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Friends of Mike Glover and Xavier High School will host its first annual Michael Glover Xavier High School Scholarship Fund on January 19. The event will be held in the gymnasium of Xavier High School, located at 30 West 16 Street, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. More ... The unidentified driver of an Access-A-Ride automobile from TFM Paratransit Company stands near his auto, reporting an accident between his vehicle and another at Cronston Avenue and Beach 124 Street on Saturday morning, January 5. An eyewitness at the scene told a Wave photographer that the Access-ARide vehicle ran a stop sign at the corner, striking an auto going eastbound on Cronston Avenue. Nobody was hurt in the accident and there were no passengers in the Access-A-Ride vehicle. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. More ... During the holiday season, Arverne By The Sea held a very successful toy drive. The collected toys were donated to the Addabbo Family Health Center, Rockaway Headstart and the 100 Precinct Domestic Violence Unit. Pictured from left to right are Rachel Williams, Addabbo Family Health Center's outreach manager; Laura Sparny, ABTS sales manager; Dorota Dlugosz and Presti Merrill, ABTS representatives. More ... The holiday season traditionally brings not only Santa Claus and good cheer, but violence as well. More ... A large crowd of business leaders and officials showed up at the Peninsula Hospital Center on Monday evening for a business card exchange and discussion hosted by the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation, the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce, the Rockaway East Merchants Association and Keyspan Energy. More than 100 business owners and officials showed for the event. Those who attended viewed a number of business presentations and had a chance to network by exchanging business cards and discussing the state of business in Rockaway. More ... Residents of Queens County will soon have a new resource to assist them in dealing with consumer debt cases in civil court. The Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO) will be opening an office at Queens Civil Court. CLARO, a free walk-in clinic, will offer legal advice for people representing themselves in consumer debt cases. More ... Stress, strains, accidents and other dangerous conditions often accompany a snowstorm. However, there are many safe and effective ways to dig out your car. Make sure that the snow is not blocking ventilation in your car. Start by clearing out the tailpipe and by digging a hole through the snow to the mid-section of your car. More ... An Edgemere teen has pleaded guilty to charges of beating to death a Howard Beach man in October of 2006, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced on Thursday. More ... The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers for their award-winning Prejudice Reduction Program. They are looking for people, who are at least 55 years of age, who have an interest in diversity issues, have good communication skills and like working with children, to volunteer in school classrooms for grades K-5. More ... State Senator Malcolm A. Smith will continue his state agency town hall meetings. The next meeting will take place Thursday, January 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John's Baptist Church, located at 74-05 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More ... The Business Outreach Center Network, Inc. (BOC), in collaboration with the Blanche Com-munity Progressive Day Care, offers a free child care business development training course to individuals who are starting or expanding an inhome child care business. More ... Rockaway Council #2672, Knights of Columbus, celebrated Christmas across the Rockaways. Members visited hospitals, churches, and nativity scenes in Rockaway. More ... aPHC Welcomes New Nursing Manager Peninsula Hospital Center, an affiliate of the North Shore/LIJ Health System, recently welcomed Kimberly Branche, R.N., as one of its Nurse Managers. More ... President Bush has it all wrong. He shouldn't have renounced his partying ways and waged war by playing it straight. He should have done what former Congressman Charlie Wilson did: Have fun with booze, broads and drugs, while securing big bucks to beat the bad guys overseas. More ... Each summer the National Park Service employs over 125 lifeguards to guard the swimming beaches at several sites within the Gateway National Recreation Area, including Jacob Riis Park. Recruitment for lifeguard positions begins during the winter when pre-employment tests, which are designed to measure an applicant's swimming and running ability, are given. More ... Traveling from Australia to Egypt, Japan to Paris, and from Barcelona to Indonesia and all points in between, the Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA) once again take viewers far and away from the dim world of winter with "Get Out of Town," its latest exhibition. The show runs from Saturday, January 19 to Sunday, February 17, in sTudio 6 at Fort Tilden. More ... 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 ... Peninsula Hospital Auxiliary members jump-started the New Year with their first monthly luncheon meeting Tuesday, welcoming key staff from the busy Hospital Center's Eye Care Center. Raul Padillo, Certified Ophthalmologist Assistant, and Dr. More ... Under the guidance of Peninsula Hospital Cent4er (PHC) Director of Safety, Julie Hassing and PHC Security Director, Michael Valentino, members of the Emergency Command Team practiced procedures to prepare for emergency situations. Regular HEICS (Hospital Emergency Incident Command System) drills are held so that in the event of a true emergency, Hospital Center staff will be prepared to handle any emergency situation which might arise. Pictured (lr): Julie Hassing, Liz Sulik, External Affairs Director; Mike Valentino, Robin Blackwell, RN, Chief Nursing Executive and Vice President of Nursing; Peter Galvin, MD, Chief Medical Officer; Reneé Hembree-Bey, RN, Director, Infection Control; Martin Grossman, MD, Director of Medicine; John Pardo, Vice President of Operations; Allen Corby, Vice President of Operations and Ron Musselwhite, Vice President, Human Resources. More ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer is pleased to join with Speaker Sheldon Silver and her Assembly colleagues in introducing a comprehensive plan designed to help address the subprime lending crisis. The measure will help homeowners across New York who took advantage of low-interest loans only to find that they are unable to afford the mortgages they have received. More ... The Queens District Attorney's Office and the New York City Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force are requesting the public's assistance with their investigation into the reported assault of several individuals in or near the McDonald's restaurant on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach on Halloween night, October 31, 2007. More ... The Queens County St. Patrick's Day parade kicked off its fundraising season with a dance, which was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, in November. The upcoming Hearts and Shamrock dance, which takes place on Sunday, January 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. at St. Camillus, Springman Hall, Beach 100 Street, will continue the events leading to the St. Patrick's Day parade. More ... The Queens Red Cross has scheduled a number of courses in February that include full day programs that teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to administer to adults, children and infants to help save a life. Some sessions also include an AED (automated external defibrillator) component. Classes at ARC/GNY - Queens are held at 138-02 Queens Boulevard in Briarwood. More ... The Rockaway Museum continues to sponsor many workshops and other events for students on the peninsula. Those events are carried out in various locations, including local schools and libraries both after school and on weekends. Pictured, a student creating sculpture with recycled materials during an afterschool art club at MS 105 in Edgemere. More ... On Dec. 30, the youngest members of the Rockaway Theatre Company bid farewell to the 2007 theatrical season with a visit to The Aviator Sports and Recreation Complex at Floyd Bennett Field. Youngsters who appeared in the RTC productions of Oliver and Rockaway Café '07 were invited to a Pizza Party at the Aviator Food Court. More ... Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced that he has sponsored a Resolution in the Council calling upon the United States Congress to pass legislation that would guarantee full payment of enlistment bonuses and incentives to veterans wounded in combat. More ... The eighth annual "Take the Plunge for Cystic Fibrosis," will take place on Saturday, February 9 at 1 p.m. at The Belle Harbor Yacht Club, located at 533 Beach 126 Street. Individuals who will take the plunge for cystic fibrosis and for Annie McMahon, a young woman with the disease, will meet at The Yacht Club before gathering for a group plunge. More ... Citing the overwhelming trend of grandparents in the role of primary caregivers for their grandchildren in the Rockaways, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks partnered with the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation and the Community Church of Nazarene to host a special holiday program sponsored by Well- Care. More ... State Senator Malcolm A. Smith is encouraging parents and guardians of soon-to-be middle school children to attend Middle School Fairs hosted by the New York City Board of Education's Office of Student Enrollment throughout the month of January. More ... Early childhood students at Goldie Maple Academy will have a new playground to play on this spring. The Department of Education paid for and built a new playground for students to enjoy. More ... Fourth and fifth grade students at PS/MS 43, along with their art teacher Mrs. Osborn, created a bulletin board that sends a message to the student body. The board, covered with an assortment of eyes, is a reminder for students to choose their words and actions carefully because younger children look up to them as role models. The sign reads "Through our Eyes More ... New York Foundation for Senior Citizens is recruiting Volunteer Ombudsmen to help protect the rights and well-being of the 16,415 residents living in 80 nursing and adult homes in Queens, of which 27 are in Rockaway. Serving as an Ombudsman is one of the most rewarding and challenging volunteer experiences available in New York City, they say (or foundation rep. says). More ... The holiday season may be over but the inclement weather conditions associated with winter will remain with us for quite some time. Winter weather that results in melted snow and ice can cause potentially dangerous and hazardous conditions for everyone but particularly senior citizens and the elderly. More ... Just how crowded are the skies over the Rockaways? These two planes flew over Beach 9 Street at 3:18 p.m. on Saturday, December 29. They were the third or fourth pair to fly over the area, in such close proximity to each other, in less than a half hour period. They were followed by at least two more pairings within the half hour time frame. Photo by Miriam Rosenberg More ... College is an expensive thing, and applying for financial aid is a long and complicated process with many forms. Now, there is a program co-sponsored by the New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA) and the New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (HESC) called "College Goal Sunday. More ... Seniors In Shape is offering a winter 2008 program for anyone 55-yearsold or older. The program will be held at the Aviator Sports Recreation, hanger 5, Floyd Bennett Field. Classes will run January 14 through April 5, Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. More ... The Jewish Community Council (JCC) of the Rockaway Peninsula and St. John's Episcopal Hospital presents, "Nutrition in the Kosher Home," on Wednesday, January 16. Daniel Buff, MD., Chief of Nutrition and Geriatrics at St. John's Episcopal Hospital; and Russell Perlmutter, Kosher Chef, will lead the information session. More ... Two graffiti artists, including one who is well known to both police precincts on the Rockaway Peninsula, were arrested near the end of last year by police officers from the 101 Precinct and have been charged with various felonies in connection with their crimes. More ... |
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