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Many Rockaway residents are angered at Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his failure to supply the $6 million that would have made our local YMCA on Beach 73 Street a state-of-the-art facility with a six-lane swimming More ... Halloween is right around the corner. Kids everywhere are looking forward to the day, dreams of their great costumes and plastic pumpkins full of candy dancing through their heads every night! Trick or treating is a lot of fun for kids of all ages. More ... When patients visit a health care practitioner, they would like some assurance that the treatment offered will help their condition. Each year people spend millions of dollars on treatments, herbs, supplements and devices seen on infomercials that have NOT had their efficacy tested in randomized controlled, blind studies. More ... The Revelation Is Here! Gadzooks, I Want My Mummy!! Oh, children of the Rockaway universe. All may now be revealed. More ... The commentary solely reflects the opinion of Wave Managing Editor Howard Schwach and not the opinion of the management of this paper, which can be found on the Editorial Page, page 4 of this issue.. Saul Alinsky was the quintessential liberal-radical and is considered by many to be a prophet. More ... October is breast cancer awareness month. Every month should be breast cancer awareness month. In fact, every day should be breast cancer awareness day. That is, if you are a woman, know one, love one or shop for one. More ... Now that a formidable attempt is being made to restore marshes and marsh islands in Jamaica Bay, let us retrogress back to the early 1930s, for a look at what used to be. The area shown is west of Cross Bay Road, and Broad Channel bay community on big egg marsh. More ... Howie Greene is the consummate New Yorker. Born and raised in Brooklyn and at one time a resident of Beach 117 Street, Greene knows New York. More ... Eight-year-old James Lee of 40-20 Beach Channel Drive, Edgemere, died in Peninsula Hospital Center after he was run over by a 1979 Dodge van with livery plates on October 12 about 3:25 p.m. Groundbreaking for the new North Channel Bridge will take place on Tuesday, October 25, at 1 p.m. More ... September and October have been like a gigantic roller coaster ride full of ups and downs and unexpected twists and turns. No, I'm not referring to the presidential and congressional election campaigns where it's been mostly up for my side and down for the other party's candidates. More ... After years of terrible service at the Far Rockaway Post Office, improvements are slowly coming, says Congressman Gregory Meeks. The announcement was made by Meeks in a conference call to reporters on Wednes-day afternoon, speaking about changes recently made at the Far Rockaway facility. More ... The Mid-East situation is such a mess that it is hard to imagine messing it up even more. Yet, filmmaker Ridley Scott manages to do just that with "Body of Lies." Or, maybe Scott's film's focus, the C.I.A., is doing the messing. More ... Well, to start off this column, I have to give you Chapter "2½" of my experiences with our local cable company. Actually, this has nothing directly to do with them, but to do with the gremlins that invaded the computer system at The Wave. More ... After seeing the Rockaway Theatre Company's performance of "The Music Man," I spent a good part of the summer humming the Harold Hill classic, "Ya Got Trouble. More ... The stiff winds didn't stop local fishermen from venturing out this past weekend, and those persistent enough scratched out a catch here and there. I switched locations for a few tides and fished a bit to the east for a few days out of Fire Island and a few out of Jones, then Debbs inlet. More ... Power of Attorney is a form in which a competent individual (known as the "principal") can select agents, or representatives to act in various types of personal, financial and business transactions. The Power of Attorney is in effect only during one's lifetime. More ... Scanning the Wave last week my wife looked up and said, "Do you know you're mentioned in one of the letters?" I said, "Uhummm," and went back to reading my book. The letter was from a supporter of Democratic Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, taking me to task for supporting her Republican opponent, Jerry Sullivan from Breezy. I had already read it. More ... |
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