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Over a couple of glasses of wine and a buffet dinner at their 50th reunion, the attending members of the Far Rockaway High School class of 1957 decided that they wanted to do something for the school, even though they were 50 years removed from both the school and the community. More ... The 100th Precinct Community Council's Youth Committee held a Spaghetti and Meatball fundraising dinner this Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Money was raised to help expand and enhance the youth committee's efforts in Rockaway in conjunction with the 100 Precinct Law Enforcement Explorers. More ... Workers began demolishing the former Temple Beth-El community center on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 122 Street this week, to make way for a new, state-of-the-art community center that will include offices, classrooms and an elevator that will allow congregants to access the sanctuary without walking two flights of stairs. More ... The following is a statement by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall on City Housing Authority Proposal to close all senior centers and naturally occurring retirement communities. More ... Recycling your old cell phones can now help soldiers stationed overseas communicate with loved ones back home. Cell Phones For Soldiers sells donated phones to a recycling company, and the proceeds are then used to purchase a one-hour prepaid calling cards for use by service members stationed overseas, including Iraq and Afghanistan. More ... Michael P. Honan was elected commander for 2008-2009 of the Daniel M. O'Connell Post 272 of the American Legion at the 90th Queen County Convention There are 27 posts with 3,600 members in Queens County. More ... The Visitor Contact Station at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will close temporarily while new exhibits are being installed. The Visitor Contact Station will be closed from Monday, June 23 through Thursday, July 3. During that time the Refuge trails will remain open, and visitors will still have access to restrooms. More ... Army Private Christopher T. Diaz, son of Irene Delgado of Beach 40 Street, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. More ... Sharon Rutman, local Titanic historian and co-author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Titanic." graduation from Brooklyn College with a Master of Arts Degree in English. More ... Sayahword Ministries will hold a candlelight vigil on Saturday, June 21 at 1 p.m., in honor of the youths killed by random violence in the Far Rockaway Community. The ministry will walk against gun violence starting from Far Rockaway High School to Beach 17 Street. More ... The Friends Honoring Friends Committee, a local civic organization whose mission is to honor those who have had a positive impact in improving the quality of life for residents of the Rockaway community, honored five members of the community on June 7. More ... The First Kings Masonic District, known for contributing to the fight against diabetes since 2004, once again have shown their fervor in battling the terrible illness. At the annual banquet of the Masonic Association for Charity held at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach a check of $10,000 was presented to Joseph Mure Jr. More ... Gerald Sullivan, candidate for State Assembly 23rd AD congratulated St. Rose of Lima's Father Konstanty on the occasion of his 25th Anniversary as priest. Pictured are Republican District Leader Eric Ulrich, Father Konstanty, Sullivan, and 23 AD District Leader Jane Deacy. More ... Francesca Feuerstein, daughter of Rick and Anne Feuerstein of Rockaway Park, is a 2008 graduate of St. Camillus School. Francesca will attend Stella Maris High School, on a scholarship, in September. More ... George and Barbara Kearon of Brightwaters, New Jersey, formerly of Rockaway, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Megan to Matt Calardo of Kerhonkson, New York, son of Cathy Calardo of Ridgewood, New Jersey. More ... Mariah Luster will turn 10-years-old on June 24. She will celebrate her special day with her parents Eleza and Rodney, sister Jania, and little brother Javaughn. More ... Christina Florival received a College Preparatory High School diploma from the Church of God Christian Academy on Saturday, June 7. At the age of 14, Florival is the youngest graduate to receive the highest degree offered by the academy. Florival, valedictorian for the Class of 2008, has applied to Molloy College, and Hofstra and Adelphi Universities for admission. Her ambition is to be a medical doctor. She is the daughter of Jumel and Maria Florival of Rockaway. More ... Senate Democrats were on hand to kick-off the first Technology Sector Minority Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Jumpstart training program in the Empire State. Pictured (L-R) Marilyn Johnson, VP of Marketing Development for IBM; Terrence C. Brown, President of Brown Technology Group; State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith; Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Ph.D, Chief Information Office for the NYS Office for Technology; James Brown, CBS Sports Commentator and CEO of Brown Technology Group; Michael Jones Bey, Director, NYS Division of Minority and Women's Business Development; and Robert H. Hord, MPA, President and CEO of R. Harrison, LLC. More ... June is National Safety Month, and with good reason, as summer activities also bring unintentional injuries. Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith states that "The children are swimming and bicycling, dad is mowing the lawn and fixing the roof, mom is gardening and cleaning out the garage. It's these kinds of summer activities that carry a high chance of injury. More ... Bishop MacLean Episcopal Nursing Home honored their entire nursing staff with a gourmet luncheon on June 12. In a combined celebration of Nurses Week and Nursing Assistants Week, words of appreciation were spoken by supervisors and peers from all departments acknowledging the dedicated staff. John Okwodu, administrator, stated "We celebrate you today, but we appreciate you each and every day." Pictured are Okwodu; Doris Benjamin, Nursing Supervisor; Joan Crawford, Nursing Supervisor; and Lynette McKenzie, Director of Nursing. More ... Peninsula Hospital Center recently hosted a recognition breakfast for 35 employees with perfect attendance records ranging from one year to 10 years. Robert V. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer and Ron Musselwhite, Vice President of Human Resources presented these special employees with certificate gifts to mark the occasion. Honorees not pictured include Robert Gottesman for ten years of service, Angelita Rosales (nine years), Byung Sook Paik (six years), Richard Nieves (five years), Dale Murray (four years), Cathy Murfitt (four years), Levy Streetman (three years), Georgina Aguila (two years) and Lee Speller, Kristy Setters, Grace Salvador, Peter Roberts, Phyllis Prawzinsky, Marcia Howard, Murrene Glenhauser, Samuel Delgado, Mary Burke, Carla Brutus and Teresita Bataciao for one year. Pictured from L-R: Front row: Delsie Malcolm (three years), Maria Tita Wynne (two years), Lurline Gillespie (four years) and Rose Crisostomo (one year) Second Row: Norma Reid (one year), Mary Liz Grosseto (one year), Ella McKenzie (three years), Grace Traugott (five years), Dinah Sulton and Robert Aglialoro (one year) Top Row: Vinnet Blackford (two years), Kenneth Ford (10 years), Shelby Jenkins (three years), and William Tomasulo (five years). More ... Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer was pleased to host the winners of the Program for the Development of Human Potential Bookmark (PDHP) contest in Albany. The Queens South Cluster schools conducted a bookmark contest under PDHP's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services' "Underage Drinking-Not A Minor Problem" program. More ... Rockaway youngest residents attended the Puppets in the Park performances of Cinderella Samba. The events, sponsored by Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., were held on Friday, June 13 at the playground on Beach 84 Street and on Tuesday, June 17 at Bayswater Park. More ... The Rotary Club of the Rockaway's installed its new officers for the 2008/2009 term on Wednesday, June 4 at Mother Kelly's in Cedarhurst. More ... St. John's Episcopal Hospital installed the officers of the Community Advisory Board on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at the Board's annual dinner meeting. Guest speaker Albert Strojan,, DO, Chairman, Department of Family Practice, St. More ... At the invitation of P.S. 183, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the Addabbo Family Health Center and Peninsula Hospital Center will be collaborating to set up a series of family-focused asthma and diabetes workshops to address the health concerns of asthmatic and diabetic children in the school. Pictured L-R: Janilda Paz, Parent Association 183; Zoya Koroleva, D.O., PHC; Zandra Myers, Governmental Affairs, Addabo Family Health Center; Genevieve Attanasi, R.N., School Nurse; Jacqueline Stillwell, Parent Coordinator, P.S.183; Sandra Eger McTernan RN, MSN, CPNP of VNS; Emma Hopkins, RN Account Manager, VNS; Liz Sulik, Director, External Affairs, PHC. More ... Councilman James Sanders Jr. and the People United for Local Leadership (PULL) will sponsor a series of summer concerts and family fun days at O'Donohue Park, Beach 19 Street, in Far Rockaway and Brookville Park in Rosedale. The parks will be filled with rhythm and blues, reggae, soca and much more. Legendary artists such as The Escorts and Blue Magic will perform. More ... |
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