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Slings Shots At Cops, Nabbed After Chase
A Rockaway thug fired in the direction of two police officers and a group of onlookers last Friday night, then threw his gun on the roof of a garage and fled the scene, only to be run down by one of the cops he shot at, court documents allege. More...
Abandoned, Rat-Infested 'Hell House'
By Howard Schwach

The neighbors on the three-hundred block of Beach 87 Street call it a "Hell House." Officials at the city's Health Department call it a ratinfested menace. When a Wave reporter appeared on Wednesday to take the photos accompanying this article, Health Department workers were laying down poison on the side and back yards in an attempt to keep the rat population down. More...

CBB Victory Is Finalized By MTA Board
By Nicholas Briano

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board of Directors voted on Monday to finalize the bailout agreement reached last week by New York State legislators, which cements a key victory for the residents of Rockaway and Broad Channel that ensures the Cross Bay Bridge (CBB) resident rebate program stays in tact. More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Cops Search For Mentally Fragile Man
Police from the 100 Precinct in Rockaway Park are searching for a missing 55-year-old man, who, they say, is in "poor mental health." The man, identified as Richard Payne, was last seen leaving the Surfside Home at 95-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard at about 9 a.m. on May 9. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He wears a mustache, and was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information about Payne's whereabouts should contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477) or log onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestopper. com. More...
• Party Boat Rescues Jamaica Bay Anglers From Capsized Boat
• Laundry Room Mugger Arrested
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 Community
• article has image Parks Department Free Summer Fun In Rockaway
It's My Bark Day Saturday, May 23 Noon - 3:00 p.m. Rockaway Freeway Park Arf-Arf is holding its annual "It's My Bark Day" on May 23 at Rockaway Freeway Dog Park. Events include free spaying/neutering (limited number), pet adoption, pet microchipping, contests, raffles, and giveaways. More...
• article has image AA 587 Memorial Big Draw On Mother's Day
• article has image 'Crimes Of The Heart'
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 Education/Schools
• article has image PS 47 Spring After School Clubs In Bloom
Mrs. Daudelin, Krysten Connolly, Danny Martinez, and James Schnepf are weeding the garden. More...
• article has image Beach Channel HS Participates In March Of Dimes
• School Scope
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• article has image MovieScope
'Obsessed' - Fatal Jungle Fever
Although skin color is never mentioned, "Obsessed" is certainly exploiting racial tensions when a hot, white female office temp sexually stalks an African American upwardly mobile married exec. It's "Fatal Attraction" meets "Jungle Fever." And, the resemblance between O.J. and Nicole Simpson is not likely a coincidence. More...
• article has image Comedian Steven Wright Coming To Westbury
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 Columnists
• article has image Historical Views of the Rockaways
Where The Elite Met To Eat In Broad Channel Many Years Ago!
In the very early 1930s Meyer and Bella Weiss leased about 17 lots of land in Broad Channel from Pierre Noel's Broad Channel Corporation. The Broad Channel Corporation had leased the entire group of marsh islands from Goose Creek South to Big Egg Marsh (and then some) in 1915, and began to develop what we know today as the Jamaica Bay community of Broad Channel. More...
• Beachcomber
• article has image Simon says...
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 Milestones
• article has image MurĂ© Honored By United Hospital Fund
Joseph Muré, Jr., Esq., was one of 39 trustees from metropolitan area hospitals honored at a luncheon on May 8, 2009 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The honorees were recognized for their leadership, generosity and extraordinary service to non-for-profit and municipal hospitals in New York City and nearby communities. More...
• article has image Munday Named Co-Rookie of the Week
• Can You Help Make Prom Dreams Come True?
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 Sports
• article has image Lady Dolphins Save Title Hopes With Win
Early on in the PSAL B girls' soccer season, Cynthia Campos was still trying to learn of the toughest positions on the field. The sophomore joined the team and put on the goalkeepers gloves. The experiences she gained early in the campaign helped the Lady Dolphins capture an important late regular season victory. More...
• Boys, Girls Tennis Teams Fall Short In PSAL Playoffs
• article has image Beach Channel Softball Brings Back That Winning Feeling
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Changes Needed In Public School Governance
Now that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has jumped on the bandwagon of those politicians urging that the state legislature extend the mayor's control of the city's public school system, the outcome seems to be all but certain. More...
• article has image EDITORIAL COMMENT
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 Letters
• Obama's Offensive Quip
Dear Editor, President Obama said his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, always has a hard time on Mother's Day. "He's not used to saying the word 'day' after 'mother.'" Is there a translation to this GEM? Does the president not realize this low attempt at humor is extremely offensive and divisive? His meaning is not a mystery but his judgment is. Shame! Shame! More...
• Coney Island Is Alive and Well
• No Funding For Parks
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 Obits
• June Allyne Freeman
Longtime Resident
June Allyne Freeman, 59, a longtime Rockaway resident, died May10. Freeman was born on November 25, 1949 in Bronx, New York and moved to Rockaway 35 years ago. Freeman is preceded in death by her parents, Jean and Jack Freeman and grandmother, Ada. More...
• Nora L. Holliday
• Edward Hoyt
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