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Rockaway Rotary Club President Rabbi Melvyn May awards the 100 Precinct a donation to help buy new equipment and tools. More ...
John Michael Cunningham, son of Mike and Lisa Cunningham of Broad Channel has graduated from St. Francis Prep School. More ...
The annual Cancer Society "Relay for Life," will be held this weekend at the Riis Park Mall. Dozens of teams will join to walk laps to raise funds to fight the disease. The event will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday night, June 28, with a survivor's lap and will continue throughout the evening and into ... More ...
By Vivian Rattay Carter Special To The Wave He arrived at JFK Airport in July 2006, clutching two suitcases and a German-English dictionary. He also carried his passion to serve in the U.S. as a Christian minister; his twin missions to promote faith and social justice through his work. More ...
A group of retired teachers, who once walked the halls of the Brian Piccolo Intermediate School (IS 53) in Far Rockaway, got together last week for their semi-annual "Survivors Club" meeting. Many of the teachers at the luncheon, which was held once again at the Lawrence Country Club on June 17, tau... More ...
Twenty-two dogs were spayed or neutered courtesy of the ASPCA and its Mobile Animal Clinic during "It's My Bark! Day" last Saturday. The event was held by the Allied Rockaway Foundation for Animal Recreation and Fitness (ARF ARF) and the New York City Parks and Recreation Department. Photo courtesy ... More ...
Terrianne, Ron and Justin Orr, along with proud grandparents Marguerite and Anthony Manno and Helen and Ronald Orr, welcomed Shane Matthew Orr on June 11. Shane Matthew weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces. More ...
Thomas and Laurie Healy announced the birth of their new baby boy, Thomas Edward Healy, born May 4, 2008 weighing eight pounds three ounces. He is also the first grandchild to Edward and Peggy Walls of Broad Channel and first grandchild to Thomas and Kathy Healy of Rockaway. More ...
Daniel and Danielle Kirk proudly announce the birth of their son Daniel Robert Kirk, born April 8, 2008, eight pounds four ounces twenty inches long. More ...
Mary Mahoney, daughter of Monica and John Mahoney of Rockaway Beach, recently graduated from the Scholars' Academy. She will attend Stella Maris High School in the fall. More ...
Spc. Joseph Ormsby of Rockaway has been deployed to Iraq. As a member of the National Guard, he is supporting the 3rd battalion 4th Marines in Al-Anbar Province and is stationed at marine base Camp Hit. Ormsby, a Department of Sanitation employee, is a member of the American Legion, Daniel M. O'Conn... More ...
The Bayswater Jewish Center names Arnold Davis, Esq., as its 2008 Man of the Year. Davis, a past president of the Center, has been active in many functions of the fifty-plus-year-old Far Rockaway synagogue. He will be honored at the annual weekend gala in the Catskills. More ... Samuda And Smyth Graduate Morrisville State Local residents, Rowan O. Samuda of Far Rockaway and James T. Smyth of Breezy Point were graduates of Morrisville State College's class of 2008. Samuda and Smyth obtained associate of applied science degrees in the Automotive Technology Program. More ...
Peninsula Hospital Center's Anniversary Ball Committee members gathered to continue planning for yet another auspicious occasion - the Hospital Center's 101st Anniversary Ball. This year, the ball will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the El Caribe in Brooklyn. More ...
Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer attended the Eagle Scout Court of Honor Ceremony for Matthew Cheverino of Troop 82 in South Ozone Park on June 14, 2008. Pheffer congratulated Eagle Scout Cheverino on his achievement of the highest honor bestowed on a scout. More ... Locals Graduate Scranton With Bachelor Degrees The University of Scranton conferred 1,561 degrees to members of the largest graduating class in the 120 year history of the Jesuit school. The University conferred 878 undergraduate degrees to graduates who included Allison L. Kearney of Rockaway Point, BS in Occupational Therapy; Jennifer M. Law... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg St. Mary Star of the Sea and its sister church St. Gertrude the Great, both of Far Rockaway, celebrated the area's culinary diversities with an International Feast last Sunday. More ...
Anthony Graciano grew up in Rockaway Park. He learned how to fish from his grandfather, Papa Tom, a World War II veteran, who taught him how to hook bait, and reel in the fish. Graciano later moved to New Jersey, bought his own boat and taught himself where all the best spots were located and the ... More ... Celebrating The Community July 26 Reverend Dr. Arthur W. Davenport and the Rockaway-Inwood Ministerial Coalition will sponsor a community celebration on Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Hassock Street and Redfern Avenue. There will be live entertainment, food, games, and arts and crafts. More ...
Congressman Anthony Weiner came to Rockaway last Sunday, June 22 for a town hall meeting. Weiner addressed such national problems as jobs, the economy and the war in Iraq. Locals addressed their concerns to Weiner, particularly about the overcrowding of local schools such as PS 114, and the cost of ... More ... |
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