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Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith urges New Yorkers to prepare for summer by looking for ways to conserve energy and use less gas. To help constituents understand the many small steps that can lead to big savings, Senator Smith has put together a collection of tips on how every driver can get away with spending less at the pump. More ... Amanda Costa, a student at St. Rose of Lima, donated 11 inches of hair to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. More ... The Rockaway Waterfront Alliance sponsored a bike trip through historic Rockaway last weekend. The ride included historical commentary by Rockaway resident Vivian Carter, as stops were made at 14 different sites along the route from Beach 10 Street to Riis Park. More ... The organization, Friends Honoring Friends, will host a community tribute to five Rockaway residents at the Imperial Room in Inwood on Saturday, June 7, from noon until 4 p.m., a spokesperson for the group has notified The Wave. More ... While the commuter ferry service from Riis Landing to Manhattan continues to draw its detractors, the people who ride the boat each day tell a story of personal redemption and added money in their pockets in these days of four-dollar a-gallon gasoline and long lines at tunnels and bridges. More ... The family and friends of Captain Timothy Jackson announce his safe return from his second deployment in Iraq. As a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, Jackson earned several awards including the Bronze Star. More ... The Rockaway Park Hadassah will host its annual Fay Cohen Heart Luncheon on Tuesday, June 24 at the Lawrence County Club. During the event, Rabbi Allan Blaine will speak of Israel's 60th Anniversary as a nation. More ... NYC Department of Parks and Recreation held "It's My Park Day" on Saturday, May 17. Close to 80 volunteers from corporate Disney/ABC spent the day cleaning, painting and recovering sand from the stairs and from under benches between Beach 9 and Beach 20 Streets. More ... The staff of St. John's Episcopal Hospital held its First Ever Beautification Day on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Hospital staff planted flowers in the beds of trees newly installed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. More than 40 of the Parks Department's trees ring the Hospital perimeter. Hospital departments adopted a flower bed to plant and care for. More ... The Patient Care Services Department, formerly known as the Nursing Department, has been in the forefront of recent hospital initiatives in care. More ... Memorial Day is on the horizon and New Yorkers will be heading to the beach, so MTA Bridges and Tunnels' two Rockaways crossings- the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial and the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridges- are gearing up for the seasonal doubling of daily traffic in a variety of ways. More ... Some Rockaway Beach residents woke up on Monday morning to discover that someone slashed the tires of nearly every car parked on Holland Avenue between Beach 90 and Beach 84 Street. The avenue stretches only six blocks and is sandwiched between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Shore Front Parkway. More ... ALong Beach man was arrested and charged with DWI after cops found him just feet away from the 100 Precinct, passed out drunk in his car while waiting at a traffic light. More ... The Annual Memorial Blood Drive honoring Helen and Thomas Concannon, Franco Pompinio, and Kathie and Chris Lawler is scheduled to be held at St. Francis de Sales on Sunday, June 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donators must have photo or signature ID and know their social security numbers. For more information, contact Maria Moriarty at 718-634- 6464. More ... |
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