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The Department of Education and local school principals hosted a forum on gun violence in Rockaway at PS 105 in Arverne last Tuesday night that was sparsely attended and that drew mixed reviews from those who attended. More ... Senate Republicans recently blocked a proposal by Democrats to protect the Meals-on-Wheels program and senior center services in New York City, by voting against allowing the measure to go to the floor for debate or a vote. The measure, sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. More ... Somebody used a construction board to break a valuable stained-glass window on the first floor of Temple Beth-El Synagogue on Beach 121 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard on Friday, June 13. Officials at the synagogue speculated that the vandalism was done by teens looking for something to do, but police speculate that somebody may have been trying to enter the building to rob it. More ... A domestic dispute in the BP gas station at Beach Channel Drive and Dix Avenue in Far Rockaway on Wednesday, June 18 led to two arrests and a police officer treated at a local hospital for breathing difficulties. It all began about noon, with the unidentified officers receiving a call of a domestic dispute at Redfern Avenue and Dix Avenue. Responding officers found two men, one with a bat and another with a knife, arguing on the street. They chased the two men to the gas station, where they reportedly turned on the cops. More ... In an effort to assist those individuals who are finding it hard to make their mortgage payments during tough economic times, Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has sponsored a resolution in favor of imposing a one year moratorium on home foreclosures. More ... Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has released the results of the Department of Education's second Principal Satisfaction Survey, administered as part of the Chancellor's commitment to continually improve the quality of services provided to schools. More ... State Democrats have unanimously voted to pass legislation to avoid shutting down the organization and approving a state takeover of the facility. They will create an entity called the New York City Off-Track-Betting (NYC OTB) that will oversee the 68 OTB parlors throughout New York City. More ... Many who frequent Rockaway's six miles of boardwalk know that it's in dire condition and in much need of repairs. While a full-scale overhaul and reconstruction isn't yet in order, there are several places along the peninsula where new materials will be tested to repair damaged structures. More ... Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith has applauded Senate colleagues for passing two bills that will begin to restore public trust in police and the criminal justice system. The first bill sponsored by Senator Smith, S. More ... Senate Democrats are calling for tougher laws on domestic abusers and holistic family support systems for victims in New York as the number of incidents continue to increase in some parts of the state. More ... Rockaway residents are singing a familiar tune this summer beach season, as they often find themselves scrambling from beach to beach, searching for one with a lifeguard, which would allow them to finally hit the waves. One chief lifeguard, however, thinks she knows why so few of Rockaway's beaches are supervised by lifeguards. More ... |
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