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Congressman Gregory Meeks, who represents the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula in the House of Representatives, has strong personal and financial ties to a flamboyant millionaire whose offshore banking and sports empire turned out to be a giant racket, according to published reports in major newspapers that include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. More ... A fire in a truck parked at the headquarters of Call-AHead in Broad Channel destroyed a truck and a number of porta-potties early on Wednesday morning, fire department sources say. One eyewitness told The Wave that he was awakened at about 3:30 a.m. More ... The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Asbestos, Lead and Hazardous Waste Laborers, Local 78, will conduct recruitment from February 25 through March 10 for 50 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices. Applications will be available at the local, 42-53 21 Street, Long Island City, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Wednesday during the recruitment period. More ... A Far Rockaway man is looking at more than a year in an upstate jail after pleading guilty to dealing heroin in Poughkeepsie last month, according to a spokesperson for the police department in that community. More ... Assemblywoman Michele R. Titus recently announced that preparations are underway for the 2010 Census. Beginning this spring, census employees will go door-to-door to update address lists to reach an estimated 310 million people. More ... A Rockaway man, who was found guilty late last year for the shooting death of a police officer during a routine traffic stop, was sentenced by a Queens Supreme Court judge to life plus 55 years with no possibility of parole. More ... The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has agreed to retest the groundwater beneath the former Rockaway Park Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) currently under remediation after Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer requested they do so earlier this month. More ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein recently to announce how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help New York City public schools in the coming years. More ... The Beach 116 Street shopping street, once the pride of Rockaway's west end, has gone to seed, according to a recent report issued by Congressman Anthony Weiner, who represents parts of the peninsula, including the shopping street. More ... Assembly member Hakeem Jeffries recently announced that his bill, the Term Limits Referendum Act, was overwhelmingly voted out of the Assembly's Election Law Committee by a margin of 11-5, with two Republicans joining nine Democrats. More ... Summer will be here before we know it and many New Yorkers are already making plans to travel outside the United States. Beginning June 1 a change in federal law will require most U.S. More ... Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein launched on Tuesday the third annual Learning Environment Survey, which asks all 1.5 million public school parents, teachers, and sixth through twelfth grade students whether their schools are setting high expectations, keeping educators and students safe, and effectively engaging and communicating with all members of their community. More ... Buried deep in the stimulus bill is more than $30 million to help New York City fight crime, says Congressman Anthony Weiner, who represents the west end of the Rockaway peninsula. More ... |
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