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for larger version       Racetrack To Remain Open State Senator Serphin Maltese and Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer praised the legislation, expected to be passed, that will allow racing to continue at Aqueduct. More ...
Song Evokes Rockaway In The 1950's By Howard Schwach tribute to Rockaway's past has been traveling the World Wide Web at the speed of light in the past week, ever since the song, penned 25 years ago, was posted to the Far Rockaway website on Tuesday. en Burdick, Far Rockaway High School class of 1967, wrote the song as a paean to the Rockaway he re... More ...
Two hundred and fifty hardy souls took a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean to benefit the fight against Cystic Fibrosis last Saturday afternoon. The actual plunge took place at 2 p.m. on a cold, cloudy afternoon but that did little to stop the participants from taking the dip. Pictured, a piper leads the... 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 ... Addabbo And Committee Discuss Women Concerns Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., chairman of the City Council Civil Service and Labor Committee and the Committee on Women's Issues chairperson, Councilwoman Helen Sears, held a hearing on the working conditions of women in the city. Although the meeting was focused on domestic workers, the issu... More ... Union Construction Jobs Available Democratic District Leader Lew M. Simon urges young men and women who are interested in obtaining a construction job to consider the Mason Tenders Apprentice Project. The project of Local 79 Laborers Union will be accepting apprentices. Individuals who are between 18 and 36, with a high school di... More ... Beachcomber The 2009 City Council election has begun. Frank Gulluscio, the District Manager for Community Board 6 and a former staffer for Councilman Joe Addabbo, More ...
Installation Dinner Dance At Roma View The Board Channel Volunteer Fire Department held its annual dinner-dance and installation at the Roma View Restaurant in Howard Beach last Saturday night, February 9. Awards were presented to the incoming officers and for extraordinary service during the year. More ...
Your Business Is Our Pleasure The La Playa Restaurant, located at 87-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, opened its doors in September of 1993 to serve the best in Spanish and American food to its customers. Luis Capellan, who started the restaurant, has since passed away, but the new owner, Dejanira Jimenez says that she spares no exp... More ...
A car moving westbound accessing Seagirt Boulevard from the Nassau Expressway on Tuesday slid on the wet, snow-covered road and flipped over a number of times, coming to a stop at the bottom of the off-ramp. Police sources, who declined to identify the driver of the vehicle, say that the two people ... More ...
By Nicholas Briano Representatives of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) visited Community Board 14 this week to provide an update on the proposed renovation of the A line train stations. More ... Erin On The Rox By Erin Baumann The Rockaway Relay for Life kickoff party will be held at the Irish Circle on Thursday, March 6, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. Please come and hear about this year's event. There will be food and drinks and information about how to start your own team, as well as how to join the committees for the event on J... More ... Dave Mason At North Fork Theatre February 29 Live Nation presents Dave Mason, with special guests New Riders of the Purple Sage on Friday, February 29 at 8 p.m. Dave Mason is best known for hits like "We Just Disagree," "Let It Go, Let It Flow," "Only You Know and I Know," and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. More ...
Coughs, etc. By Dr. Nancy Gahles Rockaway people are feeling the winter colds and coughs as a lingering problem. The epidemic began about a month ago with symptoms of head cold, sinus pain and congestion, ear pain, throat pain, hoarseness and cough. Oh, that cough! That unrelenting cough! That cough that racks one around until th... More ...
Heavy winds on Sunday night blew down a construction fence and scaffolding on a building under construction on Beach 97 Street, between Shore Front Parkway and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Police and firefighters were called to the scene at about 6 p.m. on February 10 to secure the scaffolding. No one ... More ... It's My Turn The GHI-HIP Merger: Part II 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 ... Locals Receive Army National Guard Promotions Major General Joseph J. Taluto, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announced the promotion of members of the New York State Army National Guard in recognition of their capabilities for additional leadership. Far Rockaway resident Fidel McCaulay, serving with the HHB 1- 258th Field Ar... More ...
Three-year-old Lucas Timothy welcomed his little brother, Dylan James Diaz to the family on Tuesday, February 5. Dylan James weighed 7 pounds one ounce and was 20 and one-half inches long. His proud parents are Heather and Timothy Diaz of West Babylon. He is the grandchild of Evelyn and Luis Diaz of... More ...
Rob Denni and Tamara Alvarado welcomed their new baby girl, Alyson Marie Denni on November 21, 2007. Alyson Marie weighed 6 pounds one ounce and was 18 and one-half inches long. Her proud grandparents are Constant and Peggy Denni of Arverne and Victorio and Eusbia Alvarado of Panama. More ... Love - A Poem For Valentine's Day I lay awake at nite Thinking of you I see your face So sad, so beautiful I know you miss me too! More ...
A set of triplets from Belle Harbor have all been accepted into various specialized city high schools, which only take in the best 8 th grade students throughout New York City. The students, Rebecca, Daniel, and Joseph Solomon, 13, are included in the slim specialized school acceptance class of 5... More ...
