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Phase I Infrastructure Complete, RBB Extension, Closing Of Freeway Next By Howard Schwach Drive east of Beach 73 Street on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and you will quickly see that Arverne By The Sea (ABTS), the massive development program that began more than two years ago, has so far kept its promise. Dozens of new homes have sprung up out of what were, only three years ago, empty lots... More ... Murder Of Far Rockaway Man Finally Solved Nassau County Police, with the help of various witnesses, have finally caught the last of three Inwood men who allegedly fatally shot a Far Rockaway man last year. According to police, Naiquan Tolliver, 23, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and criminal solicitation. More ... Lifeguard Ally Meets With Rockaway Activists By Nicholas Briano If The City Council Parks Committee oversight hearing on the lifeguard issues involving Rockaway's six miles of beaches didn't accomplish anything else, it certainly created an ally up north in the Bronx. More ... Gateway Visitor Center Holiday Hours All visitor centers in Gateway's Jamaica Bay Unit, including Floyd Bennett Field, Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, December 24 and 25, and on Tuesday, January 1,2008. More ...
Nearly 200 people turned out last Saturday morning for the 100 Precinct Community Council's Annual Breakfast With Santa at The Knights of Columbus Hall on Beach 90 Street. The hall was filled with children, all of whom took a picture with Santa and received a free gift from the community council. More ... DOE Thinks Peninsula Preparatory Is A Failure Charter School Gets 'F' On First Report Card By Nicholas Briano While most of the 14 charter schools tested under the Department of Education's controversial grading system scored either an Aor B, The Peninsula Preparatory Academy, now located inside of Middle School 53 in Far Rockaway, but slated to move to Arverne By The Sea, was the only charter to receive ... More ... Four Rockaway Schools In City's Bonus Program Chancellor Joel I. Klein and United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten have announced that four Rockaway schools are among the more than 200 high-need schools that will participate in New York City's first-ever school-wide performance bonus program, Department of Education officials... More ... Klein Accepts Textbooks,Sets Social Studies Curriculum Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein recently accepted a donation of 2,000 copies of David McCullough's "1776: The Illustrated Edition." The books, which were a gift from Simon & Schuster, HBO, and Janklow & Nesbit Associates, will be sent to New York City's public middle and high schools, where they ... More ... Addabbo,Quinn Support Employee Free Choice Act In recognition of International Human Rights Day, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Civil Service and Labor Committee Chair Joseph P. Addabbo announced the introduction of a resolution in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. This Federal legislation, sponsored in the U.S. Congress by Rep. Ge... More ...
The Far Rockaway branch of the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP), held its annual dinner-dance at the First Congregational Church on Beach 94 Street last Saturday night. More ...
October's Police Officer of the Month, Richard Collins, shows off his award with 100 Precinct Community Council President, Danny Ruscillo and Captain Tom Barrett this week at the community council meeting. More ... Busted, Claims Police Brutality An Arverne man who has been arraigned on a slew of charges including assault, endangering the welfare of a minor, assault and harassment in connection with a domestic dispute, is charging that police officers from the 100 Precinct came to his home on December 5 and roughed him up during the arrest... More ... NYSDOS Regulations Searchable On Line The New York State Department of State today announced that a compilation of all State codes, rules, and regulations, which runs more than 58,000 pages, is now available on the Department of State website in searchable format. More ... Meeks Takes AARP's Pledge Congressman Gregory W. Meeks has pledged to support AARP's "Divided We Fail" platform for quality, affordable health care and lifetime financial security. AARP launched the campaign to bring individuals, businesses, consumer groups, and government together to find solutions for Americans' health a... More ... Busted In Ecuador For Murder Of Local Man One of the state's most-wanted criminals, the suspected murderer of an offduty Far Rockaway corrections officer, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Ecuador last week, ending a threeyear manhunt, police sources say. More ...
Assemblywomen Michele Titus and Audrey Pheffer marvel at the lights after lighting this year's tree. Also pictured are Donovan Richards, St. John's Episcopal Hospital's Eric Matza and Penny Chin, and RDRC's Kevin Alexander. More ... Easing the Digital Television Transition In preparation for the digital television conversion slated for February 2009, State Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that assistance will soon be available for consumers who receive their television signals through analog technology (better known as antennas). More ...
The high winds on Sunday afternoon felled a large tree, which landed in the southbound lanes of Cross Bay Boulevard just south of the Joseph Addabbo Bridge. More ... Sanders Offers Immigration Services Councilman James Sanders Jr. is offering free immigration services to Rockaway residents. The services are available on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 21-23 Birdsall Avenue. More ...
The Housing Partnership Development Corporation and the Margert Community Corporation graduated the fourth class of the Home Maintenance Training and Repair Course on December 12. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center administration and staff came together last week to hold a surprise celebration in honor of the 95th birthday of Jack Schulman, a 20-plus year veteran volunteer of the Hospital Center. More ... Literary Arts Festival Set For June After a successful inaugural Literary Arts Festival in April 2007, the Rockaway Music & Arts Council (RMAC), in association with the Rockaway Artists Alliance and the Rockaway Theatre Company, More ...
Eddie O'Hare, President of the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department, baby Eddie, and Santa took a moment to smile for the camera during the Broad Channel Tree Lighting Ceremony. More ...
Construction on the new HSBC Bank branch on Beach 116 Street and Beach Channel Drive, the site of the former Rockaway Sunset Diner, is progressing. More ... Pheffer Announces Kingsborough CC Program Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that Kingsborough Community College will again be offering their "My Turn" program to area seniors, age 60 and older. The program is a special tuition-free, matriculating, college education program being offered to New York State residents who, by the... More ...
Live Nation presents one of the most successful R&B male vocal groups of all time, Boyz II Men, along with R&B/neo-soul singer Angie Stone, on Saturday, January 26 at 8 p.m. Boyz II Men are best known for their number one hits, "I'll Make Love To You," "On Bended Knee" and "End of the Road," as w... More ...
Congressman Anthony Weiner, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, chair of the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, have secured an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's office to release the dental records of patients treated by Select Dental ... More ...
Dr. Sadhana Gupta and the entire Peninsula Hospital Family Health Center Staff celebrated the holiday season last week with some very special members of the community. More ...
Homes have been decorated, gifts will soon be unwrapped and New Year's resolutions are ready to fill everyone's thoughts. With the onset of post-holiday activity, it's important to keep safety at the forefront. More ... RDRC Receives Workforce,Health Grants The Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) has received two important grants as the organization enters the new year. The Clark Foundation, established in 1931, is one of the country's most prominent independent foundations, with a focus on children and youth services, educati... More ...
Start the New Year with a brisk walk on the beach with members of the American Littoral Society. The walk is scheduled for January 1 at 11 a.m. Participants will meet at building 1, Fort Tilden. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Silver bells. Giant Snowflakes. Decorations hanging from one side of the street to the other from the East to the West ends of the peninsula. That is what Rockawayites have come to expect each holiday season. Except this year there are none. More ...
After studying ballroom dancing twice a week, for 10 weeks, students at PS/MS 105 performed for an audience filled with parents, students, and staff on November 28. Collaborating with the American Ballroom Theatre Company, the students were able to participate in a Ballroom Dancing Intensive Progr... More ...
Each year, the Addabbo Family Health Center provides a special holiday treat for its youngest patients and their parents, by throwing an annual holiday bash at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Rockaway. Guests are treated to a wonderful holiday meal and a special visit from Santa, but many of the ... More ...
In collaboration with the Long Island Chapter, four faculty members of the Lawrence Woodmere Academy participated in Mustaches for Kids, raising $17,000. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg If knowledge is power, then 250 of Rockaway's women came away from the "Women of the Rockaways Empowerment Breakfast" last weekend with numerous ways to change their own lives, as well as the lives of their families. The event, hosted by Councilman James Sanders Jr. More ...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital and the Arverne Library got into the spirit of the season as each played host to area youngsters this month at separate Children's Christmas Parties. On December 13, nearly 500 people packed the lobby of St. More ...
The driver of an errant sport utility vehicle apparently lost control of her car by hitting the gas pedal rather than the brake on Tuesday afternoon, causing her car to careen into a Roxbury two-story home. More ...
Services Relocated To Hospital One Block Away A warning cone bars the door of St. John's Episcopal Hospital's Mental Health Clinic at 521 Beach 20 Street. More ...
A car driven by an unidentified young woman westbound on Newport Avenue and Beach 125 Street on Sunday night was reportedly struck by another driver turning from that street onto the avenue, sources say. More ...
Look who the stork brought! At St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Nube and Maximo Quito (seated) were among the first parents to be offered a Celebration Meal following the delivery of their son, Andy, who arrived on November 25, More ...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital and the Medical/Dental/Podiatric Staff held a meeting and annual holiday party on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at the Lawrence Village Country Club. More ...
Councilman James Sanders Jr. continued in his role as school Santa Claus last week, by presenting four local schools with $35,000 each, to be used for new computers. More ... West End Temple's Saturday Safe Haven' The West End Temple announces "Saturday Safe Haven," a game night for tweens. The event will be held on Saturday, January 19, at 147-02 Newport Avenue. Third-, fourth- and fifthgrade students can attend between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and sixth-, seventh- and eight-grade students between 7:30 p.m. a... More ...
Members of the Knights of Columbus held their annual Christmas party on December 17. Members celebrated with music, food, family and friends. They also collected dozens of toys for children in local hospitals. More ...
Over the past several years, Allstate Insurance has been dropping policyholders who have only homeowners insurance with the company, in an attempt to minimize its costs should a hurricane hit the peninsula. More ... |
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