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October 17, 2008  RSS feed
Befuddled Burglar Beats BC Woman
A Broad Channel woman was shaken from a deep sleep last week by an enterprising thief who beat and robbed her and then told her that he was in the wrong house before he fled in an accomplice's automobile, police say. Jacqueline Brust, 67, was asleep in the second floor bedroom of her home at 1303 Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel at about 7:30 a.m. More...
YMCA Waiting Game May Be Over
By Nicholas Briano

The much anticipated addition to the Arverne By The Sea development, a new state of the art YMCA, was put on hold nearly a year and a half ago at the insistence of an ad-hoc citizens committee in order to buy them time to raise additional funds for a bigger pool and an enclosed gymnasium. More...

15 Families Ordered To Get Out
By Nicholas Briano

Fifteen families were ordered to vacate their Rockaway Park homes this week by the Department of Buildings (DOB) because of rusted and inaccessible fire escapes outside their condo apartment windows. The tenants were notified one by one as they came home from work on Tuesday afternoon that they had a short time to grab some belongings and be on their way. More...

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• article has image "Demographics Have Changed, It's My Time."
Sullivan Seeks To Unseat Assembly Incumbent
Gerald "Jerry" Sullivan thinks that he can beat incumbent Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer in the November 4 election despite the fact that she has been reelected to that seat for nearly 20 years. More...
• 14-Year-Old Sexually Attacked On Way To School
• Paterson: Small Insurance Increase For State Drivers
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 Community
• RAA Presents 'A Funny Thing…'
Humor and art will come together at the sTudio 6 Gallery at Fort Tilden as the Rockaway Artists Alliance presents their newest exhibition, "A Funny Thing…," which runs from Saturday, October 18 to November 2. The opening reception will be held at the gallery on Sunday, October 19 from 1-3 p.m. More...
• Souls Needed To Create 'I Want My Mummy'
• Fall For Kids
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 Education/Schools
• Become A SJEH Health Literacy Volunteer
St. John's Episcopal Hospital is recruiting adult volunteers for a new Health Literacy initiative called "HealthSense, the sensible way to manage your health." Healthsense will enable patients to make informed healthcare decisions and take appropriate steps to take control of and improve their health and to increase understanding of healthrelated issues. More...
• article has image Stella Maris Recognizes Student Poets
• article has image Students Clean Beach And Lots In Far Rockaway
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• Fort Tilden Highlights
OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, October 19, 1-3 p.m., sTudio 6, RoCA, Fort Tilden. "A Funny Thing ...," exhibit celebrating humor. On view Oct.18-Nov. 2. Gallery hours: Sat. 12-4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. More...
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 Business News
• Cuti, Ex-Duane Reade Exec Who Sued Locals, Is Indicted
Two former top executives of pharmacy giant Duane Reade were indicted last week on charges of falsely reducing company expenses and inflating profits in official documents, court officials say. One of those executives is Anthony Cuti, who was the company CEO and was intimately involved in the 2003 lawsuit against both The Wave and local artist Patrick Clark. More...
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 Columnists
• Beachcomber
One of New York City's great institutions is coming back to town. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is back at Pier 86 and will reopen to the public on November 8 at 10 a.m. More...
• Broad Channel Bits
• article has image Drawing On Science For Kids
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 Milestones
• article has image It's A Girl
Isabella Sophia Gonzalez arrived on September 16 at 10:05 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds and 4 ounces. She is the daughter of Geronimo and Laurie Gonzalez and little sister of Kristina. Her proud grandparents are Frank and Kristina Pagano. More...
• article has image Blake And Allen Engaged
• article has image Colson Named Teacher Of The Month
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 Sports
• article has image Dolphins Leap Over Kangaroos At Columbus Day Tournament
Beach Channel Dolphins boys soccer coach Dominic Stanco looked forward to Columbus Day. Not because it was a day off from school, but his team proved they were ready to make a deep run once again in the playoffs. In the PSAL Columbus Day Soccer Tournament, Beach Channel proved too tough for Boys and Girls to handle. More...
• High School Wrap-up: Xavier RB Kelly Runs Wild
• Unbeaten South Bronx Pounces Road Weary Seahorses
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Registering 250 People To Vote - Or Registering One Person 250 Times
We have heard of people in Rockaway achieving a Herculean task, registering hundreds of local people to vote in the upcoming election. We applaud a person who can register 250 or 300 new voters, as long as they are new voters and are qualified to vote. We applaud any person who sees his or her civic duty and gets to the polling place on time on November 4. More...
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 Letters
• The Broken Breakers
Dear Editor, I just moved [into The Breakers] in the beginning of September. I do not have outside access to my backyard. When I'm going to need to cut my lawn, I will have to bring my lawnmower through my living room. I have been told that no outside access to my backyard is considered a fire safety issue. I have placed several calls to Jerry Romski's office to no avail. More...
• Addressing The Mortgage Mess
• Once Again, To Clarify
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 Obits
• Fred W. Herbst
Former Resident
Fred Herbst, a former Rockaway resident, died October 10. He was 87. Herbst was born in Akron, Ohio in August 1921. His family moved to Rockaway in 1925. He lived in Arverne until 1948 and later moved to Bayswater until 1959. He served as a flight officer in the US Navy during World War II and was discharged as a Lieutenant Commander in 1945. More...
• Eleanor J. Kowsky
• Beatrice Kraus
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