'Untraceable' - Cyber Serial Killer Review By Robert Snyder The new psycho killer movie, "Untraceable," is scarier than "The Silence of the Lambs" because it introduces an idea that could be copied by a real serial murderer. Thanks, Hollywood! The mysterious bad guy is a computer genius who creates a website and invites all to join in. It's called www. ki... More ...
A large civilian airliner did not crash on Beach 106 Street early last Tuesday morning, but the New York City Police Department practiced for such an eventuality (all too real after the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 nearly seven years ago), by bringing hundreds of cops and dozens of high-ran... More ... 'Operation Protect Your Home'Slated For February 23 Thousands of New York homeowners will be able to have their loans reviewed by bank and mortgage servicing company representatives, during "Operation Protect Your Home." The series of forums, which begins on February 23, is a joint effort among the New York State Senate Democratic Conference, the N... More ... Keep Your Sidewalk Passable State Senator Malcolm A. Smith reminds New Yorkers of the need to keep their sidewalks passable for pedestrians during the remainder of the snowy season. "A significant snowfall is always possible in February, which is why I'd like to remind New Yorkers to not put away their shovels or snow blowe... More ...
Nearly 50 members of the Peninsula Hospital Center Auxiliary met the first week in February and were treated to a presentation about the Adult Day Health Care Program based in Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation. The presentation was delivered by ADHC Nursing Supervisor Kathy Rya... More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center and Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (PCECR) have, for the past two years, singled out distinctive individuals each month as their Outstanding Employees. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg At least one third of the delivery routes on the Rockaway Peninsula will have new mail carriers this Saturday. That was the announcement made by the new man in charge of the Rockaway Post Offices when he met with members of the community last week. More ... Rockaway Bungalow Documentary To Be Screened at Fort Tilden By Rachel Vasilets The Bungalow's of Rockaway," a documentary film based on the historic summer homes of the peninsula, will be screened once again with an additional five minutes of footage before its final completion in the summer. The film, directed by Jennifer Callahan and co-produced by Elizabeth Harris will b... More ...
The Rockaway Rotary Club presented the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island with a generous cash donation, totaling $800. After presenting the check to the House, the members of the club received a tour from Program Manager Michael Pfeiffer. More ...
Seniors in collaboration with S. Grace Lynch, Director of the Outreach Club, participated in a lunchtime project where they prepared peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the area homeless. More ...
The administration and staff of PS 256 and PS 253, community leaders and service providers welcomed, with open arms, families of students with special needs to the Open House for PS 256 on January 25. Principals Oswaldo Roman of PS 256 and Robin Johnson of PS 253 greeted parents of the Central Ave... More ... Muldoon Graduates From SUNY Delhi Sean Muldoon of Belle Harbor graduated from the State University of New York, College of Technology at Delhi with the fall 2007 graduating class. He received an Associate in Occupational Studies degree in plumbing and refrigeration. More ... Jenkins Completes Basic Combat Training Army Pvt. Raven N. Jenkins has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. More ...
Mrs. Ellis' art club took Manhattan by storm on a balmy 68 degree day. They visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More ...
After learning about some Chinese traditions, the kindergarten classes at PS 47 started the Chinese New Year off with a bang. Students created red envelopes (red symbolizes good luck in the New Year) in which their teachers, Mrs. More ... Local Receives Dean's List Honors Freshman William T. Owens-Davidson, of Belle Harbor, made the fall 2007 dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The dean's list recognizes full-time students who maintain a grade point average of a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. More ...
Senator Malcolm A. Smith converses with VA Nursing Home residents at his annual Send-a-Vet-a-Valentine Gift Distribution Program. More ... Shots Fired Through Window Of FR School By Howard Schwach PS 253 Principal Robin Johnson was horrified when she arrived at the school on Wednesday, February 6 and found that two of the second-floor windows in the Far Rockaway school had been shattered by gunfire in the early hours of the morning. More ...
Snowy streets led to a minor accident on Tuesday when an automobile smashed into the front façade of a 99 Cent Store located at 113-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 4:32 p.m. The unidentified driver refused medical attention from the city EMT's who responded to the crash. More ...
Nurses at St. John's Episcopal Hospital are starting a new initiative called "hourly rounding" that aims to improve service to the patient, and improve patient satisfaction, as well as improve nursing satisfaction. "Hourly patient rounding is a proactive approach to put nursing staff back at the ... More ...
Pictured from left to right are the blood drive coordinators: Puangsri Suwankosai, MD, Chairman, Department of Pathology; Margaret Carey, Laboratory; Belinda Yahn, Laboratory; and Jennifer Parkinson-Gilbert, Laboratory Manager. More ...
A young girl, leaving PS 43 at Beach 29 Street, was hit by an automobile at Beach 32 Street and Beach Channel Drive on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses say that the unidentified driver skidded in the snow and ice, and grazed the girl, who was transported to St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, wher... More ... |
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