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The City Council has asked the NYPD to add a statistic involving crimes committed in local parks to its crime database. More ... Here's what's happening around the Channel: Christ Presbyterian Church at Noel and Church Roads is holding Bingo on Friday, April 18 in the Church Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m.; early bird at 6:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Coffee and cake will be served. Donation is $5 per person. More ... Ahhhhh, warm weather. Outdoor fun and baseball! It's time to watch our kids play T-ball and little league. For those of you trying to hang on to your younger days, I can hear the groans as you bend to field ground balls in a weekend softball league. Then, there is my favorite time - sitting in front of the television with family and friends to cheer on the Mets. More ... Pope Benedict is in our midst this week and will be visiting several nondenominational churches to promote peace and harmony among all religious sects. The message to all is, love one another. And, in America, we are free to love anyone regardless of his or her religion. More ... DEADLINE for submission of entries: May 15, 2008 - "Good & Plenty," a revisit of RAA members' best work. Over the next several weeks, this column will explore the talents of some of Rockaway's young artists. Michael Santos has always loved cartoons - for as long as he can remember. It is his passion. He spends almost all his spare time drawing. More ... Mayor Mike Bloomberg is a bully. There is no other rational way to put it. Perhaps it's because the self-made billionaire is not accustomed to being told he is wrong. Everybody needs to be told that he or she is wrong once in a while. Not Bloomberg. With him, it appears to be "my way or the highway. More ... The legal beagles battled over ownership of the point of the peninsula, before the ink was dry on the deed to Captain John Palmer for Rockaway Neck in 1685, from the Native American Rockaway Indians! Legal transcripts, atlases, maps, and newspaper articles - plus recorded testimonies of old local sea captains - would fill more volumes than many would care to read! More ... Our choices in life are based on what we perceive reality to be. What we recall is usually triggered by something important within ourselves. If we care about money, we will remember an event based on how much money was spent. More ... What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Aghast engineers, inspectors, politicians, television and print media were all gathered Monday morning to inspect the deterioration of the North Channel Bridge. This deterioration was discovered just last week by the New York City Department of Transportation. More ... Have you received an email message claiming that millions of phone numbers registered with the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry are about to be removed from the registry? Thanks to a new federal law, this will not be the case. More ... Last Sunday evening I attended a wine tasting hosted by Shelly Schneider and book signing by Miriam Sorger at Temple Beth-El. Now I know you're asking what the two things have to do with one another. Actually, I don't know, other than the fact that the two people involved are members of the Temple. More ... When you get on an airplane, peek in the cockpit. Do you feel better or worse if there's a gray-haired gent sitting in the pilot's seat? How would you feel if you saw, say, a 22 year old? How do you feel about seniority now? Blogger NYC Educator raised an interesting point in a piece titled, "They Should Be Shocked! Shocked!" (Claude Rains, where are you? More ... Each and every day more and more people question me about whether I'm going to vote for Hillary or Obama. I keep explaining that the NY Democratic primary took place on February 5. Most likely Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama will continue as candidates until the Democratic convention in August. More ... Most Americans believe in the value of a good education for the individual and society. Many people buy homes in areas that boast excellent public schools. Others are willing to pay a premium for a private or faith based education. More ... |
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