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January 16, 2009  RSS feed
Cops Flush Out Barricaded EDP
An emotionally disturbed Rockaway Park man, facing an impending court date on charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon, held police officers, who believed that he was holding a hostage at gunpoint, at bay for more than an hour on Monday night, police say. More...
Community Centers Saved From Budget Axe
By Miriam Rosenberg

New York City Housing Authority community centers - including four in Rockaway - which have been in danger since last year of closing or merging, got a reprieve from the chopping block this week when the agency was allocated more than $12 million in funding from the City Council. More...

Lawsuit Shines Light On PS 106 Torture Tale
By Howard Schwach

ARockaway family has filed a lawsuit charging that their second grade daughter was tormented by classmates and then sexually assaulted at a local school, but the school principal refused to do anything about it and never reported either the torture or the assault to police. More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Police Rush Into Blazing Far Rockaway Fire
Police officers on patrol in the 101 Precinct on Tuesday afternoon spotted flames pouring from a Far Rockaway home. They rushed into the burning building to warn residents to evacuate, immediately after alerting the fire department. More...
• article has image Local Murdered In Jamaica Drive-By Shooting
• article has image Smoky Grass Fire Stalls CBB Traffic Saturday
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 Community
• Saunders Stitches for September 11
Doreen Lynn Saunders became wellknown for "An Americana Flag," an artistic expression of her feelings after the events of September 11, 2001. Now, the Queens resident is seeking help for the completion of her next artistic project, "The Americana Stars Memorial. More...
• article has image Rothman Still Missing From Far Rockaway
• Weiner Calls For Emergency Funding For DTV Switch
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 Education/Schools
• article has image RWA After-School Program Participants Cook
Recently, students at Ocean Bay Community Center, who are enrolled in the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance "Environmentor" After-School Program, took part in a class on sustainable agriculture with Chef Jodi Korelitz. The group made their own flavored pumpkin seeds for the holidays and learned the many ways to prepare healthy and nutritious snacks. More...
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• Residents Named To New Paltz Dean's List
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• SJEH Offers Talks On Medication Management
Learning to manage your medications and take better control of your health care is the topic of lectures called "HealthSense" scheduled to be held at St. John's Episcopal Hospital. More...
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• Rockaway Writers Group To Meet At RAA
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 Columnists
• The Rockaway Beat
There's Lots Of Mistrust On Both Sides Of The Badge
There is something wrong when three separate New York City juries refuse to convict cop-killers who are patently guilty of the crimes for which they are on trial. More...
• Beachcomber
• From The Artists Studio
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 Milestones
• article has image Correll Celebrates 103 Years
Mary Correll, 103 years young, is serenaded by Joe Pace at her birthday party held at JASA Brookdale Village on Beach 19 Street last Thursday. Her birthday was on January 10. More...
• article has image Local Comedian Set To Perform At The Triad Theatre
• Delialah Grace Has Arrived
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 Sports
• Victorious Beach Channel Overcomes Recent Bad Luck
Christopher Thompson kept saying there was enough time for Beach Channel to turn their season around. In the past few weeks, Thompson and the Beach Channel Dolphins have gone through a mix of heartbreak and bad luck. Beach Channel lost six straight games and lost five of those by a combined total of 12 points to Queens AA Division opponents. More...
• article has image Megan McKenna Soars With The Hawks
• New Year Restarts SFDS Participation In CYO Basketball
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 Editorial/Opinion
• The First Step Towards A New Future
Despite all the gloomy news coming from Wall Street and the Middle East, people in America look towards next Tuesday as the beginning of something new and exciting, a step into a new future that will bring change from the last eight years and a new way of governmental interaction with the citizens of this country. More...
• article has image EDITORIAL COMMENT
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 Letters
• November 4 Is Not Over
Dear Editor, I know it has been proven that "We the People" are not afraid to stop, block, or rock a nation when it comes to participating in building, re-building, or tearing down a "ME Program." What I've always meant by a "ME Program" is a city, state, local, or federal government that does not represent all people. More...
• An Old Story
• Clothing Boxes Are For Clothing, Not Garbage
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 Obits
• Loretta I. Cummings
Administrative Assistant
Loretta Cummings, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died January 9. Cummings was born in Rockaway Beach. She was an active member of St. Camillus Golden Age and the Altar Rosary. She is survived by her brother, John (Rose); nieces, Patricia Rodriguez, Loretta Dinger and Rose Lozada; and nephews, Kevin, John and Christopher Cummings. More...
• Anne C. Cunningham
• Ralph Guerrero
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