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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 ... The hallways at Far Rockaway High School will once again echo with change this fall. A brand new junior high school and two smaller high schools will open inside the building on September 2. Add to that FDA VI, an existing fouryear high school, and the denizens will be varied to say the least this fall. More ... In 2009, baseball fans will soon be entering New York City's two new complexes that will host the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Shea Stadium (right) will end its 44-year existence as Citi Field officially opens its doors with an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox on April 3, 2009. More ... The Rockaway Beach Volleyball League will celebrate the completion of their 19th season at a gala awards dinner at the Lobster House at 375 Beach 92nd Street on Friday, September 12, from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. A good time is predicted for all attendees. More ... I think nothing has been more enamored in prose, poetry, film and fishing than the full moon. From Captain Ahab, who tells Starbuck in Melville's "Moby Dick", "and there I'll be waiting for him the full moon in April." Larry Talbot looking overhead at the full moon as the sign of the werewolf, the pentagram appears on his hand, or Cher in Moonstruck. More ... The 5K Memorial Run-Walk honors the memory of the five children: Sean Smith, James Fahy, Lauren Caffrey, Kathryn Conroy and Danny Thompson, who all died due to tragic injuries. All of the children were residents of the Breezy Point, Rockaway Point and Roxbury Community. The Run-Walk is a benefit for St. Thomas More CYO which all of the children were participants. More ... |
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