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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information The Adoration Chapel May Close At Night Due to the lack of participation, the Adoration Chapel at St. Rose of Lima Church may be forced to close during the night. A meeting to discuss the future of the chapel will be held on Sunday, February 24 at 1:30 p.m. in the St. Patrick Room. More ... NYS Department of Labor Recruiting Apprentices The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Construction and General Building Laborers, Local 79, will be accepting applications from February 25 through February 27 to fill spots for 250 skilled construction craft laborer apprenticeships. More ...
Local Pens Book That Can Make You Sick, Or Give You A Chuckle By Rachel Vasilets At a fast food restaurant a man is hungrily eating a chicken sandwich, ignoring its funny taste. After eating nearly the entire sandwich, the man looks down and notices the chicken is still raw, dripping with flesh blood. More ...
By Howard Schwach Nearly seven years after the devastating crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into the streets of Belle Harbor on November 12, 2001, a federal court will sit to decide liability for the crash sometime this fall. More ... Rockaway Residents Get Free Tax Prep Assistance Tax season has arrived, and to help Rockaway residents get ready, Peter H. Kostmayer, president of Citizens Committee for New York City, unveiled Cash Back 2008 - an annual initiative designed to help hundreds of first-time filers and other low income earners in the Rockaways take advantage of ta... More ...
Abandoned along Beach Channel Drive and Beach 92 Street for more than 35 years, the former New York City courthouse has become a pedestrian hazard of late, local residents say. The fences that surround the courthouse are severely weathered, rusted, and are even collapsing in some areas. More ... Beach Cleanup Reveals Thousands Of Discarded Items The American Littoral Society has announced that in the 2007 New York Beach Cleanup, a part of the International Coastal Cleanup, volunteers documented that beverage containers were the most frequently found items of debris on the beach. More ... Beachcomber Save the date. This year's Faye Cohen Heart Luncheon will be held on June 24 at the Lawrence Country Club. More ... Smith Continues To Serve With Army National Guard Specialist Anthony Smith of Rockaway Park has reenlisted to continue service with the 133 RD QM Supply Company (-) Rear. Members of the New York Army National Guard are recognized for continuing their commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard. More ... Smith Lauds Healthy NY Health Insurance Senator Malcolm A. Smith is encouraging sole proprietors, small business owners and uninsured individuals to learn more about Healthy NY, a reduced cost health insurance plan designed to provide streamlined, yet comprehensive coverage. More ... Addabbo Praises Quinn On Ferry Plan City Councilman Joe Addabbo, a longtime proponent of increased public transportation options for the Queens community, applauded Speaker Quinn's plan for ferry service expansion to all five boroughs. More ...
A rubbish fire on the sixth floor hallway of 81-03 Beach Channel Drive in the Hammel Houses complex brought an all-hands response by the New York City Fire Department on Tuesday. The fire, which started at about 4:50 p.m., involved some mattresses and other debris, and took the firefighters only a s... More ...
Still No COD On First Body Found By Howard Schwach Police Sources have identified the body found in an empty lot on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45 Street on February 9 and have declared the death a homicide. The bullet-riddled and decomposing body found by a passer-by was identified on Monday by the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Public Informat... More ... Driving In Severe Winter Weather Snow, high winds, fog and rain pose threats to motorists throughout February and March, months when safe driving and well-maintained vehicles take on even greater importance, according to the New York Insurance Association (NYIA). More ...
The marshals came to Rockaway on Tuesday, towing dozens of cars belonging to motorists who owed ticket fines and who were parked on local streets. The cars were lined up on the north side of Shore Front Parkway for about four blocks, centering on Beach 90 Street. The cars were then towed to pounds i... More ... Mayor Signs Bill To Protect Jamaica Bay "For more than two centuries, New Yorkers dumped garbage, oil and other industrial waste into our rivers. More ...
Pheffer Hosted Meeting on Domestic Abuse Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer hosted a meeting on Tuesday, February 12 between New York State legislators and leaders of Shalom Task Force, an agency that deals with domestic violence in the Jewish community, to discuss issues facing victims of domestic ab... More ...
'4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days' - When It Was Illegal Review By Robert Snyder Is "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" pro-life or pro-choice? Neither. It is anti-abortion. The 2007 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner (which, incidentally, was subbed for a Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination) is a cinema verité dramatization of an illegal abortion in 1987 Ceausescu Ro... More ...
Captain: Keep Valuables Close and Stay Aware By Miriam Rosenberg After experiencing a reduction in subway crime last year, Transit District 23, which covers four subway stations within the 101 Precinct as well as the remainder of stations in Rockaway and the mainland north to Jamaica, is reporting an increase in crime in 2008, says Captain Phylis Byrne, the dis... More ... St. John's Episcopal Hospital Seeks Volunteers St. John's Episcopal Hospital is seeking volunteers to fill two positions. While the hospital has volunteers who work in a wide range of positions, specific volunteers are needed. One position is as patient transport elevator operator. The patient transport elevator expedites patient travel throug... More ... Valentine's Dinner At PS/MS 183 The PS/MS 183 family held a Valentine's Arts & Crafts Family Dinner on February 13. Parents and students created valentines hearts, bracelets and all types of gifts that were exchanged with each other. Families enjoyed a home cooked meal that was prepared by the Parents Association and served by t... More ... Paul Potts At North Fork Theatre March 6 Live Nation presents British opera singer and Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts on Thursday, March 6 at 8 p.m. More ... Rockaway Bungalow Documentary at Fort Tilden March 15 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 ... More ...
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students in Ms. Di Lorenzo's second grade dance, music and art class held a Peace March. More ... Three Local Schools Receive PAAP Grants By Kizzy Thompson The Center for Arts Education (CAE), the leading voice in stimulating and sustaining quality arts education in New York City public schools, awarded Parents As Arts Partners (PAAP) grants, of up to $3,000 each, to 150 New York City public schools for the spring 2008 semester. More ...
In February 12, students from PS 43 met with local environmental sculptor, Ethan Long, to discuss the "Beech Tree Project," which Rockaway Waterfront Alliance will be conducting with Jo Anne Ellis' 8th grade class this spring. More ...
Goldie Maple Academy and the PTA held its second annual Valentine's Day Dance on Friday, February 8. More than 150 students and parents participated in the event. Parents contributed homemade cupcakes, empanadas and many delicious treats. The students had the opportunity to participate in team and s... More ...
The Queens St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee held its annual installation dinner at Antun's Restaurant in Queens Village on Saturday, February 16. Shown here are: John Brennan; President Mike Benn; Grand Marshal James Callahan; NYC Parade Chairman John Dunleavy and Jack Ahern. More ...
Rockaway residents will soon be able to check the prices of their prescriptions to see if they are getting the best deal possible at their pharmacies, the governor announced on Wednesday. Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David A. More ...
The healthy conclusion of a birth involves a host of healthcare professionals: obstetricians, nurses, anesthesiologists and pediatricians. The St. John's Episcopal Hospital Labor and Delivery unit - the unit where babies are actually delivered - is multidisciplinary. More ...
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced that Jones Beach State Park will host the 2008 Bethpage Federal Credit Union New York Air Show featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels. The air show will be held at Jones Beach State Park on Saturday, May 24, ... More ... USPS Announces Postal Positions Exams The United States Postal Service announces the exams for postal positions in the triboro district - Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island Zip Code 110 area. More ...
The Baptist Pantry, near Redfern Houses, celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 21, with a Weed and Seed sponsored event. The theme of the day was "Redfern Remembers the Dream." The program was put together as an effort to rally residents to continue Dr. King's message of peace and unity... More ... |
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