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By Christine Cea Scalpels and other medical instruments are not the only sharp objects Dr. Gregorio Calleja has encountered in his lifetime. Indeed, this Rockaway resident has added other titles to his name besides M.D. Include National Champion of Spain for fencing for 1967 and 1968, and more recently, silver med... More ... Assembly Protects Senior Services Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer, Chair of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee, (DQueens) has reported that the Assembly has unanimously passed legislation that would stop the senior services consolidation by the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA). The bill, A.10470-A/... More ...
By Nicholas Briano Bungalow owner Richard George, who was featured in The Wave three weeks ago, after Queens Supreme Court ruled that a mid-rise building was improperly built on the oceanfront, blocking his bungalow from the ocean, is now asking that the entire five-story building be demolished. More ... Busted For Dip On Unguarded Beach By Howard Schwach Rockaway resident Anthony Diciervo says that he wanted only to beat the heat when he dipped his toes into the Atlantic Ocean at Beach 124 Street two weeks ago. More ... Ed Panel Votes 8-1 For Budget Cuts New Queens Rep Votes With Majority By Norman Scott Special To The Wave On June 23, the PEP (the quasi Board of Ed) in an 8-1 vote, endorsed the educational budget with its incumbent cuts on the schools while ignoring Tweed's overspending on frills like $25 million for merit pay for teachers based on test scores. (The first year of this program, which was privately fu... More ...
Senator Eric Adams holds an X26 Taser Cam as he explains the impact the device can have on law enforcement. (Background - l to r) Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. More ... Paterson, Legislature Set Agreement On Mortgages Governor David A. Paterson has announced an agreement with the Legislature to pass a critical subprime lending reform bill which will directly address the mortgage crisis in New York State by immediately helping to protect people from losing their homes and by mandating reforms which will help avo... More ... Child Protection Act Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced the passage of legislation that she introduced to enact the Children's Product Safety and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2008. The legislation will prohibit the sale of recalled toys and other children's products in New York State and require that sellers... More ...
Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) and the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) co-hosted an informative "Owners Night" Town Hall meeting with property owners on June 17. The Town Hall Meeting was hosted by Peninsula Hospital Center and attended by 1... More ... Rockaway Republicans To Host Top McCain Strategist Tom Lynch, President of Rockaway Republicans, announced that Grant Lally will head the Republican Club's June 30 meeting, to be held at Breezy Point's Bayhouse at 8 p.m. Lally is Vice- Chair for the McCain '08 Election Committee for New York State, and also responsible for the northeast region. More ... Rockaway Subway Repairs Survive MTA Cuts By Nicholas Briano The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has released an amendment to their capital projects plan for 2009 that will delay subway station improvements for a wide range of platforms throughout the city. More ... Route 878 Reconstruction Planned Road Work to Tie Up Egress From Rockaway The Department of Transportation is planning to ease the congestion along Far Rockaway's main outlet into Nassau County. The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has revealed plans to reconstruct a small stretch of the Nassau Expressway, formally known as Route 878. More ... Pheffer Announces Important Student Loan Information Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has received information from the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) regarding the matter that some students have received notice that their student loan lenders are dropping loans made to students in community colleges or some private insti... More ... Smith Lauds SCRIE Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith has joined Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. to applaud the state lawmakers for the passage of the Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption Bill (SCRIE). "With increasing cost of living rates, senior citizens are often unable to afford many life essentials," said Se... More ... |
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