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Hundreds Expected At Beach 116 Street Starting Line By Kizzy Thompson The Rockaway Rotary will host its 30th Annual Rockaway Rotary Ocean Run, Sponsored by Sweet'N Low on Sunday, April 27 at 10 a.m. at Beach 116 Street on the boardwalk. The boardwalk run, dedicated this year to the memory of civic activist and arts patron Barbara Eisenstadt, the event features two ... More ...
By Howard Schwach The people have spoken on what they want to see for the development of Gateway National Recreation Area, and what they want is less development and more "open space. More ... City Sets Shred Fest To Fight Identity Theft Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz, Criminal Justice Coordinator John Feinblatt, officials from the Departments of Parks & Recreation and Sanitation and Frank Abagnale, More ... Council To Host Hearing On Water Costs The Finance and Environmental Protection Committees will convene an oversight hearing on the proposed water and sewer rate increase on Monday, May 5th, at 11 a.m. in Council Chambers. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has called for a 14.5% increase in FY09, which would increase the... More ... DOH Sets New Programs For 9/11 Sufferers The Health Department today announced a new mental health benefit program for people still experiencing psychological distress or struggling with substance use as a result of the events of September 11, 2001. More ...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced the expansion of the city's 311 Customer Service Center, to provide information and referrals about social services, creating a simple entry-point for New Yorkers seeking social services and fulfilling a promise he made in his 2005 re-election campaign. More ...
Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty is reminding Queens residents that the New York City Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to collect old cell phones at its annual Electronics Recycling and Clothing Donation events th... More ... Meeks Calls For Changes In Rockaway Postal System By Miriam Rosenberg Many Rockaway residents parodied the traditional postal service motto last week, turning it into a local version that says, "Whether it's rain, or snow or hail or sleet or sunshine there is one thing Rockaway residents could always count on - trouble with the Rockaway postal system. More ...
Mayor Grants Last Minute Reprieve to Locals Neponsit residents and Democratic District Leader Lew Simon gather in front of 326 Beach 147 Street where the city hopes to install a cell tower on top of the light post in front of the home. More ...
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has introduced legislation to improve the lives of childhood cancer survivors. The Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life Act, which was also introduced in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Hilda L. More ...
By Howard Schwach Catholic parishes, one in Rockaway and the other in Broad Channel, will merge into one, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn Diocese told The Wave this week. "Pastor John Maloney [the St. Virgilius Parish priest] will be 71 later this year, and asked to retire," said Frank DeRosa, a spokesperson for t... More ...
Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith, who represents Rockaway and is a member of the Senate Democratic Conference, has announced they he and his colleagues will introduce legislation preventing health insurers from implementing a prescription drug pricing system in New York that has dramatica... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg With subprime mortgage woes hitting all over the nation, including Rockaway, community members from the 31st councilmanic district heard advice on fighting the problem from the United States Treasurer at a seminar last weekend. More ... |
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