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August 29, 2008  RSS feed
Like It Or Not! Rockaway Getting Bicycle Lanes
Rockaway Beach Boulevard Set To Lose Lane Of Traffic
Motorists traveling along a lengthy strip of Rockaway Beach Boulevard will soon have to share the road with cyclists and, in some areas, lose a lane of traffic when the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) installs bicycle lanes this fall. More...
Richards Assembly Ballot Case Sent To Queens Court
By Miriam Rosenberg

A state appellate court has ruled in favor of a would-be challenger to Assemblywoman Michele Titus, who represents Far Rockaway, and sent his case asking to be included on September's primary ballot back to a lower court in Queens. More...

West End Burglar Busted By Cops
By Nicholas Briano

A local man has been arrested in connection with three burglaries in Rockaway Park and Belle Harbor for which he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Bomb Squad Responds to Suspicious Package
The Bomb Squad and the NYPD Emergency Service Unit responded to a call near the fire station at Beach 49 Street last Friday after a suspicious black suitcase was reported on the corner of Beach 49 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Police closed off Beach 48 to Beach 50 Street while authorities evaluated the situation and found the suitcase to be empty and threat free. More...
• Deceitful Cell Phone Robbery In Edgemere
• article has image Did You See That Shark In Far Rock?
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 Community
• article has image 13-Year-Old Local Artist Showcases Talents
Myesha Winston, a Far Rockaway resident and aspiring artist has been trying to perfect her drawings since she was five years old. Eight years later and on her way to M.S. 53 this fall, Winston feels she is blossoming into a legitimate cartoon artist and continues to find inspiration in her mother. More...
• article has image Beach Mat Makes Things Easier In Belle Harbor
• Bambary Completes Pre-Deployment Exercise
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 Education/Schools
• article has image Guzman Receives National Honor
The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced that Beach Channel High School student Elliot Guzman of Far Rockaway has been selected for membership. The society recognizes top scholars and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence. More...
• article has image Public School/Middle School 42 Collaborative Art Projects
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• article has image BCAC's Host Its First Annual Irish Festival
The Broad Channel Athletic Club (BCAC) held its first annual Irish Festival on Saturday, August 16 at the BCAC Memorial field. There were vendors, food, drinks, music bands, Irish step dancers and games for the kids. Senator Shirley Huntley was in attendance and gave a speech about fundraising. More...
• article has image Beach 140th Street Residents Host First Block Party
• Fort Tilden Highlights
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 Business News
• article has image Wolff Opens The Doors To Thrift Store Heaven
Elizabeth Wolff (nee Schlesinger), a fourth generation Rockaway resident, is combining her passion for art, antiques, fashion and design with her experience in fundraising and knowledge of the thrift shop industry. On Saturday, July 26, she opened the doors of the Cure Thrift Shop, a 6,000- square-foot place filled with donated merchandise. More...
• Making New York Better For Business And Employees
• Paterson Nominates ESD President And CEO
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 Columnists
• Beachcomber
Several people who saw our story on Geraldine Chapey's appointment as a Commissioner of the State Workers' Compensation Board called to say that Chapey's van service, More...
• Broad Channel Bits
• article has image From The Artists Studio
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 Milestones
• Stanton Graduates From Kaplan University
Tracy Stanton of Broad Channel was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in legal studies during Kaplan University's commencement exercise at the Chicago Symphony Theatre. The commencement celebrated the achievements of more than 2,000 graduates. More...
• article has image Taylor Named Miss Cover Girl
• article has image Magoolaghan Celebrates 90th Brithday
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 Sports
• article has image Dolphins Want To Incorporate Pride And Passion
It was during an afternoon break in the second week of pre-season football practice that Victor Nazario, head coach of the Beach Channel Dolphins, could smile after just seeing one of his players display a bit of passion on the field. More...
• article has image Seahorses Get Ready To Battle In Unfamiliar Surroundings
• article has image New Sparkling Baseball Stadiums Begin To Rise
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 Editorial/Opinion
• From the Editor's Desk
Nobody Asked Me, But … (Odds And Ends Edition)
Nobody asked me, but … 'Tis a puzzlement. Ask the RMAC officials and other locals what they think about Lisa Eckert, the outgoing superintendent of the Breezy Point Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, More...
• It's My Turn
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 Letters
• What Does Lew Do?
Dear Editor, What on earth is the public value of our tax dollars to the tune of $20K a year to Lew M. Simon? What work does he do to earn it? If he is the publicly paid representative of some politician besides himself when he is at meetings and such, why is he allowed to always state his party affiliation as part of his name? Something stinks to high heaven here. More...
• Rockaway Peninsula Civic Assn. Senior Program
• Silver Gull Members Are Hardly The Elite
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 Obits
• Helen E. Donnelly
Hairdresser
Helen Donnelly, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died August 24. Donnelly, a hairdresser, was born in Rockaway Beach. She was preceded in death by her husband, William; and sisters, Margaret Barto and Virginia Parlo. More...
• Evelyn A. Pastore
• Fidelina Rivera
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