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April 11, 2008  RSS feed
Charge 'Censorship' By BCHS Principal
A Beach Channel High School senior, who is in the top one percent of his class, became a victim of censorship in a public school this week when the artwork he submitted for the school's yearbook was stripped from the near-published book after Principal David Morris compared his images to "soft pornography," the student and his parent charge. More...
DBP Residents Drowning In Water Debt
By Nicholas Briano

Hundreds of shareholders at the Dayton Beach Park Apartments in Rockaway Park will hear first hand on Monday from city officials who claim that they owe the city more than $1.2 million in past due water bills, and that they are in danger of a water shutdown should they not pay up. More...

Local Nominated As Air Force General

The son of an Arverne couple has been nominated by President George Bush for appointment to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force. Colonel Samuel A. R. Greaves, son of Randolph and Dawn Greaves, will pin on his first star upon confirmation by the Senate, which is expected in the near future. Greaves, who has been in the military for nearly 26 years, is currently the Wing Commander of the Launch and Range Systems Wing at the space and missile systems center in California. After earning a BA in electrical engineering from Cornell University, Greaves earned a master's degree in computer science. More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Fighting Cancer By Changing Your Lifestyle
Cancer is easily one of the most terrifying words in the English language. The mere utterance of the word can strike fear in the hearts of people who are diagnosed with it or those who have loved ones suffering from the disease. More...
• article has image CB 14 Answers Concerns About Tree Plantings
• Changes To Senior Centers Negotiated By Pols
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 Community
• article has image Colgate Commercial Shoots In Rockaway
That strange activity inside the Parks Department playground at Shore Front Parkway and Beach 84 Street last Tuesday was a film crew shooting a new commercial for Colgate Toothpaste. What does toothpaste have to do with a Rockaway playground? You'll have to wait for the commercial to air to answer that question. More...
• article has image Demolishment Of Meat Packing Plant Ends Era
• article has image Broderick Awarded For Top Fundraising
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 Education/Schools
• Chancellor: Change 'G And T' Admission Requirements
Chancellor Joel I. Klein has proposed revising the new citywide standard for admission to gifted and talented programs to accommodate the overwhelming increase in the number of students testing for admission. More...
• Police Commissioner For A Day Essay Contest
• DOE Sets New Regulations For Pre-K
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• 'Beauty Of The Bungalow' Tour
On Saturday, May 17 Richard George, director of Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association, will lead a sixty-minute walking tour that examines the historic beach bungalows built from 1918 to 1920. The walking tour begins at noon, rain or shine, and beverages will be provided. For additional information or to register, call 718- 327-3797 or contact BBPAOrg@aol. com. More...
• Gray Riders Set To Release CD
• article has image Local Artists Exhibited At National Arts Club
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 Business News
• article has image After Several Delays,Rite Aid Finally Opens Its Doors
The new Rite Aid Pharmacy on Beach 108 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard opened its doors to the public on Thursday after several delays. More...
• article has image North Shore Bicycle & Fitness
• article has image Elvis, Betty Boop, MM Grace New Diner's Decor
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 Columnists
• Beachcomber
The city's Department of Transportation has announced that the two Cross Bay Bridge ramps that have been closed since October of last year will reopen on May 23. More...
• Broad Channel Bits
• article has image Chatting With Chapey
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 Sports
• Golf Instruction - Putting Instructions
Keeping hips still When putting, let your arms hang comfortably, but point your elbows more inward, toward each hip, rather than outward. If the hips stay still, so will the knees and legs. Arching the wrists Arch the wrists as if forcing the putter head downward. This will help to "set" them securely, keeping them inactive, as if in splints or casts. More...
• article has image Kansas,Coach With National Championship Win
• article has image Rockaway Outdoors/Tales From The Wheel House
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Assembly Did The Right Thing For Outer Boroughs
Westchester Assemblyman Richard Brodsky was right when he said recently that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has alienated many of the state legislators with his "my way or the highway" mentality. "Clearly, the mayor has shown some disdain for legislators," he said recently. "He's a bright man who has been a good mayor. He just doesn't understand it when people say no to him. More...
• article has image EDITORIAL COMMENT
• It's My Turn
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 Letters
• Hope Springs Eternal
Dear Editor, The 2008 presidential campaign challenges all of us to look beyond the emotional issues that get headlines and look at the issues and programs that will benefit the majority of Americans, as well as ourselves. In "From the Editor's Desk," Howard Schwach raises the specter of a Republican campaign commercial featuring Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama. More...
• Masters Of Our Fate
• Some Musings On Congestion Pricing
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 Obits
• Carlisle Chisom
Resident
Carlisle Chisom, a longtime Rockaway resident, died March 31. Chisolm was born in Queens on May 4, 1972. He attended PS 118, JHS 226 and John Adams High School. He was preceded in death by Angelena and Nathaniel; brother, Bob; and nephew Sean Hines Jr. Chisolm is survived by his fianc More...
• Michael V. DelColle
• David Dorf
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