed? Is your neck or back bothering you? Are you having difficulty sleeping? All of these can be symptoms related to stress. Don't worry; help is here with s... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg As promised earlier this year by the city's Parks and Recreation Department, renovations have begun on Far Rockaway's boardwalk between Beach 20 and Beach 23 Streets. The work started late this past sum mer and new boards have already been laid down on the street side of the boardwalk. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center, affiliate of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, has introduced a new surgical procedure for dialysis patients, which is now available at the Hospital Center. The Angiojet Program, which is under the direction of Mihai Rosca, M.D., is a procedure that utilizes a cutting-... More ... Sanders to Host Foreclosure Seminars Councilman James Sanders Jr. will host two Foreclosure Seminars in the month of December, 2007. An estimated 2 million adjustable rate mortgages are scheduled to reset by the end of 2008, going from a low introductory rate to a higher rate. More ... PHC To Host Blood Drive November 26 Peninsula Hospital Center will sponsor another critically needed blood drive on Monday, November 26, 2007. The blood drive is being held in conjunction with New York Blood Center. The drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ...
Congregation Ohab Zedek, located at 134-01 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Belle Harbor, will hold the annual Herbert Kamlet Memorial Lecture on Monday evening, December 3 at 8 p.m. This year's discussion will focus on "The Kehillah: The Medieval Jewish Community," a millennium of Jewish communal lif... More ... Pheffer Hosts Hearing On Child Product Safety Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee Chair Audrey Pheffer, and Subcommittee on Child Product Safety Chair Ginny Fields, cosponsored a public hearing on November 1 in New York City that examined various toy safety issues, including the adequacy of the consumer product recall system an... More ... City Sets Holiday Traffic Plan For Manhattan In anticipation of the busy holiday traffic season, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and NYC Transit President Howard Roberts today announced the 2007 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg A little wind from Nor'easter Noel didn't stop the residents and officers of the 101 Precinct from holding a family day celebration earlier this month. Sponsored by the New York City Police Department and Health Plus, the November 3 Redfern Family Day event gave police and those who live in the c... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg 'Roc The Youth Tour,' an initiative to help the young people of the area express themselves, made its first stop at the Arverne Library earlier this week. The November 19 event, spearheaded by the NAACP and RDRC Youth Councils, is a way to give the young people of Rockaway positive influences in... More ...
Members of the Rockaway Rotary Club joined members of Girl Scout Troop 4404 last weekend to collect food for the needy in front of Waldbaum's Supermarket on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 112 Street. Pictured with some of the girl scouts are, from left, Rotary members Nancy Hanson, Dr. James Kiernan,... More ...
MTA Allocates $142 Million For Renovations By Miriam Rosenberg The Metropolitan Transit Authority has confirmed that it will begin a $141.8 million restoration of the Rockaway subway line beginning next summer. The renovation is part of the agency's 2008 fiscal budget. More ...
The Pastoral Care Department of St. John's Episcopal Hospital recently celebrated Pastoral Care Week. They observed the week with an interfaith worship service and a rededication of staff to their mission and purpose on Thursday, October 25. In addition to ministering to the needs of the patients ... More ...
Approximately 25 people attended a Queens Neighborhood Advisory Board public hearing on November 14 at the Goldie Maple Academy. The board came to hear the concerns of community members to help determine funding priorities for social services in the area from the New York City Department of Youth an... More ... Islanders- Rangers Rivalry Continues To Intensify At MSG By Brian Bohl NEW YORK- It started as a low murmur before a cacophony of groans and boos engulfed the arena. In the final seconds, the Islanders once again cut off shooting lanes and blocked shots. When the puck slid out of the blue line and down towards the empty net, the Rangers' last comeback attempt was t... More ...
The Rockaway Artists Alliance presents two stellar events: Twist Mix and A Gallery Sitters' Event. Both events will be held at the Rockaway Center for the Arts in Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreational Area. Admission to both is free. More ... |
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