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Mother Dies In Carleton Manor Blaze
A fire at Rockaway's smallest public housing unit claimed the life of a woman and critically injured her disabled daughter, officials say. Published reports say that Lorna Whyms, 54, was declared dead at the scene. Her disabled daughter, Erica Whyms, 18, remains in critical condition at The Weill Cornell burn center with burns to much of her torso. More...
Lew Simon Backs Out Of Council Race
By Nicholas Briano

Lew Simon, Rockaway Democratic District Leader and second place finisher in February's City Council special election, has decided not to run again in November's general election. More...

Remembering Vets On Memorial Day

Parades draw kids and the Memorial Day Parade held last Monday on Rockaway Beach Boulevard drew more than the average parade, as locals marched and other locals crowded the curbs to watch the parade go by. For more photos of the Rockaway parade, see pages 42 and 43. For photos of the Broad Channel Parade, see pages 44 and 45. Photo by Howard Schwach. More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Two Shootings Mar Memorial Day Weekend
The Memorial Day weekend is supposed to be a time of reflection and remembrance, a time to spend with family and friends. In Rockaway, however, the weekend turned to gunfire and retribution, with two separate shooting events that may or may not be related, sources say. More...
• Bellamy Hearing Adjourned To September 25
• Bayswater Man Arrested For Burglary
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 Community
• article has image Only The Strong Survive Abuse At A Young Age
Sabrina Lewis was unsure of how her children and her mother would respond to her story of abuse suffered at a young age. "I never told my children about the abuse in detail and didn't want them to be emotionally bothered." But Lewis said she made a decision to let out the secrets that she held for more than 30 years. More...
• article has image Sis Comes From Pennsylvania To Remember
• Women's Industrial Service League Honors Seniors And Students
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
• Smokey Robinson At Westbury
Live Nation proudly presents the "King of Motown" Smokey Robinson at the Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. Smokey Robinson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. When he was a child, he was nicknamed "Smokey Joe" by an uncle because of his love of cowboy movies. In his teens, this was shortened to "Smokey. More...
• article has image RAA To Host Two New Exhibitions At Fort Tilden
• article has image MovieScope
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 Columnists
• It's My Turn
Mayor-for-life, Michael, call me Mike, Bloomberg, has a great deal to answer for to the voters in the four boroughs (Manhattan exempted) prior to his next election. The obvious disconnect between Mike and his constituents, appears to be widening with the downturn in the economy. More...
• Beachcomber
• article has image From The Artists Studio Rockaway Artists Alliance
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 Milestones
• article has image Father And Son Birthdays
Johnny and Johnny Jr. Colon of Rockaway celebrated their birthdays this month, less than one week apart from one another. Johnny turned 20 on May 21 and his son, Johnny, Jr. became one-year-old on May 16. They celebrated the dual birthdays with family and friends. More...
• article has image Kitty Turns 104
• article has image Ronald And Celia Are Married
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 Sports
• article has image BCHS Girls Advance To PSAL Lacrosse Championship
If there was any motivation for the Beach Channel girls' lacrosse team to defeat Midwood in the PSAL semifinals, they'll take a flashback to when times weren't as prosperous. On March 31, 2007, Beach Channel was in their first year as a varsity program in the PSAL. In that game, the young Dolphins lost to an established Curtis, 15-0. More...
• Lady Dolphins Stumble In First Round Playoff Defeat
• article has image Scholars Academy Golf Team Wins On The Course
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Another Year With Little Change In Beach Access
Two years ago, The Wave ran a front-page story on beach and boardwalk access. The story in 2007 was that the Parks Department was working with City Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. More...
• article has image EDITORIAL COMMENT
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 Letters
• Bad Taste
Dear Editor, I've got to say that I think your photo of an unidentified deceased drowning victim on the front page is in the worst possible taste. How disrespectful to the woman's family and friends; additionally what exactly is the nationality "Indian" and are those four of New York's finest undercover cops that were photographed? More...
• Let Them Live Wherever
• Rockaway Should Be A Borough
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 Obits
• Margaret F. Ahlgren
Teacher
Margaret F. Ahlgren, a Rockaway resident, died May 25. Ahlgren was born in Manhattan and was a Rockaway resident for the past three years. She worked as a special education teacher and was a St. Thomas More Eucharistic Minister and CCD teacher. More...
• Alfred H. Bailey Jr.
• Leonard Orlando Bremner
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