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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Free Electronic Device Registration Program Captain Phylis S. Byrne of the NYPD's Transit District 23 invites all to take advantage of the NYPD's free electronic device registration program, offered every second Wednesday of the month from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Beach 116 Street subway station. More ...
By Nicholas Briano Symph-Eeze, a 24-year-old rapper from Far Rockaway, is a positive, upbeat, and talented young man who says he refuses to compromise his sound and creative vision in order to achieve financial or commercial greatness. "Music should be creative and a form of expression," Symph-Eeze said. "I wish t... More ... Comptroller: 20 Locals Seek Subprime Help As the subprime crisis continues to escalate across the nation, New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. has announced that nearly 2,350 individuals and families have called his Foreclosure Prevention Helpline to ask for help to avoid losing their homes. More ... All In The Crime Family By Nicholas Briano A mother and her son were just two of the three thieves busted by 101 Precinct cops, charged with breaking into a Far Rockaway home in the middle of the day on December 16 in an attempt to come away with some early Christmas riches, police say. More ... Beachcomber The year 2007 marks another year of growth for The Wave. In 2004, the Wave's 52 issues included only one that was 100 pages in length. That was only the third 100-page paper in the 111-year history of The Wave. More ... Busted For Gun,Drugs In Arverne Apartment Automatic Weapon Under His Mattress, Pot, Other Drugs On The Bed By Howard Schwach An Arverne man was arrested on Friday, when police executing a search warrant found a 9-millimeter automatic handgun and a quantity of marijuana in his apartment. Court records provided by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown identify the man who was arrested at 67- 02 Beach Channel Drive as A... More ...
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Taking a break in a Baghdad castle. The temperature in Iraq rises to 140 some days, and Flanders says, "You have to get used to being in full combat gear in that kind of temperature." 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 on Tuesday, January 1,2008. Although the visitor centers will be closed, all park trails, fishing areas and outdoor recreation faci... More ...
Three-year-old Kilee Simon visited Rockefeller Center on Christmas morning with her mom, Felicia Marie Mc- Laughlin, advertising sales representative at The Wave; and dad, Odel Simon. She loved the beautiful lights and had the chance to see Elmo, SpongeBob and Minnie Mouse. Pictured here are Felicia... More ...
The members of the VFW Post #260 in Broad Channel celebrated the 60th birthday of House Chairman Ed Lawless on Saturday, December 22. He was recognized for his many improvements to The Post. Acake was presented by Auxiliary President, Cookie Daley. The members also celebrated the holidays during t... More ...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital has been the place for the deliveries of four generations of Ashtons, a family which has been residing in Far Rockaway since the 1920s. Matriarch Elsye Ashton (right) was born at St. John's, when it was St. Joseph's Hospital, on March 28, 1925. Ashton holds a photograph... More ...
Priests from St. Mary Star of the Sea Church greet parishioners as they leave an early afternoon Christmas service. A loud speaker enabled passersby to hear the sermon, during which attendees were referred to Linus' speech from A Charlie Brown Christmas, explaining what the holiday is about. More ...
'Atonement' - Writer's Guilt Review By Robert Snyder What do you do if you are wracked with guilt and lack the courage to confess to those you have hurt? If you're a celebrated writer, you can purge yourself by creating an autobiographical novel…just leave a little wiggle room to say it's fiction when confronted. More ...
In an effort to make himself more readily accessible to a wider range of the patient population area served by Peninsula Hospital Center, Martin A. Grossman, M.D., Director of Medicine, has opened a third private practice office. More ... Burke Named New J.Kings Sales Director J. Kings Food Service Professionals, one of the largest independently owned food service distributors in the country, has announced that Kevin Burke has been named Sales Director of Queens. Burke, who had previously been a sales representative/territory manager at J. Kings in South Nassau, will be... More ...
An NYPD radio motor patrol (RMP) auto assigned to the 100 Precinct, speeding to an "officer needs assistance" call in the 101 Precinct, slid on a wet, cold surface at Beach 73 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, crashing into a pole holding traffic signals. The two unidentifie... More ...
Students from PS 215, along with 22 other "Schools of Excellence," were invited to be ambassadors of their school and participate in the official opening of the Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center. The Field holds more than one million dollars in pennies from all 800 Penny Harvest Schools. T... More ...
Students at Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School (PPA) participated in a school-wide fundraiser called "Winter Wonderland." They sold snowflakes to raise money for families during the holiday season. Each snowflake was sold for $1 and was hung in the main hallway, creating a winter wonderl... More ...
Several students at Bishop Kearney High School earned the College Board's distinction of AP Scholar in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Program Exams. More ...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital held its annual employee holiday party on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. All three shifts of employees dined on barbecued ribs, ham, and fried chicken with ice cream. Kosher stuffed cabbage and brisket was also available. At the party, held in the Hospital cafeteria, the... More ...
Increase In Flights, Decrease In Controllers By Howard Schwach The man who heads the Air Traffic Controllers Union at the control tower at John F. Kennedy Airport says that the near-miss reported at the airport last week is only one manifestation of a deteriorating situation, which could spell disaster from the air for Rockaway residents. More ... Join Arverne's Book Club Queens UFT and Arverne Public Library are pleased to announce that the book discussion group will be restarting. All are invited to join the group as the next round being on Monday, January 7, 2008, at the Arverne Public Library, located at 312 Beach 54 Street, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. This round beg... More ... |
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