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January 4, 2008  RSS feed
Blockbuster Leaving Rockaway Flat
Many Rockaway residents were saddened and surprised this week to find out that the lone Blockbuster video store on the Peninsula will shut its doors for good in a few weeks, adding Blockbuster to the list of lost and largely forgotten businesses that once operated in the busy Beach 116 Street shopping area. More...
Two Shot, Three Stabbed in Separate Incidents
A Violent Late December In Far Rockaway
By Howard Schwach

Two teenage girls were shot and three young men were stabbed in separate incidents in Far Rockaway at the end of 2007, police say. And, while none of the wounds suffered by the six local residents was life-threatening, police say that the spate of violence was unusual in a year in which the incidents of such assaults were way down. More...

BH Man Held In Long Beach Arson
By Howard Schwach

Detectives from the Nassau County Arson and Bomb Squad arrested a Belle Harbor man on Wednesday after he allegedly set fire to his own automobile and then reported the fire as arson to Long Beach police officers. A spokesperson for Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice identified the man as Robert Ruland, 19, of 172 Beach 129 Street. More...

 Community
• Payment Program for Overdue Water Bills
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is reminding residential account holders about the one-time opportunity the agency is offering to cancel late payment charges if customers settle their delinquent accounts. More...
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 Columnists
• Broad Channel Bits
Happy New Year! It's always exciting to begin a new year. Some folks make resolutions to put themselves on a different path. Do you know that the number one resolution is to lose weight; numbers two and three are exercise and quitting smoking? Whether you made resolutions or not, enjoy this new year. May it be filled with many wonderful moments for each of us. More...
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 Sports
• SFDS Celebrates Holiday Season As Xmas Tournament Comes To a Close
The 23rd Annual St. Francis Christmas Basketball Tournament came to a rousing conclusion on Saturday December 29. The Subnovice Championship started the day and St. Francis Blue ran out to a lead behind 8 points from Teddy Stathis. Our Lady of Hope did not give up and chipped away at the lead to force overtime with the score tied at 10. More...
• Jump Start Camp Registration Begins For Young Boys and Girls
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Wave Wishes For The Year 2008
This coming year may well be a pivotal one for Rockaway. The peninsula's revitalization has been underway for more than two years and we need it to continue in order to move Rockaway into the next decade. What does Rockaway need in the coming year? Herewith, the short list: First, and foremost, we need to continue the downward spiral in our murder rate to zero. More...
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 Letters
• Praises Puppy Spa
Dear Editor, I would like to offer my compliments to the new Puppy Spa located on Beach 129 Street. We brought in our pit bull mix for a bath. Although he is a very loving dog, he can be aggressive towards strangers due to fear. We have brought him to several local pet stores who have refused to take him. More...
• A Moment in History
• Unions Did It To Themselves
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 Obits
• Lebert Garfield Beckford
Polisher
Lebert Garfield Beckford, a longtime Rockaway resident, died December 23. He was 76. Beckford, a polisher, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies on July 31, 1931. More...
• Sheila Flood
• Edith Port
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