New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has seen an increase in lifeguard recruitment this year, which will hopefully lead to more lifeguards on Rockaway's beaches and fewer closed sections of shoreline. More...
Family members of a young rape victim were angered early on the morning of June 21 when the still-unidentified woman was rushed by ambulance to the Peninsula Hospital Center for a rape test only to be rushed out of the hospital 45 minutes later when it was found that the rape examinations were no longer done at PHC due to a new state program called "SAFE. More...
The Wounded Warriors are once again on their way to Rockaway for a weekend of parades, watersports and fundraisers. The annual event, sponsored by the Graybeards, will kick off with a parade east on Rockaway Beach Boulevard from Breezy Point to Beach 126 Street at about 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 9. The adaptive watersports festival will kick off on Saturday, July 10 at Breezy Point, a festival that enables permanently injured marines and soldiers to participate in water skiing, fishing and scuba diving. On Sunday, July 11, all of the 55 participants and their host families will be present at 7 p.m. for a fundraiser for the Special Olympics program at the home of Rita and Flip Mullen on the beach block of Beach 134 Street. Pictured, last year's parade. Photo by Howard Schwach More...
A quick-moving fire raged through Rockaway Park pizzeria on Monday night, gutting the one-story building and drawing dozens of firefighters from all over the peninsula. The fire department responded to call about a fire in a pizzeria at about 11:54 p.m. on June 29 and found John and John Pizzeria, at 97-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, fully engulfed in flames. More...
Established in 1909, the Far Rockaway First Church of God was the first African American church in Far Rockaway. The church started as gatherings in the home, said Reverend Dr. Arthur W. Davenport, the current pastor. Interest grew, and that is how the church came to be established. More...
The show "At The Hop" was presented by PS 114's second grade classes on Tuesday, July 23. It was a competition between two groups of kids: one of the past doing old rock and roll tunes and one of the present performing the music of today. Among the songs sung were "At the Hop," "Blue Suede Shoes," "Back to the Future," and "Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay." The kids were great, energetic and obviously enjoyed doing the show. The musical director was Mrs. Levy, who is also one of RMAC's Music Memory teachers, and the dance director was Mrs. Zwirn. More...
The arrested-development-male movie has once again proved to be box office gold, with "The Hangover" hauling in $105.4 million to remain number one for the second straight weekend. Recession be damned! More...
Wireless Internet Fast, Secure, And Virtually Anywhere
Proudly serving the Rockaway community for eight years, the Wireless Zone at 159- 20 Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach promises fast, secure internet virtually anywhere with its free modem device. The friendly shop, which features sit-down, one-on-one service, can be contacted at 718-738-2600 or at www.wirelesszone.com/- howardbeach. More...
June 6, 2009 marked the 65th anniversary of D-Day 1944 one of the great turning points in world history. Some of you who read this were not yet born. Others spent that time in the crucible of fear, pain and death in Nazi dominated Europe or in America at war. More...
William Kolody, MS,.RN, President and CEO of The Kolody Foundation, Inc. and Assistant Director of Nursing at Peninsula Hospital Center, recently paid a visit to the hospital's Angels on the Bay Pediatric Unit bearing gifts on behalf of The Kolody Foundation. More...
Beach Channel/Channel View High School varsity football coach Victor Nazario wasn't happy as the final whistle blew at James M. Shuart Stadium last Tuesday night on the campus of Hofstra University. Nazario was standing on the losing sidelines as the New York City all-star high school football team lost to Long Island, 31-14 at the Outback Empire Challenge. More...
Dear Editor, I was, sadly, not shocked reading in the Wave editorial (6/12/09) about seniors of the Rockaways having to make a terrible choice between food and medicine. This is a continuing horror, and it makes my blood boil— as I hope it does all of us! More...
Helen R. Alessi, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died June 26. Alessi was born in Rockaway Beach, the third child of Rose and Angelo Lautazi. She was a teacher at St. Camillus Church for 27 years. During her time there she also photographed the St. Camillus Fire and Drums Corps. More...
Fire Blasts Rockaway Park Pizzeria