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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Goldie Maple Open House The Goldie Maple Academy will be holding an open house on Wednesday, February 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to inform parents about the many programs the school has to offer. The academy is also accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year for grades K-6. The address of the school is 365 Beac... More ... Peninsula Hospital To Host Blood Drive In conjunction with Long Island Blood Services and New York Blood Center, Peninsula Hospital Center will sponsor a blood drive on Monday, February 25 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Meditation Room at the Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation, located adjacent to the h... More ... BC Volunteer Fire Department Installation Dance The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department will be celebrating its annual officer installation dance and dinner on February 9, at The Roma View catering hall, located at 160-05 Cross Bay Boulevard. During the ceremony, State Senator Shirley L. Huntley will be honored for her dedication to the org... More ... Specialist Lutrell Completes Basic Combat Training Army National Guard Specialist Joann Luttrell has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More ... Beachcomber Community School District 27 supposedly has a rule that homework assignments should not exceed 10 minutes per grade. That is, 10 minutes for kindergarten, 20 for first grade, 30 for second, etc. More ... Clinton Calls For Comprehensive Readiness Info Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced that the revised Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Act signed into law by the President on Monday includes the measure she introduced to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the r... More ...
While most of the Beach 129 Street shopping area, between Cronston and Newport Avenues in Belle Harbor is kept clean, there is one stretch that has drawn several calls to The Wave recently. The area in front of the medical office at 431 Beach 129 Street seems to collect discarded paper and dead foli... More ...
Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, artists, technicians and volunteers gathered at El Caribe Country Caterers on Friday, January 25, to celebrate the end of the Rockaway Theatre Company's 10th season of bringing "quality entertainment to the people in Rockaway. More ...
Emergency responders such as the fire department and police department are always running drills to sharpen their skills and to ensure that, should the need arise, there will be no surprises in store. On Wednesday, Ladder 137 ran a drill at the Chai Nursing Home on Beach 125 Street and the Boardwalk... More ...
Workers put the final touches on the new Dunkin' Donuts shop on Beach 129 Street in Belle Harbor. The new facility will feature all of the new sandwiches and drinks that the company is famous for and will also have several tables so that residents can sit down and enjoy their coffee plus. The shop i... More ... Executive Principals To Be Named For Failing Schools Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein and Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) President Ernest A. Logan today announced the start of the Executive Principal program, in which expert principals are paid an annual bonus of $25,000 if they commit to leading struggling schools for three... More ... February Is American Heart Month In honor of American Heart Month, St. John's Episcopal Hospital will offer free screening for high blood pressure and cholesterol as a community service on Thursday, February 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The screening will be held in the Hospital's lobby which is located at 327 Beach 19 Street. More ... Scholars'Academy Gets Arts Education Grant The Center for Arts Education has announced its list of grant recipients for the Parents as Arts Partners Program for 2008. The Scholars' Academy of Rockaway Park is among the recipients, together with its partnering arts organization, Magic Box Productions. More ... Far Rockaway Woman Robbed In Apartment Elevator By Nicholas Briano A Far Rockaway woman was robbed of her jewelry two weeks ago inside the elevator of an apartment building she was visiting, allegedly by a man who lives in the same building, police say. More ... Local Charged With Ripping Off Elderly Victim By Miriam Rosenberg A local woman, Shaimoon Raj, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with a series of thefts that netted her more than $20,000 from an 87 year-old victim for whom she was working in Lawrence. More ... From The Artists Studio 'A Little Hope' Can Paint A Big Picture by Susan Hartenstein RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718 474-0861; Fax: 718 474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalliance. org "Get Out of Town" Spotlights: Mary Meade's oil and acrylic paintings in this exhibition take us to Alaska, upstate New York and to Nova Scotia. More ... Health Care Group Decries President's Budget Hospitals and health care providers across New York State would lose a staggering $10 billion under the proposed budget released today by President George W. Bush, according to analysis by the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), the only statewide hospital and continuing care associa... More ... It's My Turn The GHI-HIP Merger: Part I By Edward Skyler, Deputy Mayor For Operations, City Of New York Edward Skyler is the Deputy Mayor for Operations for New York City, working closely with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. More ... Looking Backward What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Public School 105 students captured two of the six winning positions in Community School District 27 in the 68th annual New York City Fire Prevention Campaign. (Each school district sends six entries to the fire department for final selection citywide. More ... Mayor Michael Bloomberg Sets City's Agenda For Coming Year Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg delivered his seventh annual State of the City address today in Flushing, outlining his plans to expand an already sweeping second term agenda while making the tough spending decisions that an uncertain economy requires. More ... Weiner: Bush Budget Slams New York City According to analysis conducted this week by the Offices of Representatives Anthony Weiner and Jerrold Nadler, the budget proposed by President George Bush severely slashes important services from New York City. More ... Bret Michaels At North Fork February 23 Live Nation presents rock icon Bret Michaels at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, February 23 at 8 PM. More ...
'There Will Be Blood'- Thicker Than Water Review By Robert Snyder In "There Will Be Blood," actor Daniel Day- Lewis bears a striking resemblance to John Huston in "Chinatown." A coincidence? It's doubtful. Huston's Noah Cross is a corporate American villain obsessed with stealing water in dry 1930's Southern California. More ... Child Care Business Training Course The Business Outreach Center Network, in partnership with South Brooklyn Legal Services and Child Development Support Corporation presents a child care business training course information session. More ... Clinton Decries Bush Budget Cuts Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has underscored that President Bush's Fiscal Year 2009 budget is a continuation of his failed and shortsighted policy of ignoring the needs of our most vulnerable, slashing crucial funding for health care, law enforcement, community development and other programs aim... More ... Officials Give Praise For 'Congestion Pricing'Plan The Campaign for New York's Future - a broad citywide coalition comprised of more than 150 civic, labor, community, environmental, public health and business organizations - today praised the independent New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission for recommending an alternative conge... More ... Gulluscio Announces For Addabbo Seat Democratic District Leader Frank P. Gulluscio announced his candidacy for the 32nd District City Council seat, the seat that represents much of the west end of Rockaway and Howard Beach. The not-unexpected announcement was made to his fellow Democrats at the South Queens Democratic Club meeting o... More ...
The Seaside basketball team, at PS/MS 225, is off to a great start. Under the watchful eye of head coach, Adam Martini and assistant coach, Alex Rivera, the team improved to 2-0 last week and they continue to show dedication and good sportsmanship on and off the court. More ...
St. Rose of Lima's cheerleaders performed High School Musical's "We're All in This Together," at their talent show. Jack Connelly started the Cheerleading program and Ellen Sautner coached more than 50 cheerleaders this season. More ...
Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, 20 students take lessons at the Chess Club at PS/MS 225. The club was started by Principal Matthew Melchiorre in November and the pawn pushers battle it out with each other for one and one-half hours each day. The students received a game to take home and supp... More ... Rockaway Native Becomes Crab Guru Rockaway Beach native, Bert Greenwald, joined the historical Grand Central Oyster Bar, during a three day celebration of the Florida Stone Crab, which began February 6. The 78-year-old moved from Rockaway to Hollywood, Florida in 1950 and began his career selling Florida Stone Crab nearly 35 years... More ... SJEH Birthing Classes Expecting parents can prepare for childbirth by taking birthing classes at St. John's Episcopal Hospital. The classes teach parents to-be what to expect with cesarean delivery, pain medications, and the warning signs of preterm labor. More ... Subprime Crisis A 'Slow Moving Disaster' By Nicholas Briano More than six years after City Councilman James Sanders predicted its coming, Sanders says, the subprime mortgage crisis has become a near-disaster for many on the Rockaway peninsula. More ... New Health Sites Target Poor, Pregnant The Health Department today announced the opening of five new sites for the Nurse-Family Partnership, the city's successful home visiting program that aims to reduce poverty and improve health for new mothers and their children. More ...
By Elio Velez And Nicholas Briano - Special To The Wave The Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan is a compelling place for a victory parade. There is lots of history in that small piece of real estate - heroes of aviation, space, sports and politics have ridden triumphantly through the canyon, and last week it was the New York Giants' turn. More ... Comptroller:We Might Have Your Money We've all seen those sweepstakes telling us we may have already won $10,000 or a new car. Well, New York State Comptroller Thomas DeNapoli said that New York has $8 billion, and some of it may already be yours, and he adds that he is not putting you on. More ...
DOB: Darchei Torah Opened Without Meeting Proper Codes By Miriam Rosenberg After being open for several months, a school run by Congregation Darchei Torah, on Heyson Road in Far Rockaway, has been issued a vacate order and cited by the Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Environmental Control Board (ECB) for illegally converting the former adult home into a school. More ... |
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