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Rockaway's favorite biker, Ed "Shevy" Shevlin, is at it again. This time he is riding to Newfoundland to once again raise money for the research and fight against cystic fibrosis. Last year Shevlin rode his Harley cross-country from Rockaway Beach, New York to Rockaway Beach, Oregon and raised $16,000 along the way. More ... Beach 131 Street held their annual Honor America Rag-Tag Parade, a block party held each year on July 4. Here, Chairman Hank Lori lines up the "Ragtaggers" for the parade. More ... Beach 74 Street from Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Shore Front Parkway will soon become a one-way street. More ... It was a bad couple of days for those who patrol the beachfront last weekend. On Saturday, July 19, a police officer was assaulted by a teenage girl at Beach 116 Street after the officer asked the group she was with to leave the beach, officials say. Neither the girl nor the police officer was identified. On Sunday, July 20 a lifeguard was assaulted by a teen who refused his directions to leave the water. Pictured, the police move the assailant of the lifeguard and her family off the beach. More ... The Business Outreach Center Network (BOC) and the CUNY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute are offering a special training for graduates of the Child Care Business Development Project. More ... On July 15, 1933 Lithuanian- American aviators Steven Darius and Stanley Girenas attempted the first non-stop flight from Floyd Bennett Field, New York to Kaunas, Lithuania. Darius and Girenas were the second aviators after Charles Lindbergh to make a non-stop flight of 6411 km across the Atlantic Ocean, recording the fourth fastest crossing in 37 hours and 12 minutes. More ... The Bernard E. Weiner Post 258 Jewish War Veterans recently held their annual breakfast at Peninsula Hospital Center. Robert V. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer, brought the veterans up to date on the services and new programs available at the Hospital Center and provided an open forum for those present to ask questions. Picture, top row, (l to r): Robert V. Levine, Julius Birnbaum, Les Brown, Steven Cooper and Bernie Klein. Seated (1-r): Adele Brenner, Larry Eichen, Ray Siegel and Sara Berger. More ... The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge hosted an exciting event for children on July 20. The children participated in discussions, crafts and a nature walk. They learned about the characteristics of insects and shared their favorite bugs with the group. Park Ranger Julia led the nature walk and pointed out cabbage whites, damsel flies, bumblebees, and a fritillary. More ... The whole morning stumbled in, and in the candlelight I was alone, trying hard to hold a little bit of belief. "Star" is a poem put together in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of Patrick Hernandez, 18, earlier this month on Beach 15 Street. More ... For Earth Day 2008, the RDRC Youth Council developed a community beautification project that earned them recognition at a recent Brooklyn Cyclones game. The Earth Day event, sponsored by National Grid, The League and RDRC, included approximately 20 RDRC community youth who selected the downtown Far Rockaway Triangle as their project site. More ... The Rockaway Beachside Neighborhood Association (RBNA) conducted a block cleanup, aimed at beautifying the Rockaway area. Children and adults gathered together to clean up Beach 25, 26, 27 and 28 Streets. After the cleanup, refreshments were served. The kids took part in a contest and the winner received a small prize from Nicole Paultre Bell. More ... The College of Saint Rose, located in Albany, New York awarded undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates of advanced study to 906 students who completed their requirements in spring 2008. Seven of those students are from the Nassau and Far Rockaway area. More ... With input from patients, St. John's Episcopal Hospital honors one employee each month who has made a difference or whose performance has gone beyond the call of duty. All winners receive a Tiffany crystal star and a check for $100. St. More ... St. John's Episcopal Hospital now offers patients, their families and friends free access to CarePages.com, healthcare's largest social network to provide the emotional support needed for healing and well-being. CarePages.com enables those involved in a health event to create private, Web sites for sharing health updates, photos and supportive messages. CarePages. More ... Friends of Tribute Park is once again hosting "Sunset in the Park," the annual fundraising event for Tribute Park, which is dedicated to the 70 Rockaway residents who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The event will be held on Thursday, July 31, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a rain date for Friday, August 1. More ... With the summer vacation season here, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Park Service are alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip. More ... |
